{"id":1953,"date":"2025-02-11T11:43:29","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T16:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/unbc\/?post_type=chapter&p=1953"},"modified":"2026-01-20T14:33:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T19:33:35","slug":"using-video-in-discussion-forums","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/unbc\/chapter\/using-video-in-discussion-forums\/","title":{"raw":"Using video in Discussion Forums","rendered":"Using video in Discussion Forums"},"content":{"raw":"Instructors have two options for student video assignment submissions:\r\n
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  1. If you want all students in the course to be able to view all the video submissions, it is best to ask students to post their videos within a Forum<\/strong>. That way other students can comment on peer's videos and discuss.<\/li>\r\n \t
  2. If the video assignments are only to be seen by the author and the Instructor, then students should submit videos to an Kaltura Video Assignment<\/b><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

    Using Video as the subject of a Forum:<\/h2>\r\nInstructors and students can post a video in the text editor of a Forum for discussion. This can either be a Youtube link (simply paste the link in - Moodle will embed the video), or you can use the Embed Kaltura Media<\/a><\/strong> option as demonstrated below:\r\n
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    1. Select the Embed Kaltura Media button in the editor<\/li>\r\n \t
    2. A window with a view of your MyMedia collection will open<\/li>\r\n \t
    3. Select the [Embed]<\/strong> button beside the media item you with to add to the forum<\/li>\r\n \t
    4. A shortcode will be inserted for you in the forum. Click [Save]<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t
    5. Return to the forum to view your inserted video.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\n \r\n

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      Instructors have two options for student video assignment submissions:<\/p>\n

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      1. If you want all students in the course to be able to view all the video submissions, it is best to ask students to post their videos within a Forum<\/strong>. That way other students can comment on peer’s videos and discuss.<\/li>\n
      2. If the video assignments are only to be seen by the author and the Instructor, then students should submit videos to an Kaltura Video Assignment<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Using Video as the subject of a Forum:<\/h2>\n

        Instructors and students can post a video in the text editor of a Forum for discussion. This can either be a Youtube link (simply paste the link in – Moodle will embed the video), or you can use the Embed Kaltura Media<\/a><\/strong> option as demonstrated below:<\/p>\n

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        1. Select the Embed Kaltura Media button in the editor<\/li>\n
        2. A window with a view of your MyMedia collection will open<\/li>\n
        3. Select the [Embed]<\/strong> button beside the media item you with to add to the forum<\/li>\n
        4. A shortcode will be inserted for you in the forum. Click [Save]<\/strong><\/li>\n
        5. Return to the forum to view your inserted video.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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