VoiceThread Workshops
VoiceThread is hosting a basic workshop series in August. VoiceThread Basics 1: Upload, Comment, and ShareWhen: August 6, 2024, 1:00 pm (Eastern Time)Description: In this workshop, you will create a VoiceThread. Participants will learn how to upload media, comment and annotate on that media, and share it with others. This will be a slow paced, […]
Add Closed Captioning to Older Kaltura Recordings
Have you ever needed to recreate an older Kaltura recording and wished you had a transcript to go by? Closed captioning is enabled by default on newer recordings but not on those created more than a few years ago. The good news is that it is possible (and easy!) to have Kaltura close caption ANY […]
Record your Screen Using Microsoft PowerPoint
I recently had some trouble recording my screen with Kaltura Capture after updating to the most recent version of Windows 11. As it turns out, you don’t need a third party tool to record your screen in Windows 11, you can just use Microsoft PowerPoint! This post is based on the How to Screen Record […]
Canvas Discussions and Reply Due Dates
Do you have a requirement in a discussion that students must post a reply to their peers that has a different due date? Previously, the only option was to post two due dates in the text of the discussion. Now, you can assign a peer review to a discussion board! Canvas has enabled peer reviews […]
Fall 2021 Academic Technology Updates
Welcome to the Fall 2021 semester! This post is a compilation of resources and links that will help you prepare for the semester. The Fall 2021 term dates set by VCU are August 10, 2021 at 12 am to January 5. 2022 at 12 am. For more information from VCU Learning Systems, visit and sign […]
Email in Canvas – the Conversations Tool
Wondering how to send an email from Canvas? There is a tool for that – Conversations. Use Conversations to: Send a message to someone in your course or group Send a message to yourself (displays in the Inbox Sent folder) Reply to messages from others in your course Filter conversations by course or type View […]
Edit Assignment Due Date for Individual Students
Typically, due dates are assigned for everyone in a class. However, Canvas has the option to change certain student due dates. This post will demonstrate how to alter due dates for specific students. To start, go to the assignment and click “Edit” in the top right. Next, scroll down on this Edit page until you […]
Adding Zoom to Canvas
Add Zoom to your Course Menu It is quite easy to set up the Zoom link on your course menu so that both you and your students can access all synchronous sessions in one click. Adding your Zoom Recordings to Canvas Canvas does have a file upload limit, so it is important to first upload […]
Edit Assignment Dates in Canvas
Editing due dates is a task that must be done each semester. There are ways to make this task easier using Canvas. View all assignment dates Go to your assignments page in Canvas. Click the three dots (snowman menu) next to +Assignment and choose Edit assignment dates All of the assignments in the course will […]
Post a Video Quiz Score to the Canvas Gradebook
Do you want to see if your students have watched a video? You can post the results of a Kaltura Video Quiz to your Canvas gradebook. Here’s how: Create a video quiz in Kaltura. [Add New > Video Quiz. You will use one of the videos that already exists within your My Media] To pass […]