What video platform are you using within Canvas? What are its strengths and weaknesses? Would you recommend it to another institution?
Hi @jfountain
We have used Kaltura for about 10 years here. I would say that it has served us well overall. The biggest downside could be the learning curve for the admin side. it's a very powerful video system, and plugging in to Canvas is only part of what it can do. I think it actually has a lot more configuration options/switches that Canvas does. Some people would say thats a good thing do it can be customized in almost any way an admin wants, but it means a lot of time has to be invested to learn about all of those options, how they interact, etc.
I hope this little bit of info helps in some way!
-Chris
Hi @jfountain!
My institution is a Canvas Studio customer. We have been using it full-time since Spring 2022. We switched to Canvas Studio after previously using Knowmia for only about one year (we subscribed to it in Summer 2020 and it was a platform made by TechSmith, the makers of Camtasia) because Knowmia was being discontinued.
There are features that Knowmia had (the ability for points to be awarded for an assignment based on the percent a student/viewer watched) that Canvas Studio has. One could make a case that percent watched is not helpful because a student/viewer could press play and then leave but we have some instructors that liked it. Knowmia also had video quizzes, which is the only grading functionality that Canvas Studio has.
When we were evaluating platforms in Summer 2021, one of the main reasons we selected Canvas Studio was because of technical support for our users. Our support contract (Tier 1, meaning anyone can call or chat anytime with Support) with Instructure for the Canvas LMS can also be used with Canvas Studio. This is helpful because if a student/teacher is having a problem at 10 PM on a Friday night, who should they contact (besides our offices, which are closed until Monday morning)?
This can be a challenge because the problem could be several things but we were focused on if the problem is with the Canvas LMS or with the recording/submitting process for the video platform. If we used another video platform, the video platform provider could point at the Canvas LMS as the cause of the problem or Instructure Support could point at at the video platform provider being the cause of the problem.
We also like the Canvas Studio uses the Screencast-O-Matic (officially known now as ScreenPal) recorder, which (if you want) comes with the ability to edit the video after recording it.
Other video platforms come with more bells and whistles because that might be all that they make but as a two-year community college (besides some minor personal preferences) we like Canvas Studio.
-Doug
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