How to Create a Panopto Video Assignment in Brightspace

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Overview

With the integration of Panopto in Brightspace, faculty can create assignments that include the submission of Panopto videos created by their students.

This guide will detail the steps instructors need to take to create Panopto video assignments.

Panopto Background

By default, all students have Viewer privileges on Panopto, meaning that they can only view Panopto content shared with them. To create or upload content to Panopto, students must have their permissions set to Creator for Submitted Assignment Videos. This can easily be done by creating an Assignment Folder in your Panopto Portal.

Note: The assignment folder will not copy from a Dev site to a live site.  An assignment folder must be created in the live section of each course that has a Panopto video assignment, in order for the permissions to be accurate for each student.

Adjusting Student Permissions on Panopto

To start, log into Brightspace and navigate to the Panopto module, and open the Panopto Video Portal.

Most SPS course sites will already have a module at the bottom of the table of contents called Panopto. If you don’t see a Panopto module in your course, then please follow these steps to create a Panopto module.

Screenshot of Brightspace page with the Panopto Module open

Select the More Actions icon ⋮ (the 3 vertical dots), followed by Settings.

Screