Wilson College YuJa Video Resources

YuJa will be our media platform going forward. If you created videos in Panopto, they will be migrated for you and there should be no impact on your courses. Any videos from here on out should be made with YuJa and your students should be using YuJa for any of their video assignments moving forward. Please make sure to update your courses accordingly. If you run into any problems with YuJa or video migration, please reach out to the Help Desk (helpdesk@wilson.edu)

Below are two tabs. The first one will give you some basic instructions for getting started with creating videos using YuJa. The second tab contains some resources that you can share with your students depending on the type of assignment they are doing. If you have a video assignment and you don't see instructions that you can use, reach out to Jenny Michaels and she will help you create them.

Faculty Creating Videos

Accessing YuJa

You can find YuJa in the course menu of any of your Canvas courses. The first time you open YuJa in a course, a Channel is created for that course. Videos you record using the 'Create Recording' button—even from within a course—go to your private My Media library. If you want students to see it, you’ll need to either publish it to the course’s Channel or embed it in your Canvas content. (Instructions for how do to this will follow).

Click on each of the expanders below to learn more about working with YuJa.

Understanding YuJa Organization

YuJa is both a media creation and a media storage tool. It is helpful to understand how it is structured:

My Media Library

Each user has a personal media library called My Media. It is where videos are stored by default. Videos stored in My Media are only visible to you until they are shared or published

Course Channels

Each Canvas course has a YuJa channel where videos for the course are stored. YuJa creates this channel the first time you open YuJa within the course. Publishing a video to your course channel means that all students in the course can access it by clicking on the YuJa link in the Course Navigation Menu.

➡️ Best Practice Tip: Even if videos are in the Channel, it’s strongly recommended to embed videos directly into course content (pages, assignments, modules) to ensure students see them in the right context.

Subfolders (Sub-Channels)

You can organize videos within a Channel by creating subfolders (e.g. Week 1 (topic) or Lectures, Labs)

Recording Videos

YuJa offers two recording options: Software Capture and Browser Capture. The Software Capture option is more robust and is recommended for most instances.

When you are ready to make a video, click the Create Recording button at the top of the Media Library window

The YuJa Media ribbon showing the Create Recording button pointed to by a red arrow

This will bring up the YuJa Media dialog box

Software Capture (Recommended) Option

The YuJa Media dialog box that opens when you click the Create Recording button

To create a video using the YuJa Software Capture app:

Click on the Create Recording tab (1)
You don't need to Download App (2) if you are using a Wilson computer - it is already installed
Make sure that Record from your Windows PC or Mac is selected (it is the default) (3)
Click Launch Recorder (4)
If you see "Allow https://wilson.video.yuja.com to open the yuja link with YuJa Software Capture?" click Open Link
If you are prompted to sign in, make sure to chose the SSO (Single Sign On) option with the Wilson domain
The YuJa Software Capture App will open and you are ready to record

Browser Capture

To record a video using the YuJa Browser Capture tool, click the Browser Capture option in the drop down (2 above). You will need to allow your camera and microphone.

While the Browser Capture option doesn't require you to install any software it has limited functionality. It is best for short, simple videos and it can be glitchy - especially with long recordings.

The YuJa Software Capture App

When you choose Software Capture for Mac or PC, it will open the YuJa Software Capture app. While the default settings let you begin recording right away, there are quite a few things that you can customize before recording your video:

A screenshot of the YuJa Software Capture app with numbers beside the different options that can be changed

Title box - enter the title for your video here. If you don't give it a title here, it will show up in your My Media as "My Event on [Date}". You can change the title later if you forget
Channel button - if you want to specify which channel your video goes in when you finish it, you can do so here, if you don't pick a channel here you can move it later using the Publish button
Folder button - if you are using folders to organize your videos you can specify which folder to save the video to
Video drop down - use this if you have more than one camera and want to specify which one to use
Audio drop down - use this if you want to change your audio input device (headphones for example)
Screen drop down - this lets you specify what is visible when you record among other things. What shows in the window is what will appear in the video. The camera image will be a pop-up and you can choose where it appears
1. Screen Source - turn this off if you just want to make a "talking head" video
2. Display Settings - this lets you specify what monitor or part of the screen that you would like to record
3. Show Annotation Toolbar - this brings up the annotation toolbar that you can use while you are recording. It is off by default

Screenshot of Screen options in the YuJa Software Capture app

Start - click this when you are ready to record. A small toolbar will appear on your screen with Pause and Stop buttons

Yuja recording toolbar

Upload Media

You don't have to start from scratch with YuJa. If there is a video that you have already created or one that you found on YouTube, you can also add it to your My Media Library by clicking on the Upload Media button. The Add Media dialog box will open and you can upload a video or click on the link button to add a YouTube or other kind of video. Some of the captioning features might not apply to YouTube videos

The Add Media dialog box with a square drawn around the link button and YouTube

Making a Video Available to Students

A video that is only in your My Media isn't available to students. You can make a video available by embedding it in your course, and by adding it to the course channel. Adding it to the course channel will make the video visible to students when they click on the YuJa link in the course navigation.

