FenomioStream Activity Module

A Moodle activity module that embeds FenomioStream video content as a dedicated course activity with authenticated access and a built-in media browser.

Features

• Embeds FenomioStream video player as a course activity


• Built-in media browser for selecting videos directly from the FenomioStream platform


• Secure authentication via SHA-512 signed tokens


• Configurable user identity field for FenomioStream authentication (username, email, ID number, institution, or department)


• Activity completion tracking (marks activity as viewed)


• Responsive 16:9 aspect ratio player

Requirements

• Moodle 4.1 or later


• A FenomioStream platform instance with connector access


• A shared secret key from your FenomioStream portal administrator

Installing via uploaded ZIP file

1. Log in to your Moodle site as an admin and go to Site administration >
   Plugins > Install plugins.


2. Upload the ZIP file with the plugin code. You should only be prompted to add
   extra details if your plugin type is not automatically detected.


3. Check the plugin validation report and finish the installation.

Installing manually

The plugin can be also installed by putting the contents of this directory to

{your/moodle/dirroot}/mod/fenomiostream

Afterwards, log in to your Moodle site as an admin and go to Site administration >
Notifications to complete the installation.

Configuration

Go to Site administration > Plugins > Activity modules > FenomioStream and configure:

• FenomioStream URL — Base URL of your FenomioStream platform instance


• Shared secret — Secret key for server-to-server authentication


• Profile field — Which Moodle user profile field to use for FenomioStream user identification


• Profile field prefix/suffix — Optional prefix and suffix for the profile field value


• Debug authorization — Show debug URL when authorization fails

Usage

1. Turn editing on in your course


2. Click Add an activity or resource


3. Select FenomioStream


4. Click the FenomioStream button to open the media browser and select a video, or enter the media identifier manually


5. Save the activity

Students will see the embedded video player when they open the activity.

External service

This plugin requires a FenomioStream platform subscription. The plugin communicates with the FenomioStream server to authenticate users and retrieve video content. No personal data is stored on the FenomioStream server by this plugin — only the user identifier is sent for authentication purposes.

About FenomioStream

FenomioStream is a cloud-based platform for managing, publishing, and streaming multimedia content. It supports both on-demand (VOD) and live streaming with adaptive HLS quality, secure access control, and integration with identity providers including eduID/Shibboleth, Google, Microsoft, and others. Visit www.fenomio.stream for more information.

Related plugins

• filter_fenomiostream — Text filter for embedding videos in any text area


• atto_fenomiostream — Atto editor button for inserting FenomioStream tags


• tiny_fenomiostream — TinyMCE editor button for inserting FenomioStream tags

License

2024 Fenomen multimedia

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later
version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
this program. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.