Now that your media has migrated from Panopto to YuJa, you have access to all your videos in your new YuJa media library. While the migration preserved most of Panopto's course folder structure, faculty may want to review, reorganize, and prepare media using Yuja's user-based structure for the spring semester. This article provides two key strategies for organizing and sharing your videos, and how to get help if you have questions.

1. Organizing Your Migrated Content

Your migrated videos arrived in folders that mirror your Panopto structure, and depending on how you used Panopto, you may find a mix of content that represents prior courses (named by courseID) and folders created manually (e.g., weekly lessons, meeting recordings, etc.). Now is an ideal time to audit and reorganize for the semester ahead. Here's a practical approach:

Start with a content audit. Review what you have and sort videos into categories:

• Media to use immediately this semester
• Media that needs revision or re-recording
• Media to archive or delete (deleted videos remain in your Recycling Bin for 60 days)

Create a folder structure that works for you. In your YuJa "My Media" library, click "New Folder" to build an organizational system. Consider creating folders for each course section, topic theme, or semester. You can create subfolders by double-clicking a parent folder and repeating the process.

Use bulk actions for efficiency. Rather than moving videos one at a time, select multiple items to move  or copy them into folders at once. You can also apply tags to groups of videos to make them easier to find later.

Improve your metadata. Give your videos descriptive titles that make sense to both you and your students. Instead of "Video_0001," try "Week 1 Lecture - Intro to Marketing." Adding descriptions or tags also improves searchability across your library.

2. Sharing Your YuJa Content in Blackboard

Once your media is organized, you'll want to make it available to students. However, when it comes to sharing your videos with students, how you link them matters for both accessibility and security. YuJa offers flexible options depending on how you want students to access your content:

Embed videos directly in your Blackboard course. Use the YuJa Media Chooser to embed videos exactly where you need them -- within an Ultra Document, directly on the Content page, in an announcement, test, or discussion. This option gives you the most control over where and how students encounter your media, and ensures that permissions are automatically handled. Learn how to insert YuJa videos in Blackboard.

Publish to your YuJa course channel. When students open YuJa in a Blackboard course, they'll see a channel specifically for your course. If you publish videos to this channel, you'll create a centralized library of course media that students can browse on their own. This works well for supplemental resources or recorded lectures students might want to revisit. Learn about publishing to channels.

Share folders with specific users. Need to share media with colleagues, teaching assistants, or users outside your course? Create folders in your YuJa library and share them with specific permissions (read-only, edit, or full access). You can also generate shareable links for external users. Learn about folder sharing.

3. Getting Hands-On Support: YuJa Video Production Labs

Need dedicated time and one-on-one assistance? Join us for a YuJa Video Production Lab where our instructional technology team will help you upload, organize, and manage your course media. We're offering three sessions in ENG 102:

• Tuesday, January 20 | 12:00 - 1:30 PM - register (in person)
• Thursday, January 22 | 12:00 - 1:30 PM - register (virtual)
• Thursday, February 13 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM - register (in person)

Faculty can sign up for a 30-minute appointment to meet with Instructional Technology staff for a personal consultation about organizing content with folders and tags, optimizing video settings, adding captions for accessibility, and publishing media to courses. We're also offering other sessions on getting to started with YuJa, recording, and editing.

Questions?

If you have questions about YuJa or need help with your migration, check ourYuJa FAQs oropen a support ticket.

The migration of our campus video library from Panopto to YuJa is now complete. While the data export process from Panopto took longer than initially anticipated, the import into YuJa was finalized as of January 5, 2026.

All users can begin using YuJa for recording and hosting video content now (via Blackboard or your myUMBC login at umbc.edu/go/yuja). As we transition fully into the YuJa environment, please review the following information regarding your imported content and the next steps for managing your media.

1. Locating Your Content

You can now access your migrated videos by logging into YuJa and navigating to Media Management. Your content now includes migrated videos and has been organized into a folder structure that reflects your previous Panopto setup, including folders for specific courses and any custom folders you manually organized.

