Manage lecture recordings in myCourses
- Jacqueline Kort Mascort (Deactivated)
If you want to use the Lecture Recording System in your classroom, you must add the Lecture Recordings link to your course navigation bar and sign up for the lecture recordings service (if in-person). More information can be found in the Enable the Lecture Recording System (classroom capture) in myCourses article.
To schedule recordings for special events or tutorials associated to your course, please contact your department admin. They will have to reach out to classschedule@mcgill.ca to get it programmed.
In this article:
Course settings
You can edit publishing options and allow downloads in addition to streaming on the Course Settings page.
Navigate to the Lecture Recordings tab on your myCourses Navigation Bar, select Tools, and then select the Course Settings icon .
Course Information and Configuration appears at the top of the window. Below the course information section you will find both General Settings and Publishing Settings.
General settings
These settings apply to the course as a whole. However, you can change the enabled setting for individual recordings in the Manage Recordings tab:
Setting | Details |
|---|---|
Enabled | Uncheck this box if you want to cancel all future recordings and hide any existing recordings. Check this box if you want to re-enable lecture recordings for the course. |
Public | Check this box if you want your recordings to be listed on the public website http://lrs.mcgill.ca. If you want your lectures to be accessible to anyone, without requiring authentication, you will also need to ensure that "Restrict to myCourses only" is not checked. |
Restrict to myCourses only | Uncheck if you want people to be able to access the recordings outside of myCourses.
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Stream Video (if available) | Check this option if you want your audience to stream the content directly from the server - if video capture is enabled in your classroom the recording will include video of the instructor at the podium, as well as whatever is projected in the classroom. |
Downloads | Check this option to allow your students to download and save the recording for offline viewing. This allows for smoother playback and is recommended to accommodate students who may have slow Internet connectivity. The default download formats are MP4 (video) and MP3 (audio only). |
Publishing settings
Setting | Details |
|---|---|
Publish as Enabled | Check this option to make recordings available for viewing as soon as they are ready. For details on the upload and publishing process, see the "Zoom Recordings" and myCourses section of the Share and embed lecture recordings in MyCourses article. |
Enabled automatic Classroom capture | Check this option to enable the automatic capture of lectures taught in classrooms where LRS is available. This requires your class to be taught in a classroom which is LRS enabled. |
Notify when published | Check this option to receive a notification every time a recording is published. The notification will be sent to the e-mail listed in the Instructor/Coordinator Email field at the top of the settings page. |
Caption settings
Settings | Details |
|---|---|
Captions | Check/uncheck this option to enable or disable closed captions for recordings in this course. |
Exporting Captions | Check/uncheck this option to enable or disable downloadable closed captions for recordings in this course. |
Crowd Sourcing | Check/uncheck this option to enable or disable crowd sourcing of captions by students in order to help in the correction of the closed captions. |
Default Language | This option allows you to chose a default language for Automatic Speech Recognition, including English, French and other languages. |
LRS Modules
Settings | Details |
|---|---|
Enable Search | Check/uncheck this option to enable or disable searching of content across different indexes (bookmarks, discussions, slides) The more modules are enabled, the better the granularity of possible search results. |
Bookmarks | Check/uncheck this option to enable or disable bookmarking, annotations and tagging of segments within a recording for later review. |
Discussions | Check/uncheck this option to enable or disable discussions, allowing students to discuss topics in situ of a recording, tagging of segments within a recording for later review. |
Indexing of Text/Slide content | Check/uncheck this option to enable or disable the indexing of the slide content. This is based on Optical Character Recognition technology which will extract words it can recognize on the slides. This works best on slides with clear fonts / high contrast. |
Manage recordings
To manage your recordings, navigate to the Lecture Recordings tab on your myCourses Navigation Bar, select Tools, and then select the Manage Recordings icon .
In Manage Recordings, you can:
Icon or Button | Details |
|---|---|
 | Use the Enabled slider to make a recording visible to students. |
 | Select the Share button to get a link or embed code for a recording, which you can paste into your course contents or share via e-mail. |
Select the download button to download/save a recording to your computer. | |
Select the pencil icon below the Manage heading to open the Recording Details window, where you can:
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Under the column Type, you can see one of these icons. They indicate how the recording was acquired.
