Why should I embed videos in my course?
We probably don't need to extol the virtues of videos in learning! These videos are legally licensed - meaning you don't have to worry about a video disappearing because of a copyright complaint (like you might on YouTube).
Selected video databases
- Academic Video Online This link opens in a new windowAcademic Video Online is the most comprehensive video subscription available to libraries. It delivers more than 67,000 titles spanning the widest range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more. More than 14,000 titles are exclusive to Alexander Street.
How can I find the link for a video?
While you can embed videos from both of these databases into Brightspace, we recommend that you link to the videos instead. That way your students can take advantage of the accessibility features provided by those databases.
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Click Share below the video description.
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Click the Copy button next to the option that says "Via permalink."
Click here to access Kanopy, and then search for your film.
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Once you've found it, click Share, toward the bottom of the page.
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Click the Copy Link button next to the option that says "Link."
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In order to reduce the number of clicks you and your students have to make, we recommend that you add https://login.ezproxy.oswego.edu/login?url= to the beginning of the URL you copied in step 2.
Ex. https://login.ezproxy.oswego.edu/login?url=https://www.kanopy.com/en/oswego/video/796511
How do I add these video links to Brightspace?
- Once you've copied your link, head to Brightspace.
- Navigate to the module you'd like to add the link to. Click Upload / Create, then Create a Link.
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Enter the video title in the Title field, and paste the video URL in the URL field.
- Click Create - you're done!