Video Learning Objects

Introduction

Videos are the main frontier of E-learning. This is a major trend that should be considered within an e-learning context, as people are generally more engaged when watching a video than when following a slideshow. Also, videos are often used for compliance training. Through videos, you can also show how to complete specific tasks and procedures.

Uploading Video Files in E-Learning Courses

Begin by login into the platform and access the course for which you would like to upload a video. Go to the Admin Menu from the cog icon in the top right corner, then select Course Management in the E-Learning section. On the Courses Management page, find the course in the list and click on its description to access the course area, then move to the Training Material tab.

Once in this tab, press the Add Training Material button, then select Video from the dropdown menu. On the upload page, flag the option to upload a file, then select the Upload File button to choose your file.

Add a title and description, then decide if you want users to be able to move through the video by dragging the play head. Please note that if you enable this option, users can jump and skip part of the videos, which will mark the material as complete despite the fact that parts of the video were not viewed. Next, flag whether or not you want to allow learners to change the speed of the video in the video player or not.

Once your video is finished uploading, you can move to the Additional Info tab. Add a short description for your video as select a thumbnail for it. You can choose from pre-loaded thumbnails or upload your own.

Finally, add subtitles to your video, if necessary. Switch to the Subtitles tab and upload your VTT file that includes the subtitles you want to add, then select the language of the subtitles from the dropdown menu. Subtitles must be in VTT format; if you are unfamiliar with this standard, please read more about it here.

Upload one file for each language you want to include. Then, mark one language as the fallback language. When you’ve completed each tab, press Save Changes. The video is now being uploaded and converted properly into your LMS. It will automatically be optimised by the system.

Once the upload is complete, the video will be available on the course’s Training Materials page. If you want to check the final outcome, switch to the learner view using the corresponding button at the top of the Training Materials page.

Embedding Videos in E-Learning Courses

Begin by login into the platform and access the course for which you would like to upload a video. Go to the Admin Menu from the cog icon in the top right corner, then select Course Management in the E-Learning section. On the Courses Management page, find the course in the list and click on its description to access the course area, then move to the Training Material tab.

Once in this tab, press the Add Training Material button, then select Video from the dropdown menu. 

Flag the option to Embed Video URL. Then, insert the video’s URL in the corresponding text box. Next, add the title and description of the video. You can edit the description text as desired. Then press Save Changes. 

Video Learning Object Completion

Video objects are marked as completed for learners using the following criteria:

• When the video reaches 15 seconds before the end marker if the video is longer than 150 seconds.
• When the video reaches 90% of completion from the start marker if the video is shorter than 150 seconds.