If I have a powerpoint with audio attached, can I upload this into Canvas?
Powerpoint presentations that have ‘audio’ attached should be saved as an MP4 video file. Once it is saved as a video file, it can be uploaded to Mediasite or MS Stream. We would recommend that you ‘host’ large video files on these platforms so you…
Is there a limit to how much staff can upload to MS Stream or Mediasite?
Currently there are no storage limits for Mediasite. For MS Stream, each individual staff member can upload a maximum of 5000 videos and the maximum size of an individual video file is 50GB, although short/small video file sizes are strongly recommended. Note: The overall video…
CANVAS CONFERENCES:
Watch this short 5 minute video tutorial Canvas Conferences to learn how to use the Conference facility within Canvas to record your lecture/tutorial/meeting with students. Canvas guidance says the Conferences tool can support up to 100 students however, some staff have used this for larger…
STORAGE: Can I upload large video/audio files into Canvas?
The file storage limit in Canvas in 750mb. If you want more storage you can request this through the Help button inside Canvas and it can be increased to 1GB. However, if you want to upload numerous, large audio/video files into Canvas you will very…
How can I communicate with my students online using Canvas?
Use various tools such as Announcements, Discussions, live Chat, Inbox/email, Groups or Collaborations in Canvas to keep in touch and encourage communication and engagement with your students. For more information check out the Getting Started with Canvas at Queens online course. (available on your Canvas…
Can I upload large video/audio files into Canvas?
The file storage limit in Canvas in 750mb. If you want more storage you can request this through the Help button inside Canvas and it can be increased to 1GB. However, if you want to upload numerous, large audio/video files into Canvas you will very…
Where can I host large video/audio files? How do I embed these into Canvas?
Watch this short 4 minute video tutorial Host Video on MS Stream to learn how to use MS Stream to ‘host’ your large video files. You can then embed them into a Canvas page and as they are hosted outside of Canvas, it will not…
Can I divide students into groups for breakout discussions in Teams?
You could either schedule a number of separate meetings and add the relevant students to each meeting. You could also schedule a number of Teams meetings, inviting all students to all the meetings but name the meetings, group A, group B, etc. Then tell the…
If we use Teams to record a lecture, where does the file go, and can others view it?
If you record a Teams session, then the video is available to the meeting organiser in MS Stream. If others are to view this then the organiser must grant them access, so a link to the video on Stream could be added to Canvas but…
Is there a way for us to test a Conference on a dry run basis with no students present?
You can set up a Canvas Conference in your Familiarisation Area to test how to use Conferences as an instructor. However, you will not be able to access the conference as a student using the ‘student view’ functionality. More information on the Canvas Conference interface…
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