2. Identifying "Orphaned" or Missing Content

While the vast majority of content migrated successfully, we are aware of some minor issues regarding "orphaned" videos -- content that may not have successfully migrated to your account due to the way it was stored in Panopto. Instructional Technology is prioritizing SP2026 faculty who used Panopto to ensure their content will be available by mid-January.

• If you find that content is still missing after January 16: Please open a support ticket with Instructional Technology.
• The Instructional Technology team will conduct a review of orphaned content to identify your videos and reassign them to your YuJa account.

3. Content Created After November 10, 2025

The automated migration captured content existing in Panopto up through November 10. If you created or uploaded videos to Panopto after November 10, including the Spring 2026 semester, this media will not not appear in your YuJa Media Management unless you self migrate that specific content.

Faculty and staff have until March 23, 2026, to complete any necessary self migration before our access to the Panopto archive ends. After that date UMBC will no longer have access to any Panopto content. 

4. Next Steps and Support

Although Panopto will continue to be available in Blackboard until March 23 for video linkage, we strongly advise faculty to use YuJa for new media creation. To help you navigate and organize your new YuJa library, please refer to our YuJa FAQ collection and review our follow-up article about organizing content. 

• Upcoming training and webinars focused on YuJa features.
• Best practices for linking YuJa content within Blackboard.
• Tips for organizing your imported content and managing your Media Management folders.

We appreciate your patience throughout this complex migration. Our goal is to ensure that your instructional media is preserved and even more accessible in its new home. 

If you have immediate questions, please reach out to the Instructional Technology team via RT.

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Join Us at the Dialogue Symposium!

We are thrilled to invite you to the Dialogue Symposium: Bringing Campus and Communities Together, a unique space to explore how dialogue can deepen connection, foster inclusion, and shape the way we work together across campuses and communities. This event will feature interactive sessions, hands-on workshops, peer-led exchanges, and kick off with a dynamic keynote fishbowl conversation you won't want to miss. Register today!

Meet Our Keynote Speakers

We're honored to present a distinguished group of leaders whose work advances dialogue, inclusion, and community engagement:

• Dr. Felipe Filomeno — Professor of Political Science and Director of the Global Studies Program at UMBC. His interdisciplinary work on immigration, civic engagement, dialogue, and human development brings a global and community-centered lens to the conversation

• Dr. Bridget Turner-Kelly — Associate Professor in Student Affairs at the University of Maryland, College Park. Dr. Turner-Kelly's expertise in student development and campus community building highlights how dialogue supports belonging and transformational learning.

• Rhonda Fitzgerald — Executive Director of the Sustained Dialogue Institute, where she brings decades of leadership to efforts empowering campuses and communities to use sustained dialogue for conflict transformation and inclusive engagement.

• Dr. Brighid Dwyer — Vice Dean for Academic Excellence & Engagement at the University of Pennsylvania School of Arts & Sciences and Vice Chair of the Difficult Dialogues National Resource Center Board. Dr. Dwyer brings decades of leadership in higher education and intergroup dialogue, offering insight into structural and educational approaches to inclusive campus climates.

What Makes This Keynote Special?

Instead of a traditional panel, our keynote will be presented as a fishbowl conversation — a structured, participatory dialogue method in which a small group discusses key questions in the center while others observe and engage. This format allows for vibrant, inclusive exchange and reflects the very principles of active listening and shared meaning-making that dialogue advocates. 

Whether you're new to dialogue or an experienced practitioner, this conversation will offer rich insights into the benefits and challenges of dialogue as a campus and community approach, and create space for reflection, connection, and shared learning.

Don't Miss Out — Register Today!

Spaces are limited, and interest is growing. Whether you're an administrator, educator, student, facilitator, or community member, this symposium offers opportunities to build skills, connect with peers, and be part of shaping dialogue practice across our region.

Register now and be part of this engaging, thought-provoking event! Link to register: https://umbc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3qT4mFIw7bWNZFY

We look forward to seeing you there — ready to listen, share, and learn together!

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