EduTV news

Clips and videos in the Informit EduTV database require Adobe Flash to be installed for them to play.  Links to clips and full videos may not work correctly on mobile devices; the link will take you to the correct page, but will not allow you to play it.

Create a link to an Informit EduTV News record

  1. Search Informit EduTV to locate the video you wish to link to.
  2. Click on the Complete Record link for the item (see image below).
    screen sample of the Informit EduTV website with the video title highlighted
  3. Click on the 'Link' button below the video (see image below).
    screen sample of the Informit EduTV website with the 'email' button highlighted
  4. Select 'Copy to clipboard' to copy the URL (see image below).
    screen sample of the Informit EduTV website with the 'email video' pop-up displaying and the 'share external URL' option selected
  5. You can paste this URL into your webpage, document or subject site.

Create a link to a clip made from Informit EduTV News videos

You can create a clip within Informit EduTV video and then link to this clip.

Creating a clip in Informit EduTV

  1. Sign in or create an account in Informit EduTV. Your sign-in is not your CSU username or password. The account is separate to the CSU account.
  2. Locate the recording you wish to create a shorter clip from.
  3. Below the video, click on Create Clip.
    screen sample of the Informit EduTV website with the 'Create Clip' button highlighted
  4. You'll now see the following under the video.
    screen sample fo the Informit EduTV website showing the expanded 'Create Clip' tab
  5. Set the start and finish points by clicking on the red button above BEGIN and END. They can be changed at any point before you click on Save.
  6. Enter a Title for this clip - it may be your subject code and module number, eg PSY110 Week 1.
  7. Add a description if you wish.
  8. Select the folder you wish to save the clip to. The tool will offer suggestions that match existing folders(see image below). If you don't have a folder, the tool will create one for you.
    screen sample of the Informit EduTV website with the 'Title',  'Description' and 'Folder' fields completed on the 'Create Clip' tab
  9. Click on Save.
  10. Your clip will now be available in the My Favourites tab.
  11. When you have located your clip, you can share your clip via email, Facebook or Twitter (only CSU staff and students will be able to view them) - instructions for creating a permanent link for Interact are below.

Create a link to a clip created in Informit EduTV

  1. Sign in to Informit EduTV.
  2. Click on the My Favourites tab.
    screen sample of the Informit EduTV website with the 'My Favourites' tab highlighted
  3. Select the recording you wish to link to.
  4. Below the video, click on Link.
  5. screen sample showing the 'Link' option highlighted
  6. Select 'Copy to clipboard' to copy the URL (see image below).
    screen sample of the Informit EduTV website with the 'email video' pop-up displaying and the 'share external URL' option selected
  7. You can paste this URL into your webpage, document or subject site.