In this session, I share Vancouver Island University’s experience deploying a video streaming solution (Kaltura) locally on our campus. Kaltura is very similar in functionality to the popular video sharing site YouTube, however in our instance all of the content is stored locally on university servers and authentication is linked to local user accounts. We have also taken strides to integrate Kaltura with other online learning environments including Blackboard Collaborate, Desire2Learn, Mediawiki and WordPress. Kaltura allows both faculty and students to upload video content which is optimized for accessing in a web browser or on a mobile device. We are just starting to see some of the innovations coming through from our faculty as the service takes off. I will share some of the innovations and applications of video in education we have experienced thus far and reflect on some of the hardware, software and technical concerns our users are experiencing.

1. Deploying Kaltura at
Vancouver Island University
Michael Paskevicius
Learning Technologies Application Developer
Centre for Innovation and Excellence in Learning,
Vancouver Island University
ETUG Spring Workshop 2013
SFU Burnaby
June 6th and 7th

2. The case for streaming video on campus
• Premised on research done by BC Campus
• Powered by Kaltura
• Streaming media - not video files on webpages
• All data hosted on campus
• Integrated with local systems
– Uses VIU user accounts
– Integrating with Desire2Learn (soon)
• Device & bandwidth specific ‘flavours‘ of video
• Videos private by default
• Access control, via embed codes/links or by IP

3. Educational Technology Software Services at VIU
Deployed on premises Hosted Services (Can)
Kaltura CE version 5.0
Codename Eagle
Release Jan. 26, 2012

4. Timeline of deployment
• December 2011 – VIU enters agreement with
Kaltura for on-premises deployment
• May 2012 – Scoping document completed and
send to Kaltura
• August 2012 - Server configuration confirmed and
deployed at VIU
• September 2012 - First videos uploaded to Kaltura
• January 2013 – Launch of Mediaspace (VIUTube)
for self service by instructors and students

6. Minutes
Average video time 8.63
Max 158
Min 2
462
209
54
Video contributions by role
Admin
Instructor
Student
374
5
346
Contributions by media type
Video
Images
Audio
Video location
Sum of
embedded plays
VIUTube 1044
KMC 787
D2L 413
Unknown 241
Blogs 75
VIU Websites 41
Facebook 1

7. • 2 Transcoding servers – quad
core
• Supported flavors:
Web, Android, iPhone, iPad
, HTML5, Blackberry/Nokia
• 2 Front End API servers
• 2 Batch Servers
• 2 Sphinx servers
• 2 Mysql servers
• 1 Admin/Data Warehouse
server
• 1 Live Streaming server (Red5
encoding)
• >1 Terabyte of shared storage
(NFS preferred)
Suggested Hardware List – at a glance

8. Video flavours created for each video
Currently transcoding:
• Basic small MP4 - 496 kbps
• Standard small MP4 - 846 kbps
• Standard large MP4 – 1446 kbps
• High large MP4 – 2628 kbps
• HD MP4 – 4192 kbps
• iPad MP4 – 1660 kbps
• Mobile 3GP – 864 kbps
• Mobile MP4 Basic - 464 kbps
• Audio MP3 – 128 kbps
Kaltura serves the
appropriate
flavour based on
the device it is
being accessed on
and the available
bandwidth

9. Mobile views from within D2L

10. Three Administrative Systems
• Kaltura Management
Console (KMC)
• Kaltura Administrative
Console (KAC)
• Kaltura Mediaspace Admin
(KMA)
One public facing
website
• Kaltura Mediaspace

11. Kaltura MediaSpace (KMS) aka VIUTube
(VIU Community access)
• Kaltura MediaSpace User Manual
• VIU Users can upload video
• Users can record from webcam
• Users can manage own content and
manage embed codes and links

12. Upload media files
Get embed
codes
Record directly
from webcam

13. Kaltura Management Console
(Admin only access)
Kaltura Management Console User Manual
Monitor uploaded content from users in
VIUTube and D2L
Edit and curate content in the system
Bulk categorize, tag and delete content
Manage categories
Make videos public on VIUTube website
Create and edit Kaltura video players
View video analytics
Upload content
Manage bulk upload process
Create live streams

14. Full control of players
• Playlists, general media
players, widescreen players
• Download buttons
• Flavour selectors

15. Kaltura MediaSpace Admin (VIUTube)
(Admin only access)
• Kaltura MediaSpace Admin User
Manual
• Configuration of VIUTube
• Configure LDAP integration
• Manage look and feel of KMS
• Manage add-ins and modules

16. Kaltura Admin Console
(Admin only access)
• Kaltura Admin Console User Manual
• Manage administrators
• Access and view stats on media
assets
• High level monitoring
• API Control

17. Integration
• Mediawiki support dropped

• Wordpress network embed
required development of
OEMBED plugin for KMS
– Developed, not yet
contributed to Wordpress
plugin directory

18. D2L-Kaltura Integration
Open Issues:
• No feedback for uploaders after contributing
• Persistent quality issues with webcam recording
• Placement of webcam recording option within
D2L (Student deposit video in dropbox?)

