Opencast (Video Hosting)

APPS-OCAST-1.0 Campus Management & E-Learning Version 1.0
Main purpose

Recording, management, and delivery of teaching videos, integrated into the Moodle learning platform.

Description

Opencast enables lecturers (with the Moodle 'Teacher' role) to provide existing videos in Moodle courses or produce new videos with Opencast Studio. Videos can be organized in series and imported into other Moodle courses. The per-file upload limit in Moodle does not apply when using Opencast. Hosting is on servers in Germany.

Please Note:

For good image and sound quality, videos should be uploaded in high quality, as Opencast automatically transforms them into delivery formats.

Requirements

Jade University user account (User Administration (SECID-UADM-1.0)); Moodle course with 'Teacher' role (Moodle (APPS-MOODLE-1.0))

Details

Features:
- Provide videos in Moodle courses
- Record new videos with Opencast Studio
- Series organization and import into other courses
- Embed single videos as activity or series activity
- Assign CC licenses

Additional video creation tools are available:
- OBS (Open Broadcaster Software): open-source software for video recording and live streaming, available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Allows scene switching during recording.
- Camtasia and Snagit: screencasts and video editing for teaching.

Sources:
[1] https://lms-wiki.jade-hs.de/en/video/opencast/start
[2] https://lms-wiki.jade-hs.de/en/video/obs/start
[3] https://lms-wiki.jade-hs.de/en/tools/camtasia/start

Available for
Students Lecturers
Service lifecycle
Available from
Jan. 1, 2024