Kaltura - Media Gallery
As UW Oshkosh's Media Gallery guide (opens in new tab) explains, the Media Gallery is “a common space for videos within a course. Anyone enrolled in the course can see videos in Media Gallery. Instructors can place media from their My Media account and students can submit videos that will be displayed after they are approved by the instructor.”
Enabling the Media Gallery
Before any user can add videos to a course Media Gallery, the instructor should first add the Media Gallery to the course navigation (Settings > Navigation). For detailed instructions, see Instructure’s How do I manage Course Navigation links guide (opens in new tab) .
Once the instructor has enabled the Media Gallery, they can configure it (Media Gallery > Channel Actions > Edit). For details on how to configure your Media Gallery, watch the tutorial:
The default configuration enables both comments and moderation of student submissions.
Adding Videos to the Media Gallery
Once the Media Gallery is active in the course, any user in the course can submit videos:
- In the course navigation on the left, click Media Gallery.
- If no videos have been added yet, click Add Media. If videos already exist, click the Media tab, then Add Media.
- The Add Media page lists all videos you own or have co‑publisher rights to. Check the box next to each video you want to add, then click Publish.
- If you are a student and your instructor has enabled “Moderate Content,” you will receive a message that your media is awaiting moderation.
Moderating Submissions
If you are an instructor and have left “Moderate Content” enabled, you must approve student submissions before they appear in the Media Gallery.
To review and approve or reject submissions:
- Go to the course Media Gallery.
- If submissions are awaiting approval, click the Pending tab.
- Check the box next to one or more submissions and click Approve or Reject.
- Approved videos become visible to all users in the course.