Kaltura

Kaltura Video

NIC’s Kaltura is a cloud-based video stor­age and stream­ing plat­form host­ed on servers in Mon­tre­al, Cana­da and set up for any NIC employ­ee or stu­dent for stor­ing, pub­lish­ing, and shar­ing videos, video col­lec­tions, and oth­er media (such as pod­casts, audio record­ings, large image files). Kaltura also comes with two free video record­ing tools (‘Express Cap­ture’ for imme­di­ate video cap­ture and ‘Kaltura Cap­ture’ for down­load­ing and using on your own com­put­er). 

Kaltura Video Overview: Kaltura is like NIC’s YouTube, allow­ing you to store and stream videos. (Cre­ate updat­ed Overview video)

Access and Sup­port: Learn how to access Kaltura and request sup­port when need­ed.

Kaltura Cap­ture Tool: Learn how to record videos using the Kaltura Cap­ture tool.

Kaltura in Bright­space: Learn how to access and use Kaltura with­in Bright­space. (Add images to replace first video, cre­ate 7 new videos)

NIC Medi­a­Space: Learn about NIC Medi­a­Space, the site where all Kaltura videos are host­ed. (Cre­ate a new video)

Edit­ing Video: Learn how to edit your videos using Kaltura.

Video Quizzes: Learn how to cre­ate inter­ac­tive video quizzes using Kaltura.

Chan­nels and Playlists: Learn how to orga­nize your videos into playlists and uti­lize chan­nels in Kaltura.

Ana­lyt­ics: Learn how to use Kaltura’s ana­lyt­ics tools to track video views and engage­ment.

Kaltura Room

All NIC instruc­tors and stu­dents have access to Kaltura Room (for­mer­ly called Kaltura Vir­tu­al Class­room). Kaltura Room is a web con­fer­enc­ing plat­form focused on teach­ing and learn­ing first with a num­ber of fea­tures designed for instruc­tors.

Get­ting Start­ed: Learn how to get start­ed with Kaltura Room for online teach­ing.

Prep Your Room: Learn how to pre­pare your Kaltura Room before class.

Invite Par­tic­i­pants: Learn how to invite out­side guests to your Kaltura Room.

Start and End a Meet­ing: Learn how to start and end a meet­ing in Kaltura Room.

Embed a Room in Bright­space: Learn how to embed a Kaltura Room in Bright­space.

Man­age Par­tic­i­pants and Chats: Learn how to man­age stu­dent per­mis­sions and chat streams in Kaltura Room.

Teach a Class: Learn how to use inter­ac­tive tools and fea­tures in Kaltura Room to engage stu­dents.

Cre­ate a Room: Learn how to cre­ate a Kaltura Room for vir­tu­al office hours.