Faculty Information
Do you want to provide video content for your students to watch outside of the classroom or in courses offered via distance? Does your class include video based assignments that your students need to submit for faculty and/or peer review? If so, please consider using Mediasite as your streaming video platform. In a few steps you can upload your videos to Mediasite, embed them in your Brightspace course, or share via email.
- Compatible with PC, Mac, iOS, and Android.
- Video streams to students (no downloading necessary).
- Authentication integrated with Brightspace (no third party accounts necessary)
- If a viewer leaves the video, playback will resume where they stopped.
- Content is secured and only viewable by Commonwealth University Faculty, Staff, and Students unless otherwise configured.
- Organize content into channels and automatically publish to Brightspace.
- File types accepted include Flash, MPEG, AVI, Quicktime/MOV, and Windows Media.
The "MyMediasite" Portal is accessible under the "Resources" tab within each Brightspace course.
- All Students and Faculty may use this link to record and publish presentations, upload video assignments, edit existing presentations, and share their presentations.
- Authorized users may also use this portal to access presentations recorded using integrated classroom systems.
The "Mediasite Course Channel" is also accessible under the "Resources" tab within each Brightspace course.
- Faculty may use this link to create a central repository for all Mediasite content related to each course.
- Content can be added to this collection automatically, individually, or even as a student project drop box for peer review.
Users can also add Mediasite Assets anywhere the rich text editor is available by clicking the Insert Stuff icon.
- Faculty may use this function to add presentations directly to content items or announcements.
- Students can provide links to presentations in assignment submissions or discussion boards.
For more information on these functions, please refer to the IMDC Infobase.
MyMediasite includes a desktop recorder application. Mosaic offers a simple workflow for recording narrated presentations and other computer based demonstrations including a 'talking head' video window similar to Camtasia, Captivate, Jing, etc. with no time limit, additional licensing fees, or third party outsourcing.
To get started, click the appropriate button below.
Get it from Microsoft Download on the Mac App Store
Please note, university owned Windows 10 computers must be running Windows 10 Education. Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC does not support apps distributed through the Microsoft Store. If the "Get" button on the Microsoft Store page does not work, please contact mediasite@commonwealthu.edu for further assistance.
Please note, MacOS 10.15 or later is required.
In many cases, the 'talking head' element offered by Mediasite Mosaic is not necessary and all components of the lecture are contained within a PowerPoint Presentation. In this scenario, the Record Narration function of PowerPoint is often a more efficient method to produce an online lecture.
Benefits
- Function native to PowerPoint, no additional software required.
- Narration can be edited one slide at a time, no need to start over after mistakes or when content changes.
- Audio and Video within the presentation will be preserved at maximum quality.
- For Windows users only: Webcam capture is also supported.
Limitations
- All content must be contained within PowerPoint, web pages and online video cannot be included.
- For Mac users only: Webcam video is not captured.
Directions
- CAUTION! PowerPoint 2007 and earlier files (*.ppt) will not retain narrations, you MUST up convert your file to the current PowerPoint file format (*.pptx) before recording your narrations.
- Record and narrate a presentation by LinkedinLEARNING
- Export as a video file by LinkedinLEARNING
- Upload the resulting video file to MyMediasite
MyMediasite also includes a web based video editing application. The Mediasite Editor provides basic editing functions for trimming unwanted segments of a presentation and adjusting slide content. To access the web editor, open the Presentation Details page of any presentation and click the "Edit Video" button to the right of the preview window.
Permanent recording systems are integrated in the following rooms on the Bloomsburg campus:
- BCH 203 - Communication Studies Classroom - 27 seats
- BCH 210 - Communication Studies Classroom - 27 seats
These recording systems capture video of the presenters via permanent cameras as well as high resolution images of any content from the room PC or mobile devices.
To request configuration of an automated lecture capture recording schedule, manual lecture capture recording bin, or drop box for student projects, please complete the online request form.
The Multimedia Services Office also maintains a mobile recording system that can be used in virtually any presentation space on campus. This system includes a High Definition Camera, wireless microphones, and connections to integrate with any classroom presentation system. This system must be operated by staff from the Media Services office. For more information regarding event recording services, please see the Request Video Recording Services section of the Media Services page.
For questions about Copyright compliance and Fair Use, please consult the Fair Use page.
Mediasite provides a comprehensive library of training materials for users. Choose from the categories below to explore topics that might be most relevant to you.
Using Mediasite With Brightspace
- In this course, they use "Mediasite Videos" and "My Mediasite" buttons in the main navigation menu of the course.
- In Commonwealth U Brightspace, these are listed as "Mediasite Module" and "MyMediasite" under the "Resources" tab of each course.
- Uploading Your First Video Presentation
- Sharing Your Mediasite Presentations
- Enhancing Your Presentations With Engagement (Quizzes, Captions, Comments, and Annotations)
- Editing Your Video Presentation
