Case Study: Grand Valley State University achieves streamlined video workflows and Blackboard integration with Ensemble Video

Ensemble Video’s Dropbox and Blackboard Integration Enhances Online Education at Grand Valley State University

Grand Valley State University (GVSU), a public university serving nearly 25,000 students, faced a fragmented and inefficient video environment: content was stored across YouTube, Vimeo and a homegrown server, making upload, management and delivery to students difficult. The university needed a scalable, easy-to-use video platform with deep Blackboard integration and a simple way for online students to submit videos to faculty.

GVSU adopted Ensemble Video for its Blackboard Building Block and Dropbox submission feature, letting faculty independently manage media within Blackboard while students upload assignments directly to instructors’ libraries. The change streamlined workflows, reduced travel and observation costs, improved privacy and annotation-based feedback, increased campus adoption of video assignments and teaching, and positioned the university to expand into mobile capture with EnsembleLive.

Grand Valley State University

Mary Morgan

Library Technology Manager