All students, faculty, and staff have access to a personal YuJa account, allowing
them to host video content and record video lectures for curriculum use.
Within Blackboard, content creators can create assignments that allow other users
to submit video responses using the YuJa LTI. Assignments are typically created in
the Content area but can also be added to Learning Modules, Lesson Plans, and folders.
Instructions and file attachments needed for the assignment are provided at the time
of creation.
YuJa allows content creators to link Video Quizzes in Blackboard to seamlessly sync
grade results between both systems. In order to achieve this, each unique Blackboard
Content item must be linked to a corresponding Video Quiz.
No download is needed to view video content in YuJa. However, to record for the first
time, you must install the YuJa Software Capture for Mac/PC. You can use screen capture
or your webcam and microphone to create recordings, which can be shared via email,
Blackboard, or on the UND YuJa site.
You only need to install the YuJa Software Capture once, but it’s important to keep
it updated to avoid sync issues. Uninstall older versions and install the latest version for best performance. Windows users will receive update notifications, but this is not currently available to Mac users.
Manage Media includes a suite of tools to organize, store and manage media for your
organization within the Video Platform. This includes the ability to organize content
into Media Channels, search and maintain media collections, share media, upload media,
caption both uploaded and Platform-created content, and use the Video Editor.
Users can upload files through Manage Media. Uploaded files may be auto-captioned
and accessed like those created with the Software Capture application or the Hardware
Hub.
For help on uploading content created in specific media platforms, consult YuJa's
Media Uploading Overview support article(s).
YuJa enables you to download created content, such as captures and uploaded media,
using tools available in Manage Media. Downloads are also available through the Media
Player.
Resources
For more details on enabling downloads, see the following Knowledge Base articles:
YuJa offers fully integrated video editing capabilities that are accessible from Manage
Media. Video editing allows content creators to create professional and polished media
content, free from extraneous material. The Video Editor is non-destructive, saving
edits as a new file and preserving the original media.
Actions you can perform in the Video Editor include:
Cut Content
The Cut Tool lets you remove specific sections of a video.
Add Telestrations
Telestrations let you draw on your media to highlight key information.
Adjust Audio Levels
Adjust Audio Gain to correct low audio levels and set a baseline volume; users can still adjust the
volume via the device or Media Player.
Insert a Video
Enhance your video by inserting another video within it.
Insert a Slide
Insert slides to add new information or create Title Cards using images.
Insert Text Overlay
Use Text Overlay to add supplemental information to your media.
Remove a Video Stream
Remove a stream from a multi-stream recording created with Software Capture. For instance, you might preserve the PowerPoint while removing the speaker.
Edit Video Chapters
Edit Video Chapters and/or Indexes associated with longer media recordings.
Use Image Tools
YuJa offers Watermark and Blur tools to add branding or obscure parts of an image. Changes apply after the video
re-processes.
Use Undo and Save
Manage edits by using Undo to revert the latest edit or Save to finalize changes.
Edit Captions
Edit auto-captioned videos. Users can add, modify, delete, and adjust timestamps.
YuJa integrates robust accessibility features into their video editor. It allows for
captioning of videos as well as audio descriptions. These features allow you to achieve
Section 508 compliance.
For more information regarding accessibility features in YuJa, see UND's webpage on
Accessibility in YuJa.
Publishing enables users to access media through the Media Channels, including All
Channels, Shared Folders, and EnterpriseTube. Media can be unpublished from a Media
Channel so that it is no longer visible to viewers. However, the content itself is
not deleted from the content owner’s My Media collection.
With YuJa, content creators can share their media with both internal and external
users. They can even customize access levels for other internal users.
For more information on enabling sharing permissions, consult YuJa's library of help
articles on Sharing Media.
Deleting media removes content from both your Media Collection and any associated
locations where it is shared or published, sending it to the YuJa recycle bin. You
can restore content from the recycle bin within 30 days of deletion.
Playlists allow content creators to share videos in a specific order. Once content
creators share a link to a playlist, viewers will gain access to all videos in that
playlist.
Media channels in YuJa serve as a shared space for content whereas Manage Media serves
as a content creator's private workspace for storing, editing, and managing media
prior to publishing and sharing. It is in the Media Channel where students can access
instructor created content.
Bulk Upload, Publish, and Share Content
Content creators can bulk upload, publish, and share content to their media channels,
allowing for a more efficient streamlined process. For more information on adding
and organizing content in media channels, consult YuJa's library of help articles
on Media Channels.
