Panopto is the leading video content management system for Higher Education. The main purpose of the project is to facilitate the Academic Principle (published and approved by APG) that lecturers would pre-record lectures and that face-to-face time would be prioritized for tutorials. Panopto will assist you both to create and share video content online.

Panopto is a cloud-based video platform for recording, live streaming, sharing, searching and managing video content from your computer, laptop or mobile device. Short overview of Panopto

Panopto, the leading video content management system for Higher Education, is now available to use for all UL staff and is integrated in Brightspace, see video - Panopto Video Platform - 3 Minute Introduction. 

Panopto has four key components – each designed to assist with creating, delivering and managing online video content.

  1. Video library – allows you to easily share your videos with your students.
  2. Recorder – a tool to record your video content.
  3. Online Interactive web player – allows students to view and interact with videos on any device. 
  4. Video editor – tools that allow you to edit your own videos. 

Panopto, which is integrated in Brightspace, provides several key benefits for both staff and students.

For staff:

  • You can share video content in a secure manner with your students and have full control over when a video resource is shared and with whom. 
  • You can record video content from any PC, Mac or mobile device. 
  • You can record your live teaching sessions. The Panopto recorder will be available in primary teaching spaces on Campus, and you can use this tool to record your teaching sessions. 
  • You have full control on the recording process.  You can record your on-screen presentation plus either video and audio or just audio depending on your own personal preference.  You can edit your videos online, attach slides and add interactive quizzes to any of your recordings.
  • You can create playlists to easily group related recordings for your students.
  • You can set your video recording to be automatically uploaded to your personal video folder for review.  You can choose when and to whom to share the video. 
  • You can set up assignment folders in Brightspace where students can simply, and securely, upload their video assignments for review.  

For students:

  • Panopto provides a simpler method of accessing video content. Video recording will be available for viewing directly in Brightspace. The online web player is compatible with all pc, mac and mobile devices.
  • They will have access to any video shared with them in their video library.
  • They will be able to review key sections of the lecture recordings to assist in the learning process.
  • They will be able to easily search any video for specific words or phrases enabling them to quickly find relevant information.
  • Students will have the ability to change the video quality and playback speed based on their own specific needs and broadband connection speed

Panopto is integrated with Brightspace and can be accessed from your computer, laptop, or mobile device. 

To access Panopto on Brightspace please log in to your Brightspace site.

  • Select your module from the select a course module
  • Select Course Tools and Panopto.

Panopto is also available online.

Multi-Factor Authentication
Please note if you access Panopto via https://ulcampus.cloud.panopto.eu/ from off-campus you will be asked to authenticate using multi-factor authentication in the same manner as when you access your emails remotely.

 

Open Brightspace and then navigate to the site where you wish to create a video and then select –

  • Course Tools > Panopto.  
  • Select the Create.
  • To create a video, select the option Panopto for Windows.
  • To start recording simply select the Open Panopto button to start recording.

Step-by-step instructions are available via How do I record a video in Panopto.

To record a session from off-campus you will need to install the Panopto recorder and then launch it to begin recording your session.

Open Brightspace and then navigate to the site where you wish to create a video and then select –

  • Course Tools > Panopto.  
  • Select the Create button.
  • To create a video, select the option Panopto for Windows.
  • To start recording, simply select the Open Panopto button to start recording.

Recording from home guidelines

  • Minimise background noise when recording.
  • Make sure your webcam is at eye level.
  • Ensure your light source is in front of you rather than above or behind.
  • Do a short test recording where you can assess the quality of your audio and your camera angle.

Further information is available via Panopto Recording off Campus. 

A quick start guide for UL staff on using Panopto is also available. 

For further information visit How to Allow Viewers to Record Videos Using Assignment Folders.

Live Teaching

Cameras and microphones are installed in General Teaching Spaces in UL to allow live teaching sessions to be recorded. Details of rooms that are Panopto enabled are published here as the equipment is installed. 

Select the ‘Centrally Bookable Rooms Only’ dropdown option for a detailed room list.

The Panopto integration for MS Teams is available. This integration allows MS Teams meeting recordings to be automatically uploaded into Panopto and should make it easier for you to locate your MS Teams recordings in Panopto, edit them, add captions, and share your recordings with your students.

Full details of this new feature in Panopto are available in the user guide: MS Teams and Panopto for Teaching Staff

Panopto offers accessibility features that allows users to easily navigate and read the Panopto web interface. The web interface supports screen readers for all available creator and viewer interfaces. The web interface also supports keyboard access, allowing you to use the tab key to access all available functions. All sessions fully support adding and displaying captions.  

Further information on Panopto’s accessibility features is available at this link: https://support.panopto.com/s/article/Learn-About-Accessibility-Features

When you create/upload a video or audio file to Panopto automatic speech recognition (ASR) captions in English are automatically generated and added to your recording, making your online content more accessible. The Panopto machine-generated captions provide approximately an 85-95% accuracy rate which may vary based on the audio sound quality of your recording and the topics being presented. The machine-generated captions can be edited via the Panopto editor. 

Multiple language ASR Captioning.

It is now possible to change the default ASR captioning language for a folder in Panopto from English to a second language.  ASR captioning is now supported for the following languages: Spanish, German, French, Dutch, Chinese, Thai, Japanese, Russian, Polish, Portuguese, Danish, Finnish, Hungarian, Norwegian, Swedish, and Italian.  (Please note Irish is not currently supported.)

Any new videos/audios uploaded or created in a folder where the default caption language has been changed will now have captions in the language chosen. Note, the captions will only change for new content and existing content will not be affected. As a workaround, if you need to change the language of captions for existing recordings you will need to download the recording and then re-upload them to this folder for the captions to change to the preferred language.   

Full details on multiple language ASR captioning are available at this link: https://support.panopto.com/s/article/How-to-Use-Multiple-Language-ASR-Captioning

 

Podcasting offers the opportunity for lecturers to easily broadcast engaging audio and video content to their student. To access the podcast, students simply subscribe to the podcast feed.  

Panopto’s built in podcast features simplify the podcast creation process and will with a simple “tick of a button” allow you to share your recording materials with your students in a convenient and accessible manner.  

Podcasting guides and videos

Notice regarding Podcasting - Anonymous access

RSS and Apple Podcasts feeds can be accessed by anyone with the feed URL, without needing to authenticate. This means that, if feeds are enabled for a folder, these secret URLs could potentially be shared outside of the institution, allowing anonymous viewers the ability to download the MP3 files.

Benefits of Podcasting for Education Purpose:  

1. Ease of access and convenience. 

One of the advantages of podcasts is the portability and convenience they offer. Podcasts can be downloaded to any mobile device, allowing the student to access the learning resources anytime, anywhere, with very little effort. 

2. Increased engagement 

Many students struggle to sit and watch a recorded lecture for more than 10 or 15-minutes. If the same material is presented in podcast format, they are far more likely to listen to the full episode. They can listen to the podcast in otherwise wasted time, or alongside a routine activity such as sitting on the bus, walking, washing the dishes or in the gym.  

3. Review and exam preparation 

Students can use the podcast for reference purposes or for preparing themselves for upcoming examinations. Podcasts give the student the ability to review and re-listen to difficult material and learn at their own pace.  

We have created a range of resource materials including step-by-step videos and instructional guides.

Instructional Guides

Video Guides

Please visit our Panopto Video Guide page for further information.