another question I have recorded courses from go to meeting not sure what file they are in but would need help to know how to get them into moodle I have asked meeting people what file it is in. But in general how do you convert recorded sessions to put into moodle? thank you they are recorded in Go to meeting
thank you all I am going to attempt tomorrow to add courses etc based on the video
Deb, GoToMeeting uses WMV G2M3 / G2M4, now to explain a bit further, there are 2 WMV formats in use, one is theirs propriety and one is standard that comes with Windows, also called WMV. now most of the video convertors can read the standard WMV format without issue, but will not read GoToMeeting's WMV out of the box, so what you have to do is, actually using their own codec, convert their propriety WMV into standard WMV, and from their, you can pretty much use some other third party video convertor to convert the standard WMV into MP4, FLV or whatever applies - generally speaking, for the sake of maximum compatibility, it would be MP4 (H.264 video and AC3 Audio codes) you'll IDEALLY be converting your files into.
You have to have GoToMeeting codec installed, and in their installation directory you'll find their trans-coder executable file, that is what actually converts the standard WMV into their propriety WMV format.
You'll be copying their executable files into a separate folder and using command prompt the conversion will be done, converting the video from their propriety WMV to standard WMV format, and then you can use that converted WMV and reconvert into format of your desire (Like MP4 or FLV).
also, because this conversion will not give any visual clues of what's happening in the background, so you have to take some manual steps towards knowing that the convertor is actually running (like Windows Task manager). Also, because its a video conversion, so high power CPU and some 4GB and above RAM is required, and as per time is concerned, you can expect an hour long video in GoToMeeting format to easily take 25-35 minutes.
and finally, and most importantly for question that goes a bit off topic than the original topic, open a new forum post as its easy to find questions by topic headers for those who may be looking for a similar solution.
I do not understand any of this. I will forward to go to meeting. I am a beginner. very much so.
Hi deb,
these spaces, as any other troubleshooting fora can appear to cause an overwhelming feeling, certainly in terms of information overload, I know-I get it!
There is no integration plugin/Api for your need with regard to gotomeeting and Moodle. I know their site claims it is easily integrated with other kit, but that kit needs to be ready to receive too, and that is what the plugin would do.
The next question you have managed to bring to the fore, thank you for that, is whether it is worth having such a plugin, I suppose.
Well, gtm can enable 6 instructors at a time and up to 1000 attendees. That said, I am struggling with the value-added when I compare the free software on offer such as WIZ IQ that can handle large courses such as MOOCs to support synchronous online L&T engagement.
Do let us know how you get on.
Dawn
Deb, there is very unlikely that GoToMeeting will assist you in file conversion, if you are getting it done by someone, then this is what you have to tell them.
Convert GoToMeeting File into WMV (Windows Media Video) format, and then re-convert the WMV file into MP4 format, so basically it will be twin conversion. Converting into MP4 format will ensure that file will run into every browser without the need of any legacy player/plug-in.
I do not understand any of the terms you use . and would have to have someone do this for us.
Please tell me how to open a new post. I will try to post my courses today. I hope it will go in MW and does not have to be in pdf.
I am a total beginner so sing terms like that will not help me as I have no idea what you refer to.
Maybe this will help for streaming modest-sized videos directly from Moodle:
Just saying I have split this from the original thread as we've moved on now. Deb -you talk about "posting course" and I think it might be useful for you to know some Moodle terminology because you don't post courses at the click of a button and they cannot be in PDF or wmv (video) format - although you can include these within your course. Have a look at the documentation Moodle key terms and also this video "What is a course in Moodle?"
I have run into another issue.. in order to help me you would likely need access to my moodle site. I am having trouble once in since my ex husband did the site originally posting the files to make it consistent. Remember we are a continuing education unit not a university and we have several types of files and I am not sure where to post them. Let me know if I can send this information since without looking it will be hard to help. I am not sure if I should press ad a resource or what.to get the consistency of all the files that must be in the course.
Deb- I think the main issue is that you need to have an understanding of how Moodle works and how to upload files before you get started on creating your course materials and courses. I hope you looked at the short videos I gave you in previous posts.
Deb, send me over the course format created on a Word/PDF file for me to understand how your course is designed, and I will assist you in choosing which activity/resource you have to use to accomplish the task.
Usman, that is very kind of you to do that.
Getting back to my point, earlier, in terms of information overload, it can be tricky to pick stuff up over forums and videos eh.
I like those videos, really helpful, but I can't watch the cursor, read and listen at the same time! Not sure about the general public on that either. I do get it that provision is being made, however, in terms of those who may not be able to see, so the audio is useful. Yet, all three things going on at the same time for me can be a cause of confusion at times. So, my moodle tip: I just turn the volume down. Deb, I don't know if that is a useful tip but that is what I tell my colleagues.
If you prefer you can just turn off the captions/subtitles and only watch and listen to the video -or alternatively turn off the sound as Dawn says.
Mary, that is really useful to know, thank you.
Deb, you switch off the subbies....by tapping on the settings toggle.
Considering as Deb said, her ex-husband use to take care of things, so I am assuming, she is making courses and her husband use to take care of technical side, now with him gone she finds herself in bit of trouble to manage the Moodle herself and to create new courses (if she intends to) as whatever I have learned so far from her technical knowledge, she is not very comfortable with technical jargon and use of a CMS - This is just a psychological assessment on my part. Therefore any help to her will be considered useful.
Regarding videos, captions are always useful for two types of People, non-native English speakers who can though read but have difficulty in understanding the accent, though Mary's video does conform to the international standard of English teaching, but still you can expect people not to understand some of the words, and secondly, people with hearing impairment. Though very good thing done was using of a Black Cursor and highlighting of areas of concentration, as this I use in my videos and it does conforms to very good practices in making training/instructional videos.
