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Overview of Kaltura at A-State

Kaltura  is Arkansas State University’s enterprise video platform for creating, storing, sharing, and analyzing instructional media. It supports faculty and students across multiple learning environments, including Canvas, MediaSpace, and classroom recordings.

? What Is Kaltura?

Kaltura is a cloud-based video management system that allows:

  • Secure hosting of instructional videos
  • Easy embedding in Canvas courses
  • Auto-captioning and accessibility features
  • Video quizzes with gradebook integration
  • Analytics to track student engagement

It is integrated with Canvas and available to all A-State faculty, staff, and students.

?️ Where to Access Kaltura

  • Kaltura MediaSpace:  https://astate.mediaspace.kaltura.com
    Use your A-State credentials to log in and manage your media library.

  • Canvas Integration:

    • Access via via My Media  in the global navigation menu
    • Use Use Media Gallery  in individual courses
    • Embed videos using the the Browse & Embed  tool in the Rich Content Editor

? How to Use Kaltura

Kaltura supports a variety of workflows for adding and using video content:

? Ways to Add Video

  • Media Upload
    Upload recordings made with other tools such as:

  • Express Capture
    Record directly from your webcam in the browser—no software installation required.

  • YouTube Integration
    Add YouTube videos to your Kaltura library to:

    • Replace YouTube links in Canvas
    • Track analytics
    • Include in galleries or quizzes

  • Kaltura Capture
    A desktop recorder for creating screen captures, webcam recordings, or both. Ideal for asynchronous lectures and tutorials.

All uploaded or recorded videos appear in your My Media library.

? Ways to Use Video

Once in in My Media, videos can be:

  • Embedded in Canvas or other websites
  • Published to a course Media Gallery
  • Turned into into Video Quizzes  with gradebook integration
  • Enhanced with with Interactive Video  features
  • Tracked using using Analytics  to monitor student engagement

? How Kaltura Fits into A-State’s Media Ecosystem

Tool Purpose Integration
Canvas Embedding, quizzes, analytics Full integration
MediaSpace Personal media management Standalone portal
CETL Studio High-quality faculty recordings Upload to Kaltura
Microsoft Teams Meeting recordings Manual upload from OneDrive

Notes:  

  • Faculty who continue using using Zoom  after the campus license ends will need to to manually upload  their cloud recordings to Kaltura via MediaSpace or My Media in Canvas.
  • Microsoft Teams  recordings are saved to to OneDrive  and must also be be manually uploaded  to Kaltura.
  • Using Kaltura in Canvas
  • Captioning and Accessibility
  • Support and Troubleshooting
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