Media Player
While there are multiple ways of viewing content in YuJa, many users prefer to use
the Media Player as their primary means of viewing content. The Media Player is fullyaccessibleand offers customization options for both users andorganizations. Users may
manage media controls, video quality settings, and viewing preferences.
access captions and customize their display
read interactive transcripts as they view the video
take personalized notes
download attached resources and documents
For more information on using the Media Player, consult YuJa's library of help articles
on the YuJa Media Player.
Video Quizzes
With YuJa, you have the ability to create or take a video quiz (a YuJa video embedded
with quiz questions that appear as the video plays). Instructors can incorporate these
video quizzes into a Blackboard module as a "check for understanding" component, or
they can be added to the Blackboard Grade Center as an Assignment.
For more information, visit YuJa's library of help articles on Video Quizzes.
My Grades
Once video quizzes have been published to a Media Channel, content creators may view
responses, grade quizzes, and access analytics in YuJa's Grade Book. This content
may be integrated into Blackboard to allow for grade syncing.
For more information, visit YuJa's library of help articles on My Grades.
Usage and Analytics
Analytics
In order to collect user-specific viewing data in YuJa, the video must be correctly
linked in Blackboard using the YuJa Blackboard integration.
Types of data you can collect:
User Analytics: User Analytics offers a breakdown of participation by class or group, including views
and total play length. For more details, refer to the User Analyticshelp article.
Content Analytics: Content Analytics provides insights into individual media files and user interactions,
including an overall summary, specific data on views, browsers, operating systems,
and a segment-by-segment breakdown of content viewing patterns. See theContent Analyticshelp article for details.
Group Analytics: Group Analytics gives you information on historical cumulative views, unique views,
and popular videos, available on either a group-by-group or overall basis. See theGroups Analyticshelp article for details.
Access Summary Analytics for Individual Media
Content Creators and Administrators can access Summary Analytics and more detailed
Content Analytics directly from the Media Details pane for individual media content.
The traditional Analytics view is still available through the Main Menu. Summary Analytics
provide information about views, viewing behavior, and additional information.
Your YuJa account has a limited amount of storage, similar to other campus systems.
Media will remain on your account until they are deleted by the instructor. UND has
set the following storage quotas:
Instructors: 150 GB total storage
Students: 10 GB total storage
To help maintain digital course materials, we encourage instructors to only keep active
course content for the current semester. This aids in avoiding references to redundant
or outdated content. Content no longer in use should be downloaded and removed from YuJa.
To check your account’s storage usage:
Click your avatar in the upper-right corner and select My Account.
Expand theMy Profilenavigation on the left side of the screen.
Select Storage Usage to view your used and available storage.
Use this information to manage your content and stay within your storage limit. For
more information on cleaning up your course content, visit our Knowledge Base article
on Identifying, Bulk Downloading, and Storing Media from YuJa.
Content Retention Schedules
In an effort to keep our storage at appropriate levels in the YuJa system, the following
process will be implemented approximately six weeks after the end of each semester
to remove inactive content:
Student Recordings: remain active for one full semester after the semester in which they were recorded
Instructor Recordings: remain active until they have had no views for two years
Note: Moving recordings to archive storage will break recording links.
All student and instructor recordings that have been moved to archive storage and
have not been restored to active content will be permanently deleted after one year
of being in archive storage.
If you have affected recordings, an email notification will be sent listing all the
content being moved to archive storage. This message is sent at the time of content
archival. This message will come from noreply@YuJa.com.
Below is a sample message:
Hi John,
The below files have been moved to archive storage by the TTaDA team. Your content
is still available to restore to your My Media. Archive files can be located under
My Archive in your YuJa account. You have one year to restore this content before
it will be permanently deleted. For more information and instructions on restoring
recordings from archive storage, please see our Knowledge Base article on YuJa Archive Restoration.
Archived Content %LISTOFFILESARCHIVED%
Yours Collaboratively, TTaDA
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Academic Technologies within
the Teaching Transformation and Development Academy at 701-777-2129 or UND.academic.technologies@UND.edu
*This is a system-generated message.
If a recording has been moved from active storage to archive storage and you need
to have it restored before it is permanently deleted, you can restore it.
For more information on this process, see the Knowledge Base article on YuJa Archive Restoration.
Mobile Application
The YuJa Mobile App enables access to YuJa Media Channels, Mobile Capture, and Mobile
Upload. The YuJa Mobile App is available for both Android and iOS devices, tablets,
and smartphones. All features of the YuJa Mobile App are accessible through a single,
easy-to-navigate menu. Upon opening, the YuJa Mobile App shows a summary view of all
courses, making it simple to manage and access content on the go.
A team of Instructional Designers are available to provide assistance to instructors,
administrators and staff. They provide instructional design assistance for fully online,
flipped, hybrid, blended and traditional face-to-face courses.