Please note: Pre-recording lectures and providing them through eClass is one of the recommended strategies as part of the U of A's shift to online courses in response to Covid-19. 

This article outlines the options available to instructors who need to record lectures and deliver them online to students. Recorded lectures posted in eClass give students the flexibility to view them on demand. There are a wide range of methods for doing this but it is a good recommendation to keep videos to a maximum of 10 - 15 minutes long - these are more engaging and don't cause bandwidth or connection issues.

Record Directly Into eClass

• Use the YuJa software capture application to record audio, video, and screens for upload to your course (recommended).

Record Using Online Meeting Software

• Most of the available online meeting tools provide the option to share slides or a full screen and record audio. (No students need to be present for the recording.)
• Meeting recordings made using Google Meet are automatically saved to Google Drive and can be embedded in eClass. Please note: Google meet premium features are expiring September 20th, 2020 - after this time, users can no longer record their Google Meet sessions. 
• Recordings made in Zoom are automatically accessible from eClass. (Zoom recordings can also be recorded onto user's local computers.) 
• **Please note: eClassLive (Adobe Connect) has been decommissioned as of January 3rd 2021. 

Record Using Content Creation Software and Upload

• Recordings can be created by adding voiceover narration using the standard lecture slide creation software tools: Keynote (Mac), PowerPoint (Mac or PC), or Quicktime (Mac).
• Resulting video files can be uploaded to YuJa, YouTube, or Google Drive and embedded in eClass.

Record Online and Link

• If you record a video using another platform, such as Screencast-o-matic (free) or Loom (free if you sign up with your @ualberta.ca account) and are able to download it,  you can then upload your video to Google Drive or Youtube for easy sharing.
• Recording urls can be added anywhere in eClass.

Accessibility

• For EDI purposes, you can add captions to your videos see these links for assistance:
  • Adding captions on videos uploaded to Google drive
  • Adding captions to YouTube Videos