Before you start performing the tasks described in this article, please make sure you have a Kaltura Application Framework (KAF) instance URL, for example, 12345678.kaf.kaltura.com containing the follow enabled modules: Ltigrading, Browseandembed. Other modules should already be available from your initial deployment. Please see Kaltura Video App for Brightspace by D2L Deployment Guide for more information.
If you do not have a KAF instance URL, please reach out to your Kaltura representative. If you already have a KAF instance, but cannot find the Ltigrading or Browseandembed modules, you can either contact the Kaltura Customer Care team or your Project Manager (if you are still in a project mode), and ask them to add it to your KAF instance.
There are two different methods that can be used to provide students with a Kaltura VQ in a way that will create a connection to the Brightspace by D2L Gradebook. One involves using the Add Existing Activities dropdown menu to add the VQ as its own topic in a module. The other involves using Insert Stuff to embed the Kaltura VQ anywhere Insert Stuff is available. Each method has its pros and cons as outlined in the following table. These pros and cons are based on how Brightspace by D2L handles interactions with external tool providers like Kaltura.
Add Exiting Activities | Embedding via Insert Stuff | |
Can Designate VQ Grade Item Point Value Ahead of Time | YES | NO |
Grade Item Appears in Gradebook Immediately | YES (1) | NO (2) |
Kaltura VQ appears in context with other content on the page | NO | YES |
Maximum points default to 100 and cannot be changed until after the first student submits | NO | YES |
"Exclude from Final Grade Calculation" is enabled by default | NO | YES |
1 - Will appear immediately if grade item is associated with the topic during creation/setup
2 - Grade item will not appear until at least one student has successfully submitted their VQ score
NOTE: Using this method, the grade item will not appear in the Brightspace by D2L Gradebook until at least one student submits their VQ. Once it is submitted, the grade item will have a default maximum points of 100 and will be excluded from final grade calculation. Changing the maximum points after students have already submitted DOES NOT scale the students score. For example, a student submits their VQ and gets a 60/100. The instructor then modifies the maximum points to 50. The student will now have 50/50 and not 30/50.
NOTE: You might get the following note about “'Final Calculated Grade' sums to 120%, not 100%. Verify that the total weight of all top level categories and items is 100%.”. Adjust the other grades accordingly, or change the 'Final Calculated Grade' to allow “Exceed”.
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