Kaltura

Penn State’s tool for storing, publishing and streaming media. It’s cloud based and works in conjunction with Zoom and Canvas to help incorporate digital content into coursework.

OneDrive Integration Now Available in Kaltura 

The Microsoft OneDrive Integration is now available in Kaltura. Through the integration, a new method for adding OneDrive recordings has been created for Kaltura that makes it much easier to upload Teams recordings!    Please see the Knowledge Base article for more...

Video Tools: Spring 2024 Training Schedule 

Do you want to record and share your lectures? Create instructional videos? Foster more interesting class interaction? Zoom, Kaltura, and VoiceThread are powerful video-based tools that can be used in both creative and traditional ways to engage students. Penn...

Video Tools: Summer 2023 Training Schedule 

Zoom, Kaltura, and VoiceThread are powerful video-based tools that can be used in both creative and traditional ways by all Penn State users. Penn State IT Learning and Development is offering summer training that will help you upgrade your skills and think about...

Kaltura Video Quiz in Canvas Considerations

Users are reminded to refrain from using Kaltura’s video graded quiz feature in Canvas for high stakes assignments due to a known issue with grades not syncing properly.  Refer to this knowledge base article, Kaltura Video Quiz in Canvas Consideration for more...

Kaltura: New Hovering Controls for Video Player 

On April 18, 2022, the new Hovering Controls on the Kaltura player will allow the on-screen controls to disappear on the bottom of the video when there is no mouse or keyboard activity.  For the latest Kaltura updates, news, resources, support, and training...

Making MediaSpace content downloadable

Penn Staters can now make their Kaltura MediaSpace content downloadable. Kaltura’s default settings prevent downloads; however, individuals can adjust the settings to allow them.  Content owners have the option of making individual items or all entries in...

Find all your Zoom recordings in Kaltura 

Kaltura is Penn State’s tool for storing, publishing, and streaming media. Kaltura functions as a stand-alone media management service and works in conjunction with Zoom and Canvas. Users can view all recordings in their Kaltura MediaSpace, including Zoom...

Accessing Zoom chat panels in Kaltura recordings

Penn State faculty, staff, and students who record Zoom sessions enjoy the benefit of those recordings being automatically stored in Kaltura. The Zoom “chat panel,” however, is not part of that copied recording. The contents of the “chat panel” are copied to...

How to get the most out of Kaltura’s quiz feature

Engaging course content is more important than ever, and Kaltura’s embedded quiz feature provides Penn State faculty and instructors with a way to increase engagement with their videos. There are four types of Kaltura quiz questions-multiple choice, true/false,...

Reach 2.0 provides free machine captioning for Kaltura media

Reach 2.0 machine captioning for Kaltura media became available on Wednesday, September 4.  Penn State faculty, staff, and students now have access to an improved machine captioning system from which they can order computer-generated captions for videos in their...