It is a recommended that you embed he video on the page/assignment/discussion that it is associated with, but adding it to your channel will make it easy for students to find it again, so doing both is optimal. Adding it to the course channel can also help you with organization if you have a lot of videos.

Embed it (recommended)

Open the page in Edit mode
On the Rich Text Editor (RTE) toolbar click the Apps drop down (looks like plug) and choose Yuja
The YuJa Media dialog box will open. You have 3 options:
1. Choose Media (this shows all videos in your My Media library)
2. Upload Media (to add or link to an existing video that isn't in your library)
3. Create Recording (make a new video)
Once you have selected your video, click the Insert Content button

Publish it to your Channel

1. Click on the 3 vertical dots for the video (see image in Managing Videos section)
2. Choose the Publish button
3. Choose the appropriate Course Channel from the Available Channels box and use the right arrow to add it to the Selected Channels box (you can add the video to multiple channels at the same time)
4. Click the Save button

Managing Videos

Once you have recorded or uploaded a video in YuJa, you can manage it directly from your My Media library or course channel. Clicking the three vertical dots (“More Actions” menu) reveals several management options. Here’s what each does:

Screen shot of the My Media panel with an arrow pointing to the 3 vertical dots (more actions) menu. The option of the menu are displayed and numbered as follows: 1. Play, 2. Share, 3. Publish, 4. Delete, 5. Edit, and 6. More...

Play - opens the video in the YuJa video player so that you can watch it. You can use this to review your video before sharing it with your students
Share - in theory this allows you to share your video directly with someone by entering their user name, however sometimes the link doesn't come through with videos shared this way. It is recommended that you use the More... option to get a shareable link or embed code
Publish - this is how you get your video from My Media to your course channel. You can publish the video to multiple channels at the same time, just select them from the list, click the right arrow button to add them then click Save
Delete - this removes the video from your library and any channels that it is published in. Videos are kept in the recycle bin for 30 days then permanently deleted.
Edit - this opens the YuJa video editor (explained later)
More... - This opens the Media Details box which allows you to do a number of different things including:
1. General - change the title and add a description
2. Thumbnails - select a thumbnail for your video. You can create a "title slide" and upload that as a custom thumbnail
3. Links - get a direct link or embed code for your video
4. Downloads - download your video your video
5. Comments - enable or disable comments on videos
6. Analytics - get viewing analytics on your video
7. Quizzes - create a video quiz (explained later)
8. Accessibility - captions are generated automatically, but if you have captions that you want to use or if you want to download a transcript, you can do that here.

Editing Videos

YuJa has a video editor that allows you to do things like trim beginnings or ends, cut sections of video, add chapters or slides and more. The video below will give you an overview of what the video editor can do. If you would like to learn more, reach out to helpdesk@wilson.edu.

Video Quizzes

Video Quizzes can increase engagement by letting you embed quiz questions directly in your video.

To add a quiz to a video:

Open the Video using the three vertical dots and choosing more
Select the quizzes tab
Follow the instructions to set up the quiz.

The video will show how to do this in more details.

Troubleshooting and Tips

Q: Where did my video go?
A: If you aren't seeing your video, check your My Media library or your course channel. You can also search for your video by name, or if you didn't give it a name, search with the date that you created (ex: April 24)

Q: Students can't see my video
A: Make sure that you have published the video in the correct channel for your course. It is also a good idea to embed the video into a page, assignment or discussion for your course to make it easier for the students to find

Q: YuJa needs an update
A: Contact helpdesk@wilson.edu to get help with this

Q: How do I get captions?
A: YuJa auto-generates captions. You can edit them in the video editor

Resources to Share with Students

Recording a PowerPoint Presentation Using YuJa

Recording a PowerPoint Presentation Using YuJa - this download steps the student through the steps necessary to record themself giving a PowerPoint presentation

Recording a Zoom Meeting and Uploading to YuJa

Recording a Zoom Meeting and Uploading to YuJa - this document steps the students through how to record a Zoom conversation then upload it to YuJa to submit

The video below demonstrates the process in the above document. If you would like to use this video with your class, you can access the video by clicking on this link: Recording a Zoom Meeting and Uploading to YuJa

Recording a Discussion Post Response Using YuJa

Recording a Discussion Post Response Using YuJa - this download has instructions for students on how to reply to a discussion prompt. Please add it to your discussion instructions if you are having students use video