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Panopto for Instructors


What features are available for instruction?

Record a Live Classroom Lecture

For information about recording a live classroom lecture using Panopto, refer to the Classroom Technology Resource Website. If you are a first-time user and don’t see the green “Create” button either in the Panopto interface within Canvas or in the Panopto web interface outside of Canvas, you may not have Creator access yet. Please follow these instructions to enable Creator access and the green “Create” button.

Zoom cloud-based class recordings are saved to both Zoom and Panopto. Learn how to locate your class recordings in Panopto.

Best Practices for Recording Your Face-to-Face Class

  • Inform your students (multiple times if possible) that you will be recording your class for their later review.
  • Add a statement in your syllabus*. (see example below)
  • Put an announcement in your Canvas course and verbally make an announcement in class.
  • Take steps to ensure recordings are only available to current class participants via Canvas.
  • Consider recording only your lecture material and not class discussions or activities.
  • Recordings from your face-to-face classroom should be posted to Panopto and the link shared in your Canvas course site.
  • OIT currently has Panopto settings in place that support UT security guidelines. Please be aware that any content that UT faculty and staff create or post to Panopto should also follow FERPA guidelines related to release of such content to unauthorized individuals. Protecting data and confidential information contained in any videos posted is the responsibility of each content creator to ensure information is not improperly shared. Instructors and students alike should take care not to share FERPA protected information in video recordings to unauthorized individuals. If you need a refresher on the handling of FERPA protected information, please refer to the FERPA and Student Privacy page as well as the FERPA training provided on the K@TE platform.

*Example syllabus statement:

To allow for greater flexibility and provide additional opportunities to engage with course lectures, many of our class meetings will be recorded and posted to this course’s Canvas site for you to review at your convenience. Please be aware that you will not be on camera, but your voice might be recorded when participating in class, including asking questions. In accordance with the university’s privacy practices, recordings will only be made available to class participants. You are encouraged to not share FERPA protected information in class recordings.

(NOTE: Feel free to add any specific department of college information that needs to be shared.)

Pre-Record an Online Lecture

Panopto is a robust video, lecture-creation solution that allows for simultaneously recording of multiple inputs including audio, PowerPoint, and other video sources connected to a computer. Recorded lectures can include interactive quizzes and note-taking.

Manage and Host Video Content in Panopto

Panopto is a campus-supported video storage solution. You control who sees your content. Watch these videos about managing content in Panopto:

Canvas and Panopto

Video content hosted in Panopto can be added directly to Canvas announcements, assignments, modules, pages, and more. It also integrates with the Canvas grade book.

Read these articles for more information on the following topics:

For a more in-depth look, watch this 30-minute video about using Panopto in Canvas.

If you’re having trouble deciding which tool to use, read this handy chart that compares Panopto, Canvas Studio, and Zoom.

Create Assignments in Canvas

Instructors can create viewing assignments in Canvas using Panopto videos, add quizzes to Panopto videos, and allow students to submit their own Panopto recordings for a grade in Canvas using an assignment folder created by you.

Zoom and Panopto

Zoom Cloud recordings automatically import to your My Folder > Meeting Recordings folder in Panopto after you start using Panopto. Any Zoom Cloud recordings created prior to that will not import. More information on where to find your Zoom Cloud recordings in Panopto can be found here.

How-To Videos

Check out these videos for more information on using the Panopto platform:

Please refer to these OIT Knowledge Base articles about Panopto for more information on using the platform.

You can always reach out to the OIT HelpDesk by calling 865-974-9900 or by visiting help.utk.edu for more information.

FERPA Guidelines for Panopto

OIT currently has Panopto settings in place that support UT security guidelines. Please be aware that any content that UT faculty and staff create or post to Panopto should also follow FERPA guidelines. Protecting data and confidential information contained in any videos posted is the responsibility of each content creator to ensure information is not improperly shared. Instructors and students alike should take care not to share FERPA protected information in video recordings. If you are unsure about FERPA best practices, please refer to FERPA information provided by UT as well as the FERPA training provided on the K@TE platform.

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