Instructor Documentation (Higher Ed)

Manage audio-video content with Media Library

Record with your webcam

Quickly record and create content in Media Library using the Record Webcam option. Using the Record Webcam option, you can record video or audio within Media Library and create audio-video topics or insert them inline.

To record with your webcam

On your course homepage, navigate to Media Library.
Click Add, then clickRecord Webcam.

Figure: Click Add and select Record Webcam.

If your browser prompts you to allow microphone and camera access, click Allow.
Click New Recording to start your webcam recording. If you only want to record audio, turn the Audio only option ON.

Figure: From the Media Capture dialog you can optionally toggle Audio only and then click New Recording.

When you finish recording, click Stop Recording > Next.

Enter a Title, Description, and select the Audio Language. Select Automatically generate captions from audio if you want auto-generated captions.
Click Finish.

Figure: Enter the Title, Description, and Audio Language options from the Record Webcam dialog.

This is the paper note and pencil icon used for notes.

Note: An Uploading dialog appears at the bottom-right of the Media Library page to indicate the percentage of your video uploaded so far. A check mark appears in the dialog when the upload is complete.

The Uploading dialog showing the percentage of a video uploaded so far.

Figure: Review the percentage progress while your webcam uploads.

Delete multiple audio-video content items in Media Library

You can select multiple audio-video items in Media Library and delete them.

To select multiple audio-video items and delete

Navigate to Media Library.
Select the check boxes next the audio-video content you wish to apply bulk actions to. Or click the top checkbox to select all content for bulk actions.

Figure: Select all content you want to remove and click Delete.
Click options ( ... ) and then select Delete.
The selected audio-video content is moved to the Recycle Bin.
Important: Content moved to the Recycle Bin is permanently deleted after 90 days. To restore deleted content, click Recycle Bin select the options ( ... ) and click Restore.

Insert Stuff from the Media Library using Brightspace Editor

You can use the Insert Stuff icon in the Brightspace Editor to add audio-video content from the Media Library.

Figure: You can add audio-video content using the Insert Stuff icon of the Brightspace Editor.

Note: The ability to use Media Library is controlled by a permission set by your administrator. If you do not see Media Library in the Insert Stuff window, you must ask your administrator to grant you the Content Service > Can Manage Objects role permission.

To insert stuff from the Media Library

From the Brightspace Editor, click Insert Stuff.
Select Media Library.

Figure: Choose Media Library from the Insert Stuff dialog.
To locate audio-video content, enter a search term and click Search. For a more refined search, click Search Options to filter your search.
Select the content you want to add and click Next.

Figure: Use the Search field and Search Options to find your audio-video content.
Under Properties, customize the aspect ratio and maximum size of the video player.

Click Insert.

Note: The player is responsive and scales to fit smaller screens if the video player size cannot maintain its maximum width or height.

Locate and insert Media Library Quicklinks with improved filter options

You can use the Insert Quicklink icon in the Brightspace Editor to add Media Library Quicklinks to your content.

The Insert Quicklink icon of the Brightspace Editor

Figure: Access the Insert Quicklink icon from Brightspace Editor.

This is the bullhorn icon used for warnings.

Important: The ability to use Media Library is controlled by a permission set by your administrator. If you do not see Media Library in the Insert Quicklinks window, you must ask your administrator to grant you the Content Service > Can Manage Objects role permissions.

To insert Media Library quicklinks

From the Brightspace Editor, click Insert Quicklinks.
Select Media Library.

Figure: Select Media Library from the Insert Quicklinks dialog.
Click to expand Filters. You can filter Medial Library content by:
- Ownership: Filter by the owner of the audio-video (AV) content (administrators only). The owner of AV content is the person who initially uploaded or added the content. However, ownership of AV content can be reassigned to a different user by an administrator.
- Content Type: Filter by either audio or video content type.
- Source: Filter by where content was added from. Multiple filters can be selected:
  - Content: Filter by AV content uploaded from the Content tool and Lessons.
  - Media Library: Filter by AV content uploaded or created in Media Library.
  - Audio or Video Note: Filter by content created using Audio and Video Note.
  - Capture App: Filter by content created and published using the Capture App. The Capture App is accessible when using Create Presentation in Media Library and is only available as part of Creator+.
  - Imported: Filter by content added from course imports.
  - Other: Filter by content added prior to the addition of source tracking.
- Date Modified: Filter by date modified. This changes to Date Deleted on the Recycle Bin screen.
- Date Created
  
  Figure: Use the filter options included with the Insert Quicklink to refine your search.
Select the content you want to add and click Next.
Click Insert.

Your audio-video content is added as a Quicklink.