ulcc / mediacore-moodle

MediaCore plugin for Moodle

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A set of Moodle plugins that integrate with MediaCore.

Designed to work with Moodle 2.3+. Tested and compatible up to Moodle v2.6.

Overview

These plugins provide a rich set of Moodle-MediaCore integrations using LMS-LTI to connect with your MediaCore site without having to leave Moodle.

MediaCore Moodle Plugins

Local (local/mediacore)

• Provides LTI integration libraries and configuration setup that is used by the other plugins.

Repository (repository/mediacore)

• Provides a custom 'repository' file picker as part of Moodle's built-in media integration.

Filter (filter/mediacore)

• Transforms the video URLs generated by the TinyMCE and Repository plugins into MediaCore's embedded media player.

TinyMce (lib/editor/tinymce/plugins/mediacore)

• Provides a rich integration with MediaCore, allowing you to launch the "MediaCore Chooser" from a custom button added to every TinyMCE editor.

Plugin Installation/Upgrade

Upgrading the MediaCore plugin is done by copying the following folders into the correct Moodle directories.

• Copy local/mediacore into path/to/your/moodle/local/
• Copy repository/mediacore into path/to/your/moodle/repository/
• Copy filters/mediacore into path/to/your/moodle/filters/

Moodle 2.3:

• Copy lib/editor/tinymce/mediacore into path/to/your/moodle/lib/editor/tinymce/tiny_mce/{version}/plugins/

Moodle 2.4:

• Copy lib/editor/tinymce/plugins/mediacore into path/to/your/moodle/lib/editor/tinymce/plugins/

To finalize the installation you will need to navigate to: Site administration -> Notifications and click "Check for available updates". Click "Upgrade Moodle database now" to complete this step.

You may be asked to enter any new configuration settings as well.

It's always a good idea to purge the Moodle caches after this step as well :)

Plugin Configuration

Local MediaCore package config:

To hook your MediaCore site into Moodle you must navigate to: Site administration -> Plugins -> Local plugins -> MediaCore package config and enter:

• The hostname of your MediaCore site (i.e. demo.mediacore.tv).
• The scheme you wish to launch the Chooser and view embeds from (i.e. HTTP or HTTPS)
• The name of your lti consumer key (this must match a valid LTI consumer in your MediaCore site)
• The secret of your lti shared secret (this also must match the secret in the LTI consumer above)

Repository configuration setup:

You will also need to enable the repository. it may be turned on by navigating to: Site administration -> Plugins -> Repositories -> Manage Repositories and selecting Enabled and visible from drop down menu next to "MediaCore search".

Filter configuration setup:

In order for videos to display in Moodle, you must enable the MediaCore Filter. This can be turned on by navigating to: Site administration -> Plugins -> Filters -> Manage Filters and selecting On from drop down menu in the active column next to 'MediaCore media filter'.

TinyMCE Rich text editor plugin config:

Moodle 2.3:

1. Move the editor_plugin.js file from /lib/editor/tinymce/plugins/mediacore/tinymce to lib/editor/tinymce/tiny_mce/{version}/plugins/mediacore/ and rename it to editor_plugin_src.js.

2. Then, delete the /lib/editor/tinymce/plugins/mediacore/tinymce directory.

3. Now we need to let Moodle know about the MediaCore TinyMCE plugin. Open: /path/to/moodle/lib/editor/tinymce/lib.php

4. At the bottom of the get_init_params function, just above return $params, add the following lines of code:

   //for mediacore
   if (class_exists('mediacore_client', true /* autoload */)) {
       $mcore_client = new mediacore_client();
       $params = $mcore_client->configure_tinymce_lib_params($filters, $params);
   }
   

Moodle 2.4+:

• Once the lib/editor/tinymce/plugins/mediacore directory is in place, configuration is automatic.

Plugin Troubleshooting

To do a clean install we recommend you remove any old versions of the MediaCore plugin from your Moodle install. This is done by removing the following directories, if they exist:

• path/to/moodle/local/mediacore
• path/to/moodle/repository/mediacore
• path/to/moodle/filters/mediacore

Moodle 2.3:

• path/to/moodle/lib/editor/tinymce/tiny_mce/{version}/plugins/mediacore

Moodle 2.4+:

• path/to/moodle/lib/editor/tinymce/plugins/mediacore

You will also need to Navigate to: Site administration -> Plugins -> Plugins Overview and uninstall the following MediaCore plugin code from the Moodle database:

• Mediacore package libraries
• Mediacore search
• MediaCore media filter
• MediaCore media picker

** Note: any previous Moodle/MediaCore settings will be removed when you delete or upgrade the MediaCore plugin **

Once any old versions have been removed, you can retry the installation steps above.

Support Links

• Moodle Support Documentation

About MediaCore

Video is transforming education, and MediaCore helps hundreds of educational institutions around the world embrace it. The MediaCore Video Platform puts powerful video learning and sharing tools into the hands of every student and professor — empowering them to easily capture, manage and share video privately and securely across all platforms and mobile devices.

MediaCore has received a wide range of awards, most recently being recognized by Fast Company as one of the top ten most innovative companies in digital video.