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Linking u:stream series in Moodle course

This user guide helps teachers use the u:stream videos menu item in Moodle to:

  • Link existing u:stream series to a Moodle course

  • Register a course for u:stream and create a new u:stream series

  • Edit and manage the series afterwards

Additional functions available via u:stream videos: Upload and edit u:stream videos in Moodle, Record videos in your browser with u:stream Studio

What is a u:stream series?

A u:stream series is a collection of videos, such as the entirety of the recordings of a course or a freely created, user-defined series. Multiple series can be assigned to each Moodle course.

Note

The following applies to series that you link in Moodle via u:stream videos:

  • They can be edited in Moodle by all teachers, tutors and administrators of the respective Moodle course (uploading videos to the series, deleting, recording, cutting, embedding, etc.).
  • These people also receive permissions on the u:stream web interface. 

Therefore, only link u:stream series in which editing should or may be carried out by this group of people. If this is not desired, link your u:stream series via the u:stream activity in Moodle.

Linking u:stream series for the first time

To link a Moodle course to a u:stream series for the first time, click More and then u:stream videos in the upper navigation bar of the course.

Click the button Go to link u:stream series. In the next window you have to following options:

Linking existing u:stream series

A u:stream series already exists, for example because you have already registered your course for u:stream via the u:stream web interface or because you want to make a series from a previous semester available.

  1. Select the option Link series under Choose action.
  2. Continue to the Select u:stream series drop-down menu:
    • If the course to which the Moodle course belongs is already registered with u:stream (see user guides for registration and administration), select it from the drop-down menu. Then click the Link button.
    • You can also link any other existing series (such as custom series or series for courses from previous semesters) to the Moodle course. To do this, select Directly enter series ID in the menu. Then enter the series ID without the addition series= in the field provided. You have received the series ID by e-mail after registering the series. You can also view it directly on the u:stream web interface.
      Then click the Link button. 

Registering and linking course to u:stream

The course is not yet registered to u:stream. You can automatically register the course to u:stream and link the Moodle course to the new u:stream series:

  1. Select the option Link new u:stream series in Select action.
  2. Select the course to which the Moodle course belongs under Select u:stream series.
  3. Click the Link button to create the series in u:stream and link it to the Moodle course. This will automatically register the course with u:stream.

Note

Persons who are registered in the university administration system i3v as course administrators do not automatically receive the rights to stream in the lecture hall, even if they are registered in Moodle as lecturers/subject administrators/tutors. If such a co-authorisation is necessary, please contact the u:stream support.

Setting up and linking new custom series

You can create a new custom series in u:stream and link the associated series to the Moodle course: 

  1. Select the option Link new u:stream series in Select action.
  2. Enter the desired title for your series.
  3. Click the Link button.

A series created in this way will be displayed on the u:stream web interface under the custom series without semester assignment.

Note

If you have linked a series to a Moodle course via u:stream videos, you can manage the access rights to the livestreams and recordings of this series.

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Linking another u:stream series

  1. Click More and then u:stream videos in the upper navigation bar of the course.
  2. An overview page will open.
  3. Click Manage u:stream series in the upper right corner of the overview page.
  4. Now you can link and set up more series.

Editing series or deleting link

  1. Click More and then u:stream videos in the upper navigation bar of the course.
  2. An overview page will open.
  3. Click Manage u:stream series in the upper right corner of the overview page.
  4. Now all series linked to the Moodle course are displayed in a table. You can:
    • If you have linked more than one u:stream series to the course, you can specify in the Default column (for u:stream studio) which series your videos you record via u:stream Studio will be assigned to by default after processing.
    • Click the pencil icon to edit the metadata (such as the title) of the series.
    • Click the recycle bin icon to delete the link between the series and the Moodle course. This only deletes the link, not the series itself.

Further options after linking

  1. Click More and then u:stream videos in the upper navigation bar of your course.
  2. An overview page will open.
  3. There you will find two sections:
    • Upload or Record Videos: Here you can upload already existing videos to u:stream via Add video or record a new video with u:stream-Studio via Record video.
    • Videos available in this course: u:stream series and the associated videos are listed here that are linked to the Moodle course. From here you can also edit the listed videos.

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