eCampus feature Class Collaborate Ultra allows instructors to record sessions for courses.course meetings, lectures, and more. Multiple recordings are permitted during one session. If you have decided to continue recording a session after you have stopped, a new recording is saved and added to the list of recordings for that session. Only instructors can record sessions.
Allow twice the length of the recording time for processing and rendering time.
How to record in eCampus
Login to eCampus.
Select the desired course
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In Details & Actions, Class Collaborate, click the ellipsis for the options menu.
Click on Manage all sessions in the options menu.
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Create Session.
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Open the Sessions menu,
Enter the session details (session name, dates, access permissions, attendance).
On the Session Settings tab, under the Recording heading, check the box to Allow recording downloads before recording the session if you want to allow students to download a copy.
If you plan to show a recorded class meeting with others, you can also check a box to Anonymize chat messages so student names will not appear in the chat in the recording.
Click Create. Now you can either close the panel or click Join session at the top. The Class Collaborate session will open in a new browser tab.
A message appears in the upper right corner asking if you want to start recording. Click Record. A red video appears in the upper left of the screen while recording is in progress.
If you are sharing a file during a recorded session, allow 8 seconds for the recording to include the shared file before moving on.
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end recording, open the Session menu in the upper left and click Stop Recording.
What’s included in recordings?
Recorded sessions are saved as MP4s in the cloud. Recordings include activity in the live session:
Audio
Any content shared or active speaker video. If both are shared during the session, only the content shared is recorded.
Captions entered during the live session or added later by a moderator. Only one caption track is available. If your session had more than one caption track. Only the first available one is captured.
Chat messages in the Everyone channel. Private messages and chat messages in breakout groups are not recorded. You may exclude names from the chat messages by selecting that option in the settings.
Breakout groups:
What is said or viewed in a breakout room isn't captured in recordings.
Content shared in a breakout group is not available when breakout groups end. Consider suggesting attendees record their collaboration in some way if needed. Example: A screen capture of anything they have shared and collaborated on.
If no one is left in the Main room the recording will stop.
How to locate recordings
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Login to eCampus.
Select the desired course.
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Open the course menu.
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Click Collaborate Ultra.
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Open the Sessions menu.
In Details & Actions, under Class Collaborate, click the ellipsis to open the options menu.
Click View all recordings.
Recent recordings will be listed. To view older recordings, click the drop down in the Filter by field and choose Recordings In A Range. Edit the date fields to find a recording.
Each recording has a menu available only to instructors. Students will not see this menu. Click the options ellipsis at the right to view the menu.
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Recordings will not be copied when you copy an entire course. To make recordings available for subsequent semesters, download the recording to your computer. |
How to download recordings and transcripts
Instructors must allow session recording downloads for each session .
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Open the session's Session Settings.
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before you record.
Navigate to the Collaborate sessions list. Under Details & Actions > Class Collaborate, click the ellipsis for the options menu.
Click on Manage all sessions in the options menu.
Locate the desired session, and click the ellipsis in that row to see the options menu.
Click Edit settings.
Click on the gear icon to navigate to the Session Settings tab.
Under the Recording heading, check the box Allow recording downloads. Any recording made in this session can be downloaded while downloads are allowed.
You can download recordings and transcripts from the Collaborate recording player Recording menu.
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In Details & Actions, under Class Collaborate, click the ellipsis to open the options menu.
Click View all recordings.
Locate the desired session, then click the ellipsis in that row to see the options menu.
Select one of the options:
Download Recording.
Download (CC) Caption transcripts
Download Chat transcripts.