Converting Building Block content to LTI: Panopto Course Content – 3900.82
Blackboard Learn SaaS, Blackboard Learn 9.1
Original Experience
Original Course View
Impact: Administrators
Related topic: Converting Building Block Content to LTI
The Panopto conversion is now available to users.
The Panopto integration makes it easy for users to create, share, and view videos. Users can embed these videos in Blackboard Learn courses.
Panopto provided a Building Block for customers using Original Course View. To ensure a smooth transition we have updated the conversion tool so that users can convert Panopto content from Building Block to LTI content.
This conversion supports the following Building Block content:
- Course tools content
- Mashup links within the content editor
This tool only converts links created through the building block. Also, it validates the standalone links within the course to change the way those are processed. This will prevent standalone links from breaking after the building block deactivates.
Image 1. Converting Building Block Content to LTI
Administrators can select from a drop-down menu the building block for configuration:
- Echo360
- Kaltura
- Panopto
Administrators can configure the required IDs and custom parameters for the conversion details. For Panopto, we have added the following custom parameters:
- Instancename: The administrator must modify the instance name if it has been changed in the general configuration of the Panopto Building Block.
- folderid: This is a Panopto identifier for the courses in the different folders; this custom parameter does not need to be modified.
Image 2. Migration settings for Panopto, Echo 360 and Kaltura, including Panopto custom parameters
Building block mappings are displayed. Administrators can edit, delete, or turn off the building block for the conversion tool.
Image 3. Building block mappings
Once configurations are set, administrators can manage the placements. They have the option to choose the courses for which they want to initiate the content link conversion for a specific Building Block.
Image 4. Migrate courses with building block content
Finally, at Migration Run Status, users can monitor the status of the conversion process for each course.
Image 5. Migration run status
For administrators: If a course contains content from Panopto, Kaltura and/or Echo360 building blocks, the conversion process must be performed once for each building block.