This article explains how to share an existing Mediasite presentation in your D2L course. For information on creating a new presentation, see Uploading Videos to Mediasite (Faculty/Staff). 


D2L is the best place to share and post course-related videos so students will always know where to find the video link.


Linking to a Mediasite Video


In Content, click on Add Existing, then click More. This will pull up the list of available third-party integrations. Select Add Mediasite Video. 

 

The view of an empty Unit in D2L. Options along the top allow instructors to Add Existing content (dark blue button) or Create New content (light gray button) items.

When Add Existing is selected from Content, a visual menu appears. Each item is a different tool that can be used in this space. The last item is labeled with three horizontal dots and reads "More."

Selecting "More" from the previous menu opens a list of available tools. Built-in tools, such as Course File and Media Library, appear at the top. Third-Party tools, including "Add Mediasite Video," (selected in the screenshot) are listed below.  

This will load the Mediasite content selector. The selector features a search bar at the top of the window to look for videos that have already been created in Mediasite. Note that only videos not marked private can be shared. 

 

The Mediasite content selector lists available videos. Each video has a row containing the video thumbnail on the left, title and metadata in the center, and buttons to link or embed the video on the right.


To add an existing video, find it in the list of search results and click Link Video. The link will be inserted into Content. Note that linked videos will take students to a new tab to watch the video. 

 

When Mediasite videos are linked, students do not see a player in D2L. Instead, they are instructed to "Open link in a new web browser tab." This appears in the center of the screen and is accompanied by a chain icon, indicating an outbound link.


Embedding a Mediasite Video


To add existing videos using an embedded player, navigate to Content and click on Create New. Select Page. Give the page an appropriate title and then click on the Insert Stuff icon. 

 

The view of an empty Unit in D2L. Options along the top allow instructors to Add Existing content (dark blue button) or Create New content (light gray button) items.

Selecting "Create New" from the previous screen shows the available objects that can be created in D2L. This visual menu includes tiles for New Lesson (folder), Page (selected in the screenshot), WebLink, Assignment, and more.

 

Select Add Mediasite Video. This will load the Mediasite content selector. As before, all shareable videos will be shown, but a new button to Embed Video should appear beneath Link Video. 

 

The Mediasite content selector lists available videos. Each video has a row containing the video thumbnail on the left, title and metadata in the center, and buttons to link or embed the video on the right.

 

Selecting Embed Video will open a preview of the embedded player. Click on Insert to add it to the page. Students viewing this content item will see the video player inline and will not be taken to an external page to watch. 

 

When a Mediasite video is embedded in a page, students will see the player in D2L's content browser. The play button in the middle of the screen is the only visible control before the video starts.