Content Modularity and/or Media Library (LCMS)

Discussion created by Arden Shackelford on Feb 13, 2017
Latest reply on Jan 18, 2018 by Scott Dennis

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So, I realize this is something that is typically found in an LCMS type product, but I do see other competitors starting to really merge the two types of systems into one.

When I say course modularity:

I create Course A with (in context of Bridge):
- Welcome page
- Content Video slide
- 3 Questions slides
Now I create Course B
- I want to use the same video that's in Course A, but I don't want to have to upload the same video a second time.

Basically I'm thinking about a Media Library. Have the LMS have a repository of media content that can be referenced multiple times. Then if I update 1 video that's referenced in 6 courses, all 6 courses are updated where they have that video.

Thoughts everyone?

Edit (2/21/2017):

Honestly, just looking at how an LCMS functions, if Bridge were able to really merge the overall functionality of an LCMS into Bridge, I feel like that may attract a larger audience.

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Lena Smith

Feb 17, 2017 5:50 PM

You could bucket your video content somewhere else and use a hyperlink vs uploading to Bridge. Dup your videos into a Dropbox folder and link them or use Youtube or Vimeo or other video hosting. If using the latter, you can 'hide' the video from general view. The problem I encountered with using Youtube is suppressing the 'suggested videos that pop up after the video has completed.

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Arden Shackelford @ Lena Smith on Feb 21, 2017 8:57 AM

Lena Smith Great idea! Though in this context I used a video, I think other resources such as PDF's, Power Points, etc would also be content we would like to be able to re-use.

To me I would prefer something built into the LMS to make it so all of our content is in one place as opposed to multiple locations.

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Scott Dennis

@ Arden Shackelford on Jan 18, 2018 10:13 AM

Hi Lena and Arden,

Good news! We are deploying LTI integrations for Dropbox, along with YouTube and Vimeo so authors can embed associated content directly from the editor.

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Joy Ames

Jun 16, 2017 9:08 AM

I haven't used it myself, but I believe that the Arc tool is a bit like what you are looking for. From what I have learned about it you should be able to insert a video from Arc into any course and it would make sense that if you update that video in Arc it would update in each course. I am not positive on that, but you could ask your Bridge Rep about it and they would be able to tell you if they have that functionality in Arc yet.

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Arden Shackelford @ Joy Ames on Jun 16, 2017 9:29 AM

Joy Ames Good to know! I'll have to look into it.

While that would cover videos, our end goal would be have something that manages all content, not just video content. For example, being able to re-use a SCORM assessment in multiple courses with only uploading it once. Then, as needed we could update the one SCORM assessment and all other courses reflect the change(s).

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Lena Smith Feb 17, 2017 5:50 PM
You could bucket your video content somewhere else and use a hyperlink vs uploading to Bridge. Dup your videos into a Dropbox folder and link them or use Youtube or Vimeo or other video hosting. If using the latter, you can 'hide' the video from general view. The problem I encountered with using Youtube is suppressing the 'suggested videos that pop up after the video has completed.
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- Arden Shackelford @ Lena Smith on Feb 21, 2017 8:57 AM
  Lena Smith Great idea! Though in this context I used a video, I think other resources such as PDF's, Power Points, etc would also be content we would like to be able to re-use.
  
  To me I would prefer something built into the LMS to make it so all of our content is in one place as opposed to multiple locations.
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  - Scott Dennis @ Arden Shackelford on Jan 18, 2018 10:13 AM
    Hi Lena and Arden,
    Good news! We are deploying LTI integrations for Dropbox, along with YouTube and Vimeo so authors can embed associated content directly from the editor.
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Joy Ames Jun 16, 2017 9:08 AM
I haven't used it myself, but I believe that the Arc tool is a bit like what you are looking for. From what I have learned about it you should be able to insert a video from Arc into any course and it would make sense that if you update that video in Arc it would update in each course. I am not positive on that, but you could ask your Bridge Rep about it and they would be able to tell you if they have that functionality in Arc yet.
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- Arden Shackelford @ Joy Ames on Jun 16, 2017 9:29 AM
  Joy Ames Good to know! I'll have to look into it.
  
  While that would cover videos, our end goal would be have something that manages all content, not just video content. For example, being able to re-use a SCORM assessment in multiple courses with only uploading it once. Then, as needed we could update the one SCORM assessment and all other courses reflect the change(s).
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