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Kaltura: Captions for Languages Other than English

WFU’s Kaltura has the ability to auto-caption videos if the language spoken in the video is one of the following: Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Russian or Spanish. Captions are done in English by default. (So if you upload a video in which […]


Using Zoom Reports for Class Attendance

Zoom Reports allows you to determine who was on a Zoom session after the fact. If you ensure your students use their real names by turning on the meeting setting Require authentication to join , you can dispense with taking roll and use the Zoom […]


Wolfram Alpha as Your Secret Weapon

Although Wolfram Alpha appears to be a tool used exclusively by the STEM community, it might become your secret weapon in finding real answers to questions you or your students might have.  Wolfram Alpha is not a search engine per se, but a “knowledge and […]


Getting Started with Captioning in Kaltura

Our friends in Information Systems who work with Technology Accessibility are now offering sessions on working with the captioning tools in Kaltura.


Kaltura – Closed Captioning Editor

One advantage to uploading your videos to Kaltura instead of Google Drive is that Closed Captioning (CC) text is automatically created and applied.  For the most part, Kaltura does a good job of recognizing your pronunciation and transcribing the words correctly.  However, the transcription is […]


Zoom – Share Multiple Applications

Zoom has a great sharing feature that will allow the host to share multiple application windows without the need to share the entire system desktop (screen). This is especially helpful if you have a cluttered desktop space, or if you have an application open that […]


PowerPoint in an Individual Window

Have you ever wanted to show your PowerPoint presentation in an individual, and sizable, application window instead of full screen? Well, you can. Watch the video below to find out how. Step by Step Start by opening your PowerPoint presentation. On the ribbon, click the […]


Encouraging Student Engagement

There are many ways to check in with your students or meeting members to gauge their understanding of content, gather opinions, and ask for ideas.Options can be as simple as asking for a show of hands,  having students hold up color-coded index cards with yes […]


Kaltura – Create Clips from Shared Media

With the proper permissions options set, it is possible to create a new media asset in your My Media library using media assets that are owned by another Kaltura user. Here is how: For the Media Owner First, the media owner must set the proper […]


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