Using YuJa to create and publish lecture videos

How to Add the Activity

Concordia uses Yuja, a video publishing and capturing tool to share videos securely on Moodle. After you have saved your recorded virtual course meeting, you will need to make the video available to students on Moodle. You can share your videos securely on Moodle by using YuJa, a video capturing and publishing tool. But first, you need to add the activity to your Moodle course.

Important note: If you wish to share your videos with your students, you must publish them to the YuJa course channel. DO NOT add or embed any links to the YuJa videos directly into the Moodle course. To ensure the privacy of your online lectures, publish your videos to the course channels only.

To add YuJa as an activity to your Moodle course:

1. Go to moodle.concordia.ca, and log in with your Concordia netname and password.

2. In the Navigation Drawer, click the course in which you want to post the activity.

3. In the top right corner, click Turn editing on.

Note: To add or edit any content in Moodle, editing must be turned on.

4. In the first topic section, click Add an activity or resource.

The Activity Chooser is displayed with a list of activities you can add to your Moodle site.

5. Scroll down, and then click YuJa Enterprise Video Platform.

6. Click Add.

7. In the Activity name box, type [Course code] Virtual Course Recordings.

8. Under Privacy, and then uncheck Accept grades from the tool.

9. Click Save and return to course.

• The [Course code] Virtual Course Recordings link is displayed at the top of your Moodle course page.
• Important note: The activity link is the door to your Personal media library and Shared course channels in YuJa. Add the activity link only once to your course page. By following steps 1-9 to add the activity, you have created a YuJa course channel. You will use this channel later to share your videos.

How to create a folder

Before you start uploading or creating videos, you can organise your personal media library with folders.

To create a folder:

1. On the Moodle course page, click the [Course code] Virtual Course Recordings link.

2. On the My Media action bar, click New Folder.

3. Type a folder name, (for example, ENGR 201 Recordings), and then click Save. 

• Your new folder is displayed in your My Media library.
• Note: These folders are located in your personal library, which only you can see.

How to upload a video

After you’ve organised your library, you can start uploading videos.

To upload a video:

1.  Click the folder in which you want to add the video.

2.   On the My Media action bar, click Upload.

• The Add Media dialog box opens with the video option preselected.

3.  Click Browse.

• The File Upload dialog box opens.

4.  Find and click the video you want to upload, and then click Open.

5.  Click Start Upload.

• The video is displayed as processing in your media library until the upload is finished.

How to publish a video

After you’ve uploaded your video, you can share it with your students by publishing it to the course channel.

Important note: If you wish to share your videos with your students, you must publish them to the YuJa course channel. DO NOT add or embed any links to the YuJa videos directly into the Moodle course. To ensure the privacy of your online lectures, publish your videos to the course channels only.

1.  Hover your cursor over the video you want to publish, and then click Publish.

• The Publish to… dialog box is displayed.

2.  On the All Channels list, scroll down and click the name of the course channel you want to publish your video to.

• The channel name is displayed under the heading Selected Channels.

3.  Click Select.

• A message is displayed confirming that your video has been published.
• Your students can now access the videos through the Moodle course by selecting the [Course Code] Virtual Course Recordings link.