Scenario
Tina Teacher is hosting a live lecture on Thursday morning. She wants to:
broadcast the session through Moodle,
record the lecture and make it available afterwards, and
track who actually attended the live lecture (not who watched the recording).
Proposed solution
Create a scheduled live event in Vimeo for the lecture and enable recording.
Embed the live event with Video Time and limit tracking to the scheduled event time.
Prerequisites
A scheduled live event in Vimeo with recording enabled.
Refer to settings in Vimeo for the most essential Vimeo configurations.
Video Time Pro must be installed on your Moodle site.
Implementation
You only need to create one Video Time activity for the setup.
Create the first Video Time activity
In settings under 'General' configure the following settings:
Video URL: Add the URL of the Vimeo live event.
Activity name: Live lecture on topic XY
In settings under 'Availability' configure the following settings:
Allow viewing from: add start time and date of live lecture
Allow viewing till: add end time and date of live lecture
Prevent preview tracking: Enable
In 'Embed options' configure the following settings:
No specific settings are needed.
You can individualize the embedding options to your preferences.
Result
Before the event starts, Video Time will display the scheduled start time from Vimeo. As soon as the live stream begins, Video Time starts tracking all users who are watching. After the event ends, the recorded version automatically replaces the live stream, allowing students to watch the lecture later. However, views of the recording will not be tracked – the report will only reflect views that occurred during the live session.
Customizing settings for different or extended use cases
Use case #3a: Use live attendance as a requirement for grading or course completion.
In completion conditions:
Add requirements: Enable
Completion on watch percentage: 90 %
Setting the watch percentage below 100% allows for some flexibility – for example, if a student briefly loses their internet connection during the live session.
Use case #3b: Enable the chat tab to let students actively participate during the live lecture.
In Tabs:
Enable tabs: Enable
Video Time Chat tab: Enable