⏱️ The Essentials in 3 Minutes |
🧠 Understanding the Value of This Feature
Until now, recording a video for a training course required using an external tool (Loom, OBS, smartphone), managing the file, then importing it into Didask. This friction significantly limited video use in two key scenarios:
🖥️ Technical training where you need to record your screen to explain software.
🗣️ Practical exercises where the learner must record themselves (sales pitch, public speaking, technical gesture).
📌 With Didask's native video recording, these use cases are finally simple and accessible to everyone, no external tool required.
💡 No more files to manage, no more transfers: everything happens directly within the platform, on both the author and learner side.
🎬 Author Side: Record a Video in a Video Block
In a module, on a video block, you can choose between importing an existing video or recording directly from Didask.
The 2 available recording modes
Mode | When to use it | Example |
📹 Webcam | To film yourself explaining a topic. | You personally introduce a key concept at the start of a chapter. |
🖥️ Screen share | To comment on slides or demonstrate software. | You explain how to use a business tool by recording your screen. |
How to record a video
In the granule, add a video block then click "Content" ✏️
Choose "Record a video".
Select the mode: Screen (choose between full screen, a specific window, or a browser tab) or Webcam (uses your camera directly).
Choose your camera and microphone from the dropdown menus.
Click Start, a 3-second countdown begins before recording.
Record, then click Stop, the video uploads automatically and is embedded in the granule.
During recording
A red REC indicator and a duration counter are displayed.
You can pause and resume the recording if needed.
If something goes wrong, the Restart button lets you start over without leaving the interface.
💡 Design tip: for effective pedagogical videos, keep them short, structure your content, and prefer several short videos over one long one.
💡 Good to know
Chrome is recommended for optimal quality and full feature access (including pause).
Pause is not available on all browsers.
Screen share is not available on mobile, webcam recording only works on smartphones and tablets.
Videos already recorded and uploaded remain accessible even if the feature is later disabled.
There is no built-in editing tool, if you need to modify the content, you'll need to re-record.
🎓 Learner Side: Submit a Video in a Take-Home Assignment
In a Take-home assignment module, learners can now respond by recording a video directly, in addition to the formats already available (text, file).
The 2 modes on the learner side
Mode | When it's useful | Example |
📹 Webcam | Oral scenarios, pitches, public speaking. | In a sales training course: pitching a product on camera. |
🖥️ Screen share | Demonstrating a software skill or a reasoning process. | Presenting a dashboard, an Excel walkthrough, a tool manipulation. |
Mobile recording for technical gestures
📌 On a tablet or smartphone, learners can record directly using their device's camera. Particularly useful for:
Filming a technical gesture in a workshop or store.
Capturing a field operation (manipulation, inspection, posture).
Documenting a real-world scenario away from a screen.
How to do it
In the take-home assignment response area, click "Record a video".
Choose your source (screen or webcam), configure your camera and microphone.
Record, then stop — the video is automatically attached to your response.
You can delete and start over before submitting your assignment.
During recording
A red REC indicator and a duration counter are displayed.
The learner can pause and resume the recording if needed.
If something goes wrong, the Restart button lets them start over without leaving the interface.
💡 Typical Use Cases
Training type | Video recording use |
💼 Sales | Learners: product pitch, client interview simulation. |
🖥️ Software / SaaS | Authors: software demos. Learners: demonstrating a tool skill. |
🛠️ Technical / Trade | Learners (mobile): technical gesture filmed in a real-world setting. |
🗣️ Soft skills / Communication | Learners: public speaking, posture, on-camera expression. |
🎓 Instructional delivery | Authors: filming themselves to personalize and humanize the training. |
⚒️ Technical Requirements
Side | Requirements |
Author | Recent browser (Chrome recommended) + permission to access webcam or screen share. |
Learner (computer) | Recent browser + webcam or screen share permission. |
Learner (mobile / tablet) | Permission to access the device camera. |
⚠️ As with any feature using the camera or microphone, your browser will request access permission on first use. This permission can be granted permanently for Didask.
⁉️ Frequently Asked Questions
Question | Answer |
Do I need to install software or an extension? | No. Recording works directly in the browser. Your browser will simply ask you to allow access to your camera, microphone, and/or screen on the first recording. |
Can I record my screen and webcam at the same time? | No, this is not possible. |
Is there a time limit? | No time limit, but a maximum of 2 GB per recording, which is roughly 30 min to 1 hour. Rather than one long recording, we recommend making several short ones for a better experience. |
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