Hi all -
Here is the most recent ticket I received from FoD relating to
Blackboard. I haven't had a chance to revisit since this summer when
they notified us:
"There has been a incompatibility issue which has arisen in regards to
embedding Films On Demand videos within the recently updated version
of the Blackboard LMS. This issue has be diagnosed as being caused by
Blackboard replacing single quotations(') in the Films On Demand embed
codes with the "'" alphanumeric characters after the posted embed
code has been submitted to post within the Blackboard LMS environment.
You may verify this by choosing to edit a Films On Demand video which
has already been submitted to post and appear within the Blackboard
LMS.
The replacement of single quotations(') causes our server to not
correctly recognize the code when the code is initiated back to our
system so that the embedded video will appear. Our mutual customers of
Blackboard have contacted Blackboard about the issue but we have yet
to receive any updates.
The provided embed codes are universal in format and structure thus
you may test the functionality of the embed codes, to verify the
compatibility issue within the LMS environments, by posting the embed
codes on a standard HTML page outside of the LMS environment.
Please note that the Javascript coding listed in the Standard Embed
code is accepted by Blackboard but it is not accepted by Canvas based
on recent information which has been provided to us by our mutual
customers.
Essentially you may use the Standard Embed Code to embed videos into
the Blackboard LMS, once the compatibility issue has been resolved by
Blackboard, but you will need to use the "Alternate Embed Code" to
embed videos into the Canvas LMS environment."
Maybe if enough of our institutions let Blackboard know, this will get resolved?
Hope that helps!
Kathleen DeLaurenti
Arts Librarian
College of William & Mary
On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 3:12 PM, Susan Wood <[email protected]> wrote:
> Yes, links are working fine.
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> Though it would be great if we could customize the links to videos in FoD so
> that, for example, if a faculty member copied the link in the email function
> in FoD, it would automatically include the proxy prefix.
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> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Moshiri, Farhad
> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2014 1:13 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Videolib] Films on Demand, embedding in Blackboard, off campus
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> Have your instructors try to make a persistent link to the videos in
> Blackboard instead of embedding them? Our faculty use the links and students
> off campus can access the videos without any problem. We also use ezproxy
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> Post-Masters Advanced Study Certificate
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> Audiovisual & Music Librarian
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> University of the Incarnate Word
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> 4301 Broadway – CPO 297
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> San Antonio, TX 78209
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> (210) 829-3842
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> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Susan Wood
> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2014 11:49 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [Videolib] Films on Demand, embedding in Blackboard, off campus
> access
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> I’m trying to figure out how to make sure that videos from Films on Demand
> that instructors embed in their Blackboard courses are accessible from off
> campus.
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> I’ve tried adding our ezproxy prefix into the embed code, which does result
> in the correct authentication screen appearing, but then the video doesn’t
> display after institutional credentials are entered.
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> Does anyone know how to make it work?
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> Thanks!
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> Susan Wood
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> Media & Reader Services Librarian
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> Montaukett Learning Resource Center, 119
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> Suffolk County Community College, Eastern Campus
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> Riverhead, NY
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> p. 631-548-2544
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> [email protected]
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