19. Adding Subtitles
• Subtitles can be created when creating the video (in Camtasia or Premier) or
added to the video by uploading a subtitle text file (SRT)
• In YouTube you can edit and download your own subtitles
• Have YouTube autocaption your subtitles
• Online tools to extract video subtitles
Subtitle
number
Video play time to
show subtitle.
Format is
hours:minutes:sec
onds,milliseconds
Text to
show on
screen
Anatomy of an .SRT file

20. Video Analytics
Full list of metrics
https://mediawiki.viu.ca/wiki/VIUTube_Trackin
g_Analytics

21. Shortcomings
Utilities only available to KMC admins
• Analytics
• Uploading of captions
• Clip trimming
Missed analytics
• Metrics on access per device
• Flavour served
Live streaming
• Live streaming in flash only (in current version-CE 5.0 )
Mediaspace (KMS – VIUTube)
• Not mobile friendly?
Lack of video annotations
• Add text, links and hotspots over video in order to add
information, interactivity and engagement to videos

22. Currently investigating
Mobile Capture Cart
• Cart system containing all
components necessary for
capturing lecture
• Can be wheeled into any venue
Swivl
• Motion tracking camera
• For iOS and soon larger cameras
http://www.webpages.uidaho.edu/ecolo
gyonline/uimediasite.htm
http://www.swivl.com/

23. Video and copyright
• Interesting questions arising over how we deal
with video found on publisher CDs
• Many useful resources on old physical media
which could benefit from streaming
Photo Credit: rebopper licensed with a
Creative Commons license
The Copyright Act prohibits breaking a digital lock
even for educational uses that are otherwise
permitted by the Copyright Act. For example, the
encryption on most commercial DVDs protects these
DVDs from unauthorized use. These protections
cannot be broken even if the purpose of the use is
otherwise allowed.
Noel, W. & Snel J. 2012) Copyright Matters! Some Key Questions & Answers for Teachers. Canadian
Teachers’ Federation, Canada.
http://cmec.ca/Publications/Lists/Publications/Attachments/291/Copyright_Matters.pdf

24. Applications of Video in
Education

25. Video lecture recording
Hardware:
• Video camera
• Wired/wireless microphone
• Tripod
• Motion tracking camera
Software:
• Post production editing
(Adobe
Premier, Camtasia, iMovie,
Windows Movie Maker)
More ideas: http://wordpress.viu.ca/edtechdev/2013/02/18/getting-started-with-recorded-lectures
http://videolectures.net/mit601s201_freeman_lec03
http://videolectures.net/mit601s201_pugh_rec15/

26. ‘Talking head’ recording
Hardware:
• Webcam
• Computer headset or
desktop microphone
• Computer
(PC or Mac)
Software:
• Screen recording software
(Adobe
Captivate, Camtasia, Jing, w
ebcam recording software)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oq0tJj8i_iw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbuetxVLCmw

27. Classroom or lab recording
Hardware:
• Video camera
• Wired/wireless
microphone
• Tripod
Software:
• Post production editing
(Adobe
Premier, Camtasia, iMovie,
Windows Movie Maker)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjJz85bQqdM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVh3Ty6nZ5M
The participants in your video must be able to provide
their written consent to take part in the video

28. Screencast recording
Hardware:
• Computer headset
• Computer
(PC or Mac)
• Wacom tablet (for
chalk and talk)
Software:
• Screen recording software
(Adobe
Captivate, Camtasia, Jing)
by Watchcaddy
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/photosynthesis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hssQtpG3ud0
More ideas: http://www.slideshare.net/mpaskevi/starting-with-screencasts

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Prepared by: Michael Paskevicius
Learning Technologies Application Developer
Centre for Innovation and Excellence in Learning
michael.paskevicus@viu.ca
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Questions or comments?

30. Appendix A: Video software links
Screencasting
Adobe Captivate ($299)
http://www.adobe.com/ca/products/captivate.edu.html
Active Presenter (Free)
http://atomisystems.com/activepresenter
Camtasia ($299)
http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.html
Camstudio (Free )
http://camstudio.org/
Jing (Free)
http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html
Video editing
Adobe Premier ($1000+)
http://www.adobe.com/ca/products/premiere.html
Final Cut Pro X ($299)
http://store.apple.com/us_smb_78313/product/D6109Z/A
http://www.apple.com/ca/finalcutpro/trial/ (Free trial)
iMovie (free with iOS)
http://www.apple.com/ca/ilife/imovie/
Windows Movie Maker (Free for Windows)
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-CA/windows/get-movie-maker-download
Video conversion
Video Convertor (Open source)
http://handbrake.fr/

31. Appendix B: Creating subtitle files
• Open source
– SubtitleEdit
– Visualsubsync
• Freeware
– Subtitle Workshop
• Paid services (Canadian)
– A Plus Translations
• Upload to YouTube
– Use YouTube auto captions, download SRT