Langara College’s Educational Technology Department (EdTech) supports faculty and instructional staff to help them find, test, implement, and integrate innovative learning tools and technologies that:
- Enhance teaching experiences,
- Increase student engagement,
- Improve feedback, collaboration, and co-creation—both with students and colleagues, and
- Provide better—and more accessible—visual, audio, interactive, and blended learning experiences.
We help you use the latest learning tools and technologies to deliver compelling content, design engaging learning activities, and more effectively assess your students. Located on the 2nd Floor, North Tower of the C Building, we provide tech support, regularly scheduled workshops, and one-on-one consultations. And in collaboration with IT, we can also coordinate pilots of educational technologies, advise on the adoption of classroom technologies, and set up specific training for your department or other group.
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About Brightspace
Brightspace, formerly known as D2L and D2L Brightspace, is Langara’s online course management system. About 95% of Langara students take a course with some online content.
Access Brightspace
You can access your Brightspace courses by visiting https://d2l.langara.ca and signing in with your Office365 credentials or by clicking Log in to Brightspace from the myLangara SharePoint site.
Support for All Users
The following materials cover features available to all users.
- The Brightspace page on the student help site lists Brightspace how-tos that apply to all users, including students. If students have questions about how to use Brightspace, this is their first stop.
Non-Student Features
The following materials cover features available only to instructors and other employees.
- The Brightspace Instructor Help site explains tools and features only available to course owners and managers.
About MediaSpace
Kaltura MediaSpace is an online media hosting/streaming service similar to YouTube. You can use MediaSpace to upload, edit, and share your media with other users, and for inserting media into your Brightspace courses.
Access MediaSpace
Kaltura can be accessed either from within your course under My Tools > My Media, or by visiting the Langara MediaSpace website at https://mediaspace.langara.ca.
Support for All Users
The following materials cover features available to all users.
- How to Use MediaSpace: general guide
- MediaSpace in Brightspace – Sharing Kaltura video or audio in your Brightspace course
- Captions in MediaSpace – Creating and editing captions
- Kaltura Capture: Kaltura Capture is a downloadable desktop application (Windows/Mac only) that offers screen capture, voice recording, and webcam recording, and uploads your videos directly into your My Media library.
- Update or Reinstall Kaltura Capture: If you haven’t reinstalled Kaltura capture on your computer since May 2022, click here for instructions on how to get the latest version.
Non-Student Features
The following materials cover features available only to instructors and other employees.
- Add Kaltura Media in Content – The recommended method for adding videos to your Brightspace course
- Enabling Downloads on Kaltura Entries – Allow students to download your media
- Media Gallery – Create a course-specific media gallery in Brightspace
- Kaltura Direct Link – Generate a direct link to a Kaltura Mediaspace entry for use in H5P, Pressbooks, or podcasts
- Video Quiz Grades Integration – See Video Quiz grades in your Brightspace gradebook
About Zoom
Zoom is a web conferencing solution that provides screen sharing, meetings, live chat, and a lot more.
Access Zoom
Activate your Langara Zoom account by visiting https://langara.zoom.us and clicking Sign In.
Support for All Users
The following materials cover features available to all users.
- The Langara Zoom Landing Page has a variety of basic zoom How-To information for all user types
EdTech’s core, supported technologies currently are:
- Brightspace by D2L (the college’s Learning Management System)
- Kaltura MediaSpace (streaming media platform)
- Screen Capture (screen recording)
- Zoom (live video/web conferencing)
- H5P (interactive content creation tool)
- Turnitin (academic integrity software)
- EquatIO (math and science notation input editor for Brightspace, Word, and PowerPoint)
- PebblePad (ePortfolio platform for students – in pilot phase only)
PebblePad Login
If you are an instructor, please click on one of the following links to request a course update:
Having issues activating or managing your Langara Computer ID? Please contact IT for support.
