How to create a video lesson
Introduction
There are six different types of lessons that you can create within a course. In this article, we will be covering the steps through which you can create video lessons.
Under the video lesson, you can upload four different types of videos. You can choose to upload the video directly, or embed a YouTube link, Vimeo link or any other external link.
Step 1: Create a course
Login to your account => click courses => create new course => choose your preferred course type => and click Next.
Afterward, add the course title and description and click create course.
Under lessons, an introductory course section and lesson would be provided for you to get started. Note that you can either delete the introduction or edit it.
Step 2: Choose your lesson and video type
Click the add lesson button => add a lesson title => tick the video lesson box => choose your preferred Video Platform and click create lesson.
=> OnlineCourseHost.com means you want to upload the video directly as an MP4.
=> YouTube means you want to insert a YouTube link.
=> Vimeo means you want to insert a Vimeo link.
=> Other Platforms means you want to insert the links to other external video platforms like Loom.
Step 3: Steps to upload your video directly
Click the add content button and upload your video.
Note that you have to:
=> Make sure that your videos are in MP4 or MOV formats.
=> The file size is less than 2 GB.
=> The videos are under 20 minutes: We strongly recommend that course creators split their videos into small chunks of lectures, to make it easier for the videos to be uploaded and processed, and for students to watch them.
Step 4: Steps to upload a YouTube video
Click the video lesson => insert your YouTube URL, and Apply Video. Afterward, click Save.
By default, the application will fetch the thumbnail of the video from the URL and show it, while saving the URL to the database. Kindly refer to this link for more information about how to generate YouTube links.
Step 5: Steps to upload a Vimeo video
Click the video lesson => insert your Vimeo URL, and Apply Video. Afterward, click Save.
Please, note that not all Vimeo links can be inserted into the lessons. Kindly refer to this link for more information about how to generate acceptable Vimeo links.
Step 6: Steps to upload Other Platforms' videos
To upload videos from other platforms, you will need to embed the code to the video. After copying the code from your external dashboard, go to your OnlineCourseHost.com platform => edit the course in question => click the lesson => insert the code, and click Apply Video. Afterward, click Save.
Thumbnails are not fetched for videos from other platforms, as the box accepts videos from any platform. Kindly refer to this link for more information about how to use third-party video platforms.
Step 7: Add a caption to your directly uploaded video
You can add a VTT caption file to make your video more accessible. This would act as a subtitle for your video.
Kindly refer to this link for steps on how to add subtitles to your videos
Step 8: Add a lesson description
Lastly, you can add a short description to further explain the videos to your students and give any additional information you want them to know.
Step 9: Publish your course
Scroll down and publish your video lesson.
Move to the Publish menu and ensure that all the requirements have been ticked. Afterward, click publish now.
In conclusion, your course becomes available to your students after it has been published.
To view your course as a student, click Courses => view course, and you will be taken to the course.