There are several methods for reusing Echo360 recordings across modules and between academic years. The method you choose will depend on your specific requirements.

Jump to:

• Re-publish recordings
• Moodle External tool
• Guest Access to a Moodle space
• Public link or embed from Echo360

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Re-publish recordings

Recordings can be re-published from other modules or previous years.

This method:

• Is self-service if you are the recording owner
• Makes recordings available via the Echo 360 block
• Creates a new instance of the recording offering independent analytics for each year
• Allows you to restrict access to recordings to a specific period

Publishing a recording to a new class

1. Navigate to the Moodle space where the recording is hosted.
2. Click on the Lecture Capture (Echo 360) block on the right-hand side of the space.
3. Click the green icon to the right of the video you wish to add to your current year and click Details
4. Scroll down to classes and click Add To A Class
5. In the new panel select from the drop downs:
   1. The Course you want to add the content to
   2. The Term (Academic year)
   3. Then the Section, which should have narrowed based on previous selections
6. Select New Class
7. Give the Class a name
8. Optional: add a description, and limit availability
9. Click Share

Your recording(s) will be available to students via the Moodle Echo 360 block.

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Moodle External tool

Recordings can be made available to students from other modules or previous years.

This method:

• Is self-service if you are the recording owner
• Makes it quick and easy to add single or full course recordings via Moodle
• New students are included with current students in Echo360 analytics

Using the External tool

1. Navigate to the current module space.
2. Turn editing on.
3. Navigate to the section you would like to add the content to and click Add an activity or resource.
4. Select External tool.
5. Give the activity a name to indicate what you are linking to.
6. Under Preconfigured tool select Echo ALP Prod.
7. Click the Save and display button.
8. Choose the Echo360 section (module) you want to share recordings from. If it has automatically selected the module you are currently in, click Link to a different section.
9. You will now have the option to link to either all recordings for that module (Link to the Section Home) or an individual recording (Link to a Classroom).
   
   1. To link to all recordings, select the section and click Link to the Section Home.
   2. To link to a recording, select Link to a Classroom and select the recording.
10. Click the Link Content button.

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Guest Access to a Moodle space

Guest Access provides students with access to teaching materials including Echo360 recordings.

This method:

• Allows you to share all of a module's recordings from that module via the Lecture Capture (Echo 360) block
• Provides students with access to teaching content
• New students are included with current students in Echo360 analytics

Setting up guest access in Moodle

1. Navigate to the space in Moodle.
2. Click Participants.
3. Click the settings cog icon in the top right of the Participants pane, and click Enrolment methods.
4. Under Add method choose Warwick guest access, then click Add method.
   • If required, you can limit access to staff, students, PGs, UGs or by dept.
5. Return to the space and copy the URL.
6. You can now share the URL with your students using Moodle's URL (weblink) resource.

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Use a public link or embed from Echo360

If you are the owner or creator of a recording, Echo360 allows you to link to or embed a single recording. Echo360 can generate multiple links and allows you to control how long the links are active.

This method:

• Is self-service if you are the recording owner
• Allows you to link to a single video or all of a module's recordings
• Allows you to restrict access to Warwick users or make the recordings public
• Allows you to restrict access to recordings to a specific period
• Gives you the option to include new students with current students in Echo360 analytics

Creating links and embed codes in Echo360

1. Navigate to the previous year's Moodle space.
2. Click on the Lecture Capture (Echo 360) block on the right-hand side of the space.
3. You can then share all of the module's recordings or a single recording.

To share the whole module's recordings

1. 1. Click Settings from the top of the page.
   2. Click Access Links on the left of the page, then click Add Link.
   3. Leave the role as student and change the permission to the desired setting.
   4. Copy the link and paste where required or follow the guide to add a URL (weblink) resource to a Moodle space.

To share a single recording

1. 1. Click the green button next to the video and click Details.
   2. Click Share on the left under the video content.
   3. Click the Link tab, then click Copy.
   4. Paste where needed or follow the guide to add a URL (weblink) resource to your current Moodle page, pasting in the link.

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