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MEDIAL: How to Create and Manage Content Policies

Managing a growing media library does not have to mean keeping every file in active storage forever. With MEDIAL content policies, you can identify content that is no longer needed day to day, move it into archived storage, and restore it quickly if it becomes relevant again. This is especially useful for education providers managing student submissions across academic years. Once an assessment period has ended, archived submissions can free up valuable storage space while remaining available...

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WEBINAR | Effortless Video Assignments in Moodle™: Built for the AI Era

Register here In this webinar, we'll explore how MEDIAL helps educators run authentic, AI-resistant assessment through video, giving institutions the tools to capture, submit, grade, and archive video assignments and feedback from directly within Moodle. Whether you're a Moodle administrator, learning technologist, lecturer, or academic quality team looking to strengthen assessment integrity, MEDIAL provides everything needed to make video assessment effortless while keeping content secure...

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MEDIAL Plugin for Moodle™: How to Grade a Video Assignment and Leave Video Feedback

Video assignments give students a practical way to demonstrate knowledge, explain their thinking, and communicate in their own voice. For teachers, the grading process needs to remain just as straightforward as marking any other Moodle activity. The MEDIAL Plugin for Moodle™ keeps the entire workflow connected to the assignment area. You can locate a student submission, review the video, enter a grade, add written comments, and record a personalised video response without leaving the grading...

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How to Submit a Video Assignment in Moodle with MEDIAL

Submitting a video assignment in Moodle does not need to be complicated. With the MEDIAL Video Assignment Plugin, students can respond to an assignment in the format that suits their work best: upload a completed video, record directly with a webcam, or create a screen recording with a presentation. The important thing is to begin in the right place, choose the right recording method, and complete the final save step. This guide walks through the full process from opening the assignment to...

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MEDIAL Plugin for Moodle: How to Create a Teacher Video Assignment

A video assignment can make instructions clearer, give learners a more engaging way to respond, and create an opportunity for richer feedback. With the MEDIAL Assignment Activity Plugin for Moodle, teachers can build video directly into a familiar Moodle assignment workflow. The process is straightforward. Create the assignment as normal, add a video where it supports the task, enable video submissions, turn on MEDIAL video feedback, and save. Here is how to set it up from start to finish....

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How to Collect Video Submissions in Any LMS

Learn how to collect video submissions via an LMS, MEDIAL or direct upload, with practical setup, recording, assessment, privacy and grading tips.

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