Overview | CLAS - Collaborative Learning Annotation System

Upload Media

Upload videos, images and PDFs. Instructors can then organize media into playlists or assign them to specific student groups.

Draw or Flag Annotations

Students can flag important points in a video or draw around key features in an image to start a conversation.

Discuss and Engage

CLAS creates a collaborative space by allowing students to share their annotations, creating opportunities for peer review and instructor feedback.

Learn and Gain Insight

Learners are able to assess their level of understanding by comparing their own annotations against those of their peers.

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Deepening Student Understanding with Community Learning

Students develop a community feeling by working in small groups, apply what they are learning in other components of the course and discuss these activities with their partner.

Adding Another Dimension to Biology Lab Demonstrations

CLAS helps build group interactions, promote discussion and provide students with some experiences that were comparable to observation of material in an in-person lab setting.

Mini-Teaching by Teacher-Candidates

CLAS allows you to have a discussion which is very purposeful and to the point. I find that it not only saves time, but also makes it much more meaningful.

Linking Language in Math Practice

Videos of instructors solving mathematical problems on CLAS were annotated by students, allowing them to build the link between language use and mathematical practice.

Language Learning: Recording Speech & Feedback

CLAS allows both recording of student speech and feedback through the annotation tool. This system is especially convenient for students who shy away from having their face recorded.

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Updates

Feature Release: HTML5 Recorder

We are reintroducing the Video and Audio Recorder on CLAS! The Recorder was previously discontinued after Adobe announced that they will no longer support Flash so we brought the Recorder back on HTML5 this time. What is new in this release: The Upload button has been replaced with the + Add New button Users can record their own […]

Feature Release: HTML5 Support

Since Adobe will be ending its support of Flash at the end of 2020, CLAS will be replacing its video recorder with an HTML5 version starting December 7, 2020. Currently, most websites are using technologies like HTML5 to provide improved security, reduced power consumption, and faster page load times. With the release of HTML5 in CLAS, users […]

Feature Improvements: Manage Page

Adding Users Similar to Canvas, the functionality to add students/users is connected to SIS to ensure that all students enrolled in a course are added to the corresponding CLAS course. Instructors will now notice that the option to manually add users individually and the option to invite users by sharing a link have been removed […]

Expansion of CLAS to Other Faculties

CLAS has expanded to new faculties! More users now have access to CLAS for collaboratively annotating videos, images and PDFs. See the list below for facilities of which CLAS is available to: Faculty of Applied Science Faculty of Arts Faculty of Education Faculty of Forestry Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Land and Food Systems Faculty […]

Feature Release: Hide/Show Instructor Comments

A highly requested for feature is available on CLAS - instructors are now able to hide comments until they are ready to be released.

Kaltura upgrade on July 27, 2019 from noon to 10PM

The video hosting service (Kaltura) used by CLAS will be undergoing an upgrade on Saturday, July 27, 2019 from noon – 10PM PST. The service will be unavailable and you will not be able to upload media to CLAS or access any media that were uploaded to CLAS during this time. If you have any […]

CLAS Update on April 28, 2019 from 1PM to 2PM

CLAS will be undergoing an update on April 28, 2019 from 1:00 – 2:00 PM to push out the new user interface and new features. To avoid the possibility of losing data, please refrain from uploading anything to CLAS during the update window. If you have any questions, please contact Arts Helpdesk at arts.helpdesk@ubc.ca.

Feature Release: PDF Annotation

PDF annotation is now available on CLAS. Users can upload PDFs to CLAS for collaborative annotations, including highlighting, drawing, commenting and more. To upload a PDF to CLAS: Go to Upload Select and upload location > Choose a PDF File > Title the post > Choose a Copyright setting > Upload Please do not hesitate […]