Kaltura Updates: New Quiz Options and Hotspots

Details: Published: September 24th, 2019

Kaltura has updated its interactive quiz feature and added the ability to add hotspots in videos.

Multiple Quiz Attempts

Kaltura has updated its interactive video quiz feature to allow multiple attempts on quizzes. Instructors can decide which attempt score (average, lowest, highest, or latest) is sent to the Canvas Gradebook.

Hotspots

Kaltura now has the ability to add Hotspots to videos. Hotspots are a clickable object/link in a video that allows for customization on what happens next when a viewer clicks.

Another video
A form
A wiki article
A pdf
A citation
A different time point in the video

Additional information about Kaltura is available on the Kaltura eLearning web page.

A screenshot example of a kaltura hotspot.

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