Add video or audio content in myCourses
In myCourses, you can create video activities with the Bongo Video Assignments tool, and you can upload and embed video files in the Content tool.
Create video assignments with Bongo Video Assignments
Bongo (formerly YouSeeU) Video Assignments is a tool for creating and managing video assignments that allows instructors and student peers to provide feedback. It is integrated in myCourses and can be added to a Module/Unit or Sub-Module/Lesson in your course.
To create a video assignment:
On the main Content page, click the name of a Module/Unit or Sub-Module/Lesson.
Click Add Existing Activities or Add Existing.
Select Create a Video Assignment.
There are four types of video assignments:
Individual Project - students can create individual video presentations with supporting materials.
Group Project – students work together to manage, complete and submit a group presentation.
Question & Answer – students answer on-the-spot questions within a limited time frame.
Interactive Video – students answer questions based on a video/media.
Read more:
Bongo Knowledge Base (Bongo website)
A Guide to Video Assessment within Brightspace/myCourses (Bongo website)
Embed video or audio from another website
Current content experience
On the main Content page, click the name of a Module in the sidebar.
Click Update/Create and select Video or Audio.
In the pop-up window that appears, paste a URL (or embed code) from a video streaming site (e.g., YouTube, Daily Motion).
Enter a Title.
Press the play button to preview your video.
Click Save.
New content experience
You can embed video and audio from an external website following the same steps used to add external links in the new Content Experience.
Upload and embed video and audio from your computer
Current content experience
Uploading files larger than 100MB in your course is not recommended. Large files may timeout for students who are using wireless or slow internet connections.
In Content, click the name of a Module in the sidebar.
Click Update/Create and select Video or Audio.
In the pop-up window that appears, click the Upload tab.
Drag and drop a video or audio file into the window or click Browse… to select the file on your computer. The file upload might take a few minutes.
Enter a Title.
Press the play button to preview your video.
(Optional) Add subtitles to your video or audio file:
Click Add Subtitles.
In the pop-up window that appears, select a Subtitle Language.
Click Browse… to select a subtitle file in .SRT format from your computer. These are text files that contain video subtitle information, see here for further instructions about how to create and add .SRT files to myCourses.
Click Done.
Click Save.
New content experience
You can embed video and audio from an external website following the same steps used to add external links in the new Content Experience.
Media Library
The Media Library tool is a centralized repository where you can upload, create, edit, and manage audio and video files.
The Media Library is tied to your individual account and is not course specific. This allows you to upload a file once and easily reuse it in multiple courses without re-uploading.
The tool also includes basic editing features such as trimming recordings, adding chapters (table of contents) and auto-generating or uploading captions.
Access the Media Library
Log into myCourses.
From the top-right corner, click Admin Tools (the gear icon).
Select Media Library
You can select “Add Assets” to upload existing files or record new audio or video files.
Add Media Library files to a course
Once your files are in the Media Library, you can pull in the existing media files via the “Insert stuff” button (the play/pause icon) that’s available in Content, Announcements. Assignments, Discussions, etc. (anywhere in the course where the Brightspace editor is available)
You can also pull in your existing media files via the Content tool when you choose to add existing
elements.
Add collaborators to a folder
You can add collaborators to a Media Library folder. Collaborators are managed at the folder level. You can set these up when creating a new folder or by editing an existing one.
Go to the Media Library tool. The Media Library page appears.
Click the More Actions (…) button next to the folder name and select “Edit”
In the Add Collaborators field, start typing the name of the person you want to add.
Select the correct user from the dropdown list that appears.
Click the Add button to move them into the "Share with" list.
Click Save.
Note: You can also add roles as collaborators. This feature allows everyone with a specific role (e.g. TA – Full Permissions) to access the folder.
Important: Anyone added as a collaborator (individual or role) can see the folder in their own Media Library, upload new videos to it, edit existing videos, and delete files.
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