YuJa
Use YuJa to record lectures for review or create flipped learning by sharing recordings that help students prepare for class. Yuja captured content can also be used in place of in-class lectures for blended learning and online teaching. Recorded lectures also help support accessibility by encouraging self-paced study, revision and reflection.
Engage students with YuJa
Lecture capture technology allows instructors to record a lecture and share it digitally with students. Concordia currently supports YuJa as a lecture capture and secure video-hosting solution. These lectures can be recorded live in the classroom or captured outside of class. Upload videos from your computer or mobile device to your YuJa account and make them available to students through Moodle. Here are a few examples of audio-visual content that can be created usinh YuJa to support student learning;
- Audio recording of lecture.
- Desktop recording (screencast content, cursor movement, typing, writing with a stylus on a tablet).
- Llive lectures recorded in the classroom.
- Live lectures or other types of video recorded outside the classroom such experiments or field work for use in online, blended, hybrid, and flipped classes.
YuJa is a web-based software solution that is installed on all classroom computers across both campuses. This solution is can be used to record live lectures and posted to Moodle. Instructors can also download and install YuJa on their personal computers in order to record lectures outside of class or other kinds of videos. You can upload any video - including videos from your mobile devices to YuJa, which can then be shared with students through Moodle.
With Yuja you can:
- Record live lectures in the classroom and make available on Moodle
- Record lectures from home and make available on Moodle
- Upload videos created using other software to your YuJa Media folder to make available on Moodle
- Upload videos you shot with your phone or tablet while in the field
These videos are one way to support online and blended learning and the flipped classroom approach.
For more information about YuJa, refer to the IITS Lecture Capture page and the YuJa Quickstart Guide.
This video provides an overview of YuJa and how lecture capture works. It includes a discussion of how lecture capture can be used to enhance teaching and learning for students.
- Benefits
- YuJa: Concordia’s Tool
- How YuJa works
Depending on the way in which you record your lectures, they can be used in different ways. Lectures recorded in-class are typically used as a review tool for students and might be used in subsequent years by the instructor. Recordings made out-of-class are typically produced to support online, flipped or blended learning.
This video showcases interviews with Concordia faculty talking about their experiences using Lecture Capture in their face-to-face courses.
General advice for lecture recording
If you are planning on pre-recording your lectures, whether you choose to narrate your PowerPoint slides, record with YuJa Lecture Capture or record in Zoom and share via YuJa, there are a number of things you can do to ensure a better-quality audio and video and a more efficient approach to recording your lectures. Review these guidelines to help you optimize your recording quality
- Avoid large files and long recordings
- Prepare your lecture and slides with video in mind
- Optimize audio and video quality
Step-by-step guides
These videos from IITS Concordia walk you through the procedure to set-up and integrate YuJa into your Moodle course.
Create and publish lecture videos from your computer
Lecture capture is a way to record your voice and screen (and optionally video of you talking) to publish a video on Moodle for students.
On this page:
- Equipment checklist
- Teaching considerations when creating online lectures
- Step-by-step instructions on:
- How to use YuJa to create pre-recorded class lectures, and
- Making your videos available to students on Moodle
Create and publish instructional videos from mobile or tablet
It is possible to upload any video from your mobile device directly to YuJa using their mobile app. This means the possibilities for the kinds of content you create are endless. Information on this page:
- Making videos from your mobile device
- Recording a video of your mobile screen
- Downloading & logging in to the YuJa app for your mobile device
- Uploading your video to YuJa using the App
Add pop-up comments to your YuJa video timeline
The benefits of lecture capture
The recordings can be used
- to make lectures more accessible to learners with language barriers or learning disabilities
- to review topics that were not clear when presented the first time in class – students can fast-forward to a specific part that they did not understand and listen to it as often as they need to
- to review before an assessment whenever, wherever and as often as they want
- as an alternative for a missed class
- by the instructor the following semester in flipped or blended learning (however, only portions of these videos should be used)
Here are some of the ways lecture capture can be used:
- Record a visiting professor and then share with others who could not attend
- Record in preparation for a class that will be missed by the professor
- Record a demonstration (how to use a software, how to perform a task, …)
- Record a scientific experiment
- Develop content for a blended or online course
- Share multidisciplinary content - share a lecture capture from a colleague from another department or institution with your students.
- Record a lecture for viewing before class and use class time for active problem solving thus making the in-class or live Zoom session time more dynamic (i.e. flipped classroom)
- Have students listen to a recording out-of class and answer questions on a wiki, thus making the out of class time more productive
- Develop an archive of materials over time which students can use as a referenc
- Recordings on prerequisite concepts allowing students to prepare and review when needed
- Offering different approaches to course content for students to make it more accessible
How YuJa works
Recording live lectures
The professor starts recording using the podium computer at the beginning of the class session. The video will capture the slides displayed on the computer along with the instructor's voice when used with a microphone. Immediately after stopping the recording, the video is uploaded to the instructor's Media folder in their YuJa account. Once the video has rendered, the instructor will be able to make the video available on Moodle.
What kind of courses and classes benefit most from this technology?
Recording live lectures is especially useful for large lectures with many students. Furthermore, it is best suited to classes that primarily rely on instructor-led lectures accompanied by slides or documents. Because the microphone is limited to the instructor, highly interactive classes do not lend themselves well to this software because those audio interactions will not be captured on the video. Similarly, classes that involve a heavy chalkboard or white board use need to be adapted to a document camera in order to capture it.
Related policy
When recording voice or image of anyone in the classroom other than the instructor, instructors must receive signed release forms from people. Instructors should include a statement of use either on their course outline or in the Moodle site, or both. Please review the Lecture Capture guidelines.
Lecture Capture course outline insert
Guest lecturer recording consent and release form
For more information on using YuJa, please see the YuJa IITS Services page.
YuJa acts as a video hosting platform (similar to YouTube) in addition to its recording capabilities. You can upload any video (or image) from your mobile device or computer to your YuJa Media folder within YuJa and make it avaiable in one or multiple courses. Videos uploaded to YuJa are secure and only accessible once you designate them to particular classes. What's more is that if you use the Moodle plugin to share your course videos, it is very difficult for students to share or save these videos.
What kind of courses and classes benefit most from this technology?
Virtually any course could benefit from having a video library. Depending on your course, the kinds of videos you upload will vary, but here are a few examples of the kinds of videos that can be uploaded to YuJa for your course:
- Zoom recordings
- performances
- demonstrations (lab, industrial, health & physical, etc.)
- role plays, interviews
- guided tours
IITS and YuJa help
Log into Concordia YuJa using your Concordia netname and password and follow the instructions.
For support using YuJa visit IITS Lecture capture or email help@concordia.ca.