Summary ================================================== Courses; 23 OK; 6 Skipped; 14 Error; 0 Unfinished; 2 Warning; 1 Automated backup pending; 0 Some of yo
I am not sure how to make sure by setting back up that all courses are saved please help if you can
I have received no answers sent yesterday on go to meeting and on adding resources. While I listened to video based on how my ex husband set up moodle in my business I am having trouble setting up more courses. How do I fix back up? No responses received yesterday. thank you
If I need to start another post topic please tell me how
Deb,
People who participate in this forum are very helpful and usually respond quite quickly. We are volunteers and are not paid. So if you do not get a response it usually means no one has an answer to your question, or those who do know the answer are busy.
You have a lot of very basic questions, and it seems you have little experience working directly with Moodle. It is difficult to provide helpful answers to your questions when little is known about your Moodle site and configuration.
It takes time to become proficient with Moodle. Trying to get answers in this forum to the number and variety questions you have will be a long, frustrating process, even if it is just due to the time delays inherent in forum discussions. I believe the most helpful course of action for you is to get someone to work directly with you. I suggest the following:
Floyd
I will wait for the answers. I expect no quick turn around. I am sorry if you think that. please answer when you can. I would assume a beginner is welcome as well. thank you
I am someone who keeps buy and works real hard at getting answers. I am determined to learn myself as it is prudent to do so. When I add files, I am not doing something right. It s coming up as a word document to open in moodle. I am trying to make it as my ex husband did it before without this happening. I will research it but when someone has time and may be interested in configuration I will send my issues. I am still not sure why backup is not working. thank you
I make no expectation about timing. Also so far I appreciate the help. thank you
Do not know how to avoid getting the word file in there.
How to start a new topic.
Scroll to the very top of any discussion/topic and look for the breadcrumbs.
Home > Moodle in English > General > General help > Go to meeting file format for Moodle (split from "...
Click on the forum name. In this case it is "General help."
You are brought to the forum's main page.
Click on the "Add a new discussion" button.
You have now started a new discussion/topic.
I want to be brief here. Doubt it though
There appears to have been some confusion when Deb stated:
I have received no answers sent yesterday on go to meeting and on adding resources.
Deb was referring to the gotomeeting site. I think this was misinterpreted by Floyd there. And consequently we have a new flavour to the thread. With Deb responding with:
I will wait for the answers. I expect no quick turn around. I am
sorry if you think that. please answer when you can. I would assume a beginner
is welcome as well. thank you
As I said before, it can be tricky to get stuff across a forum.
So, Deb...this is where we are now (below). How about we focus on this alone eh, for now? When you say:
am not doing something right. Its coming up as a word document to open in moodle. I am trying to make it as my ex husband did it before without this happening. I will research it but when someone has time and may be interested in configuration I will send my issues. I am still not sure why backup is not working. thank you Do not know how to avoid getting the word file in there.
Please can you write in steps, so step 1 and so on...the exact process you have followed to get to this point? The reason for this is because it will help you to think back and rectify the stages you were/are working with, then we can share the same detail and try to move forward. Deb, I would focus on just the one post for now...i.e. this one before starting a new one. You see all of us could go on about this and that related to what you say, but what you are working with requires a staged/stepped/procedural way of working and once you are comfortable with seeing that and checking back and forth....yourself, then that will help us to identify what you have done, and what you might be able to do to help yourself.
I hope this is helpful for you Deb.
I am not sure why my back up keeps skipping courses. I just do not think I understand the subtleties of doing this although I set u scheduled back up.
My business slllc.org is a continuing ed unit not a university.
So my ex husband set it up with certain docs in certain topics, I do not know what to click on to do it the way he did it. by he way thank you dawn for your help.
Let me know what you need to be able to help me I do not know ow to or what to press to load the docs the way he did which is different than the traditional university use of it.
thank you. slllc.org/slllclms is the site.
So I tried to load the course it came out in word Relevent information for young ELLS I need it in pdf.
Hi Deb,
According to the documentation:
Skipped - The course was skipped (not backed up) because the course was unavailable to students and had not been changed in the last 31 days. This is not an error, but a feature designed to save process time.
Does that sound like it may be why some of yours are being skipped?
I get 3-4 messages a day say auto back up error
some are unfinished and some skipped. issue is I have no idea why.
I wonder if it is a problem and how to get them all saved. or avoid error
Ideally I would like an auto back up running on specific days. I set it but I am getting error message
My question was specifically about the skipped courses, not the error. Does it make sense that some courses were skipped because they have not had any activity in the past month?
As for your error, have you tried backing up each course manually? This may lead you to find which one is killing the automated backup.
Thankyou Rob please ell me how to back up manually
I do not know how to back up each course manually. I am not sure why this is happening but I am getting an error every 2 hours.
Deb,
I really believe you need someone to login and look at your site with you. I'm willing to do that. Send me a Moodle Message or contact me at fesaner@gmail.com.
Floyd
Have you read the documentation?
Go to the course page and click "Backup" in the administration block. Follow the steps until it completes and then do the same for each other course.
I will do this. I wouldrather do automatic ones. and would like to know the problem with what I did already. but will try. I am struggling to get all moving with getting courses loaded.
The reason to try the manual backup is to see if you can find a course that throws an error. This might lead you to a solution to you automated backup problem.
I need some help with joomdle. I have tried the forum. It is not professional and warm like this one. if anyone knows someone who would be willing to help please share.
I am working through things. My site is uniquely set up as it is not a university.
My auto back up keeps showing an error so Ineed to know why and fix it.
I am working hard but I need to figure it out shortly.
the site is slllc.org/slllclms
how can I set up the back up auto correctly?
