⏱️ The Essentials in 3 Minutes |
🧠 Understanding the Pedagogical Value of Video
Video is particularly effective for demonstrating a gesture, showing a procedure, or humanizing content with a testimonial. It engages an additional sensory channel and can reduce the cognitive load associated with reading.
Be careful, however: a long, passive video replaces the effort of understanding with passive consumption. It works best when it is short, targeted, and followed by exercises that make the learner work on what they have just watched.
🔍 Which Option to Choose?
| Video mode (direct import) | Embed mode |
Source | File imported to Didask | Video hosted elsewhere (YouTube, Vimeo…) |
Formats | mp4, webm, mov, avi, wmv, gif | Any compatible embed link |
Max size | 2 GB per video | No limit on Didask's side |
Learner tracking | Automatic playback detection | No detection — risk of inactivity modal appearing |
Recommended for | Internal videos, full control | Public videos already online |
💡 Video playback cannot be made mandatory; the learner is free to watch it or not. To encourage full viewing, the workaround is to make the time spent on the granule mandatory. By setting a minimum time equal to the video's duration (e.g. 5 minutes), the learner will be blocked and cannot move to the next granule until the countdown ends.
1. Add a Video via Direct Import (Video Mode)
In the content editor (granule, introduction page, conclusion page), add a "Video" block.
Click the "Content" icon in the top right of the block.
Import your video file.
Technical details:
Supported formats: mp4, webm, mov, avi, wmv, gif
Maximum size: 2 GB per video
Platform storage: 150 GB
2. Add a Video via Embed (Embed Mode)
In the content editor (granule, introduction page, conclusion page), add an "Embed" block.
Click the "Content" icon in the top right of the block.
Paste the video link into the embed field.
⚠️ Make sure sharing is enabled on the source platform (YouTube, Vimeo…), otherwise the video will not display on Didask.
📶 Video Playback on a Limited Connection (ABR)
Videos imported directly to Didask benefit from ABR (Adaptive BitRate), a streaming technology that automatically adjusts video quality based on each learner's connection.
Each video is encoded in multiple quality versions:
Quality | Bitrate | Typical context |
1080p | 5 Mbps | Fiber |
480p | 1.5 Mbps | Standard Wi-Fi |
360p | 800 Kbps | Mobile 4G |
240p | 200 Kbps | Remote areas or satellite |
The player automatically selects the appropriate version and adjusts in real time if the network fluctuates, with no action required from the learner.
ℹ️ ABR applies only to videos imported in Video mode. Videos embedded via embed depend on quality management by the source platform (YouTube, Vimeo…).
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