Icon or Button | Details |
|---|---|
Lecture recording was captured using a Zoom Meeting. | |
Lecture recording was captured using the classroom recording system. | |
Lecture recording was uploaded directly by the user from their computer or device. |
The primary way to embed a recording into your course is through the Content tab in myCourses. For more information, see the Share and embed lecture recordings in MyCourses article.
Upload a recording from your computer
You can upload video or audio recordings that are saved locally on your computer:
Navigate to the Lecture Recordings tab on your myCourses Navigation Bat, select Tools, and then select the Upload icon .
On the Recording Information screen, enter the Recording Title / Name. If needed, edit the Date and Time and Instructor name. Select Continue.
On the Media File screen, select the paper clip icon and browse your computer to find the file you want to upload. Select Upload. While the recording is uploading, the progress bar will provide an indication of how much time remains. Do not close the browser window while your video uploads or the upload will be cancelled.
The Publish step analyzes your recording and creates captions. You may close the window at this point. Publishing time depends on the length of your video as well as other recordings waiting to be processed by the system.
Download a recording and/or closed captions
Downloadable video files and closed captions must be enabled in your Course Settings before these options appear. See the course settings section for more information.
Navigate to the Lecture Recordings tab on your myCourses Navigation Bar, select Tools, and then select the Manage Recordings icon .
In the Download column to the far-right of your recordings, select the Download icon
next to a specific recording. You can choose to download the .mp4 video file, the .mp3 auto track, and/or the closed captions in .txt or WebVTT format.
Edit captions
Crowd sourcing allows students to contribute to editing captions. To enable/disable crowd sourcing head to the settings tab, under "Caption Settings". Here you can check/uncheck "Crowd Sourcing".
Navigate to the Lecture Recordings tab on your myCourses Navigation Bar, select the recording.
The Captions tab will display the automatic captions. The script will be highlighted in a red box as the video plays. Click on the pencil icon to edit the caption.
3. Click the Replay Captions icon to check the captions.
4. Click the save icon .
Import a recording from another course
You can import recordings from previous terms or other courses you are currently teaching.
To import a lecture recording:
Navigate to the Lecture Recordings tab on your myCourses Navigation Bar, select Tools, and then select the Import Recordings icon .
A list of your previous classes will appear. Select the plus (+) sign next to a class name to expand the list of recordings.
(Optional) Select the Eye icon
to preview or edit the title, details, and thumbnail.
Select the checkbox beside the recording(s) to be imported. The Import Recordings button will update to reflect the number of recordings selected.
Click the Import Recordings button. The import progress screen will appear. You can navigate away from the page - the recordings will continue to import in the background.
Add Zoom recordings to your course
If you scheduled your Zoom sessions with the myCourses Zoom integration, then your recordings should be automatically added to the Lecture Recordings tool. However, if you signed into Zoom and scheduled your courses from the Zoom web portal, or if you changed the title of a Zoom session so that it was not associated with your course, you can locate the recordings and upload them with these steps:
Navigate to the Lecture Recordings tab on your myCourses Navigation Bar, select Tools, and then select the Add Zoom Recordings icon .
Your Zoom cloud recordings should be listed on the page. If not, verify that the presenter email address is the one associated with the Zoom recordings and select Get Recordings.
(Optional) To preview the recording, select the Eye icon
next to it.
Select the Save to this Course button beside the recording(s) you want to associate with the current course. It will be available to students in the list on the Lecture Recordings page.
Trim the beginning and end of a lecture recording
The Recording Details window allows you to set a Playback Range, which is used to alter the Start Time and/or Stop Time of a recording.
Navigate to the Lecture Recordings tab on your myCourses Navigation Bar, select Tools, and then select Manage Recordings tab.
A list of your course videos will appear. Select the pencil icon
next to the recording you would like to trim.
Select the Trim video icon found at the bottom-left corner, below the video.
Click and drag the dots to adjust the start (blue dot) and end of the playback (red dot) or select Set start of playback icon and Set end playback icon
to adjust the playback range.
Click Save.