Embedded quizzes/assessment in video

It is relatively simple to add questions and feedback to your videos. These questions are most powerful when they ask students to move beyond factual recall of material and challenge them to consider more deeply underlying concepts or principles, apply concepts or relate the material in the video to other aspects of the course.

How to implement this in your subject

Step one: select or create videos

You can create videos for your subject using EchoVideo Universal Capture.

If using a video produced by you or for your subject, you can split your video into segments related to particular topics to embed in an LMS quiz.

You can also search for third party videos online. You will only be able to edit these videos if they have appropriate Creative Commons licensing, but you can set certain timecode segments to play when you embed them in a quiz.

Step two: select your quiz tool

LMS quiz with embedded videos

• 11 question types
• Robust and secure for assessment
• Results flow into Gradebook
• Allows for automated feedback at end of quiz.

For one question per video file: Embed the video as part of the question stem for the relevant quiz question. You can embed videos from EchoVideo, YouTube or Vimeo.

For multiple questions per video file: Embed the video into the question type ‘Text (no question)’, then follow with your questions.

H5P interactive video (formative activities only)

• Eight question types
• Not robust or secure enough for formal assessment
• Quiz questions embed into the video itself
• Allows for automated feedback during quiz.

Step three: develop quizzes and feedback

LMS quiz with embedded videos

You can make quizzes with embedded videos. When you add a due date, the quiz will be added to students’ calendars and to-do lists in Canvas.

H5P interactive video (formative activities only)

See this guide on how to use H5P in the LMS.

Step four: follow up

To supplement automated feedback, you can address common points of confusion in:

• A weekly announcement or video ‘mailbag’
• A lecture or recording
• A webinar.

Support and resources

Resources for quiz development

• See Quizzes section of staff Canvas LMS guides.

Resources for video development

• For general advice on creating your own video, see producing your own video.
• You can upload and edit your own videos using EchoVideo, which is available to all staff. It can be accessed through the Lecture Capture link on the LMS subject menu or by logging into EchoVideo.