Introduction to eStream
eStream is a media streaming service available to all staff and students at the university. It can be accessed using standard Warwick IT account details at https://estream.warwick.ac.uk.
The service converts uploaded media content into web friendly files (MP4/MP3) that are of a suitable size and format to stream over the web. The software also generates a universal embed code which provides an easy way of embedding media content into online services such as Moodle, Mahara and Sitebuilder. Video and audio files are streamed using HTML5 technology enabling content to be viewed using the majority of browsers and devices, including iPhone, iPad, Blackberry and Android.
eStream also provides a range of useful tools that enable the sharing and management of media content and a set of Moodle plugins extend the functionality of the Warwick VLE.
Key Features of eStream
- Universal embed code making it easy to deploy media content in a variety of online systems
- Consistent playback experience for everyone regardless of browser or device
- Upload large media files up to 6GB in size
- Live streaming and screencasting
- Easily add video and audio content to Moodle without leaving the VLE
- Set Moodle assignments that students can respond to with video and audio submissions
- Ensure that content is accessible to a wider audience with the use of closed captions
Moodle Integration
eStream integrates directly with Moodle allowing users to upload media content to the VLE without leaving Moodle itself.
eStream also enables teaching staff to create media based assignments allowing students to respond with video or audio submissions, safe in the knowledge that their content is private and secure.
The information on this page relates to eStream and was last updated December 2020.
Contents
- Introduction to managing course participants
- Make your course visible to students
- Enrolment methods and managing access permissions
- Enrol participants using Warwick auto-enrolment
- Manually enrol participants onto a Moodle space
- Roles and their functions in Moodle
- Groups and groupings
- Enable activity completion
- Mark activity completion manually
- Track activity completion
- Course completion
- Course participation
- Introduction to assessment and feedback
- Create a fail / pass scale
- Create a custom certificate
- Create and manage badges
- Reports, logs and completion data in Moodle
- Create an assignment
- Create an assignment for group submission
- Set up Turnitin within an assignment
- Create and grade a submission using a rubric
- Use a marking workflow for assignments
- Blind marking
- Allocate markers to specific submissions
- Provide grades and feedback for individual assignments
- Check the status of submissions
- Hide or show grades and feedback
- Introduction to eStream
- Access your eStream content
- Uploading videos to eStream
- Edit videos in eStream
- Edit video thumbnail
- Uploading a closed captions (subtitles) file to eStream
- Add eStream videos to Mahara
- Sharing eStream videos to Moodle
- Sharing an eStream video with a link
- Setup a video assignment in Moodle