A video recording and editing tool that enables instructors to create and archive lectures, create video clips, and prepare media elements for their course. Panopto allows users to record multiple inputs including their webcam and content on their computer screen, smartphones, tablets, and additional cameras and screens.
While there is no set time limit for recordings created using Panopto, ideally, recordings should be at or under 20 minutes to maintain learner attention and reduce cognitive overload. Learn more about best practices.
Idea Expansion:
- Student Presentations: Students can use Panopto too! For assignments that have an individual presentation component, Panopto can be a great option.
Pro tip: Enable the discussion feature to allow for questions and provide feedback. - Comprehension Checks: Ensure students understand the information presented and are ready to move forward by embedding quiz questions throughout a recording.
Pro tip: Create a Panopto assignment in Canvas and scores will sync into the gradebook. - Mini Lectures: Taking a focused approach to content can help ensure students’ comprehension. Mini lectures are short (under 20 minutes), concise presentations that focus on a single topic or concept—think of it as a sort of expanded pitch presentation. Mini lectures can be helpful for topics or concepts that students typically struggle with. Learn more.
Pro tip: Pair comprehension checks with your mini lectures.
Additional Ideas:
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Key Features & Functions:
- Basic video editing
- Automatic and editable captioning
- Generated and customizable table of contents
- Embedded quiz questions that integrate with Canvas gradebook
- Assignment folders for student submissions
- Ability to add YouTube videos or website URLs
- Discussions feature that provides opportunities for formative assessment, contextualized conversations, Q&A, critique, and feedback
- Bookmarking and note-taking
What to Expect:
Learning curve & usability: The amount of time and effort to learn the tool. Panopto is considered easy to learn and use for simple record and watch activities by both faculty and students.
Scalability: Tasks can be scaled to larger class sizes. With Panopto, scalability will vary depending on the task (e.g., discussions, quizzes, content delivery, etc.). Auto-grading of quizzes is available in Canvas.
Facilitation: Facilitation considers how instructors support students through the learning experience, provide feedback, and guide students in making connections through the tool. Facilitation in Panopto can be done, through discussions and embedded quizzes. It can also be helpful to prepare students in advance for how Panopto will be used in your course.
Content Management: Make updates, edits, and copy to different courses. Panopto does allow for updates and edits to be made to existing recordings. For Global Campus courses, it is recommended to copy content from semester to semester.
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