Here are some helpful tools you can use to help you build high-quality online courses. The College of Engineering provides free access to some of these tools, such as the Self-Service Portal, YuJa, and Camtasia. Others may require an additional fee.
If you don’t see what you need here, please email us at eSAIL@tamu.edu.
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YuJa Lecture Capture
YuJa is the College of Engineering’s centralized lecture capture and video management platform. It allows you to easily record lectures, manage video media, and embed accessible video content directly into your Canvas courses. All automated classroom recordings are also stored here securely.
For step-by-step instructions on setting up your account, publishing to course channels, and managing captions, see our dedicated YuJa Lecture Capture Resources page.
Camtasia
Camtasia is an all-in-one screen recorder and video editor. You can record your screen, add video effects and transitions, and more. Camtasia makes it simple to record and create professional-looking videos on Windows and Mac.
You can install Camtasia using Engineering’s Self-Service Portal on college-owned devices. Camtasia and SnagIt (screen capture software) are also currently available for $25 at Texas A&M’s Software Center.
We’ve written a couple of Camtasia tutorials:
Self-Service Portal
The Self-Service portal allows you to install pre-approved software packages without needing to contact Engineering IT.
Note: The Self-Service Portal is only available on college-owned devices.
- Windows Self-Service Portal (1.5 min.)
- Mac Self-Service Portal (1 min.)
TAMU Network Speed Test
Faculty, staff, and students can check their connection to Texas A&M campus.
Follow this tutorial to see your ping rate, download speed, and upload speed with Texas A&M.
Zachry Classrooms
Start Here:
This tutorial walks you through how to start the system in a Zachry learning studio and some basic settings. This should not replace the Zachry Faculty training.
For the Built-in Computer:
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