Classroom Capture & Combined Canvas Courses | Office of Information Technology

The Classroom Capture service now automatically adds videos to the corresponding Canvas course. You no longer need to manually create the button on the navigation bar.

In Canvas's course navigation, the "Classroom Capture Videos" link appears between "Home" and "Assignments."

By enabling the Classroom Capture Videos link in the course navigation, instructors can share the videos automatically. By default, the videos are only shared with the students enrolled in the section of the course that is being recorded.

This guide outlines how to identify if you have a combined course and how to request for your Classroom Capture videos to be shared with all sections.

What are combined courses in Canvas?

For the purposes of Classroom Capture, the term "combined courses" refers to main (e.g., lecture) sections that are part of the same Canvas course. Each section has its own unique enrolled students. The addition of recitation and lab sections are not considered a "combined course."

How can I check if my course is combined?

To determine if you have a combined course, navigate to the People button on the course navigation bar. From that section, you can review the enrolled students and see if they are all enrolled in the same main lecture section.

Expand the sections below to view examples of combined and standard courses.

Combined course with two main sections

In this example, there are two main course sections: CHEM 1133-100 and CHEM 1133-200. There are three students enrolled in each main section.

Note: The main sections (100, 200) are used to determine combined courses rather than the lab or recitation sections (132, 191, 211, 212).

In the People section, each student has two different sections listed: a main section (circled) and a lab or recitation section (not circled). Red circles indicate the three students who are in CHEM 1133-100; blue circles indicate the three students in CHEM 1133-200.

Standard (not combined) course with one main section

In this example, there is only one main course section: CHEM 1133-100. All six students are enrolled in the same main section.

In the People section, each student has two different sections listed: a main section (circled) and a lab or recitation section (not circled). The circled text shows that all six students are in CHEM 1133-100.

Combined course with three separate courses sharing the same class session

In this example, there are three separate courses in which students are uniquely enrolled. All three courses share the same class session (dates/times/location); however, each course is separate in the system recorders.

In the People section, each student has a single section listed. Red circles indicate two students in WGST 3201-001; blue circles indicate two students in RLST 3202-001; green circles indicate two students in HEBR 3202-001.

I have a combined course. How do I share the videos with everyone?

A new field is available on the Classroom Capture request form. Please use that field when requesting Classroom Capture.

If you have already requested Classroom Capture and need to share the videos, please fill out the Share Recordings for a Combined Canvas Course request form.

I have a combined course and record both sections. If I share with everyone, what will the students see?

Each time they click the Classroom Capture Videos button, students will be given a prompt to pick which set of recordings to watch.

In this example, a student was given access to recordings from both sections of a combined course. After clicking the "Classroom Capture Videos" button, the student is prompted to "Choose Your Course Channel" and are told, "Multiple video channels have been identified for this course, please choose from the following." In the screenshot, two "View Channel" buttons appear: one under CHEM 1133 100 and one under CHEM 1133 200.

What will students see if they aren't enrolled in the recorded section and videos aren't shared yet?

Students will see an "Error: No Mediasite Channels Were Found for this Course" error message.

The error message reads: "Mediasite LTI 1.3 Error. Error: No Mediasite Channels Were Found for this Course. We were unable to locate any Mediasite channels associated with this course."

Considerations when sharing content in combined Canvas courses

Instructors should be familiar with FERPA guidelines when sharing course content across multiple sections.