Video Upload Plugin Recommendations & Advice

Video Upload Plugin Recommendations & Advice

by Adam Latrache -
Number of replies: 3

Hi all 

I am in need of advice for the most appropriate plugin for uploading , assessing, displaying videos. 

1. We need to display video tutorials for the students and would like this to appear either in a carousel or a gallery in the course page. We do not just want to display a URL which opens YouTube. 

2. A way for students to upload their own videos/demonstrations. The teachers also need to be able to provide feedback for the students videos/demos. 

Further details

Theme: Adpatable 

Course tiles plugin activated

We have enough storage for all of the uploads. 

Thank you 

Adam 


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Re: Video Upload Plugin Recommendations & Advice

by Justin Hunt -
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Hi Adam

The simplest way to display galleries or carousels on the course page would be to put some sort of widget into a standard label or a unilabel (https://moodle.org/plugins/mod_unilabel) . Generico (https://moodle.org/plugins/filter_generico) can do the widget part. I did have a carousel widget at one point. I would have to find that. But it was pretty basic.

This is a lightbox widget that pops open a youtube video in Generico:
https://demo.poodll.com/mod/page/view.php?id=184
You might use something like a series of these to achieve a gallery.

NB The tiles format because of the way it works might not work so well with the widgets however.

For video uploads, if you want to give feedback you should use a standard Moodle assignment. The RecordRTC icon on the OnlineText submission type toolbar will allow students to record. You can also add an upload file submission type to the same assignment and that will give students the choice of how to get their file into the assignment (record or upload). Similar options are available for feedback types in the same assignment.

I am from Poodll and we make audio and video recording plugins (amongst other things) for Moodle. So you might also check out some of our plugins.
e.g https://moodle.org/plugins/atto_cloudpoodll
https://moodle.org/plugins/assignsubmission_cloudpoodll
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Re: Video Upload Plugin Recommendations & Advice

by Adam Latrache -
Hi Justin 

Thank you for your reply. 

The Moodle assignment does the trick with regards to different types of feedback. This is ideal. It would also be awesome if you could annotate a  students video assignment in the feedback section (e.g. Overlay your audio feedback as specific parts of the video)

I will experiment with the solutions you have provided. n

Thank you

Adam @SFE Academy 
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Re: Video Upload Plugin Recommendations & Advice

by AL Rachels -
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Hi Adam,
Before I retired, I used Justin's Poodll plugins and filters a lot. It was worth it to pay for a single teacher yearly subscription out of my own pocket. He has always been very responsive in providing help when I needed it. I can remember once, that I remarked that it would be nice if I could do so and so, and literally four hours later I had an update from him that did that. Sadly, with my poor memory, I can't remember what the, so and so, was...just that he added the capability that quickly. Justin, I apologize if this comment causes you extra work.

The nice thing about Moodle though, is the fact that there are usually multiple ways to do anything you want.
1. -Use a book resource. You can add each video in a separate chapter along with any descriptive text. Make multiple books to group similar videos.
    -Use the iContent plugin. You can add a video on each slide with any descriptive text. Can even ask questions on the slide. Students can make comments and ask questions of the teacher.
    -Use the PCAST plugin. You can add videos to separate categories with a text summary.
 2. -Use the PCAST plugin. Students can add videos to separate categories with a text summary. Teachers can rate and provide feedback.
    -Use the Journal plugin. With the new Record tools, a student can record just audio or a video. Teachers can rate and provide feedback.
    -Use the Diary plugin. With the new Record tools, a student can record just audio or a video. Diary is a souped up version of the Journal plugin. The major difference is that you can start a new "entry" every day, or even multiple times per day. Teachers can rate and provide feedback for every entry.
    -Use the Moodle Database activity. Students can make multiple entries and the teacher can rate and provide feedback for each one. The slight downside is that you will need to decide which fields to add and what you want the layout to look like.
NOTE: My personal preference for 2, would be to use the Diary plugin, since I maintain it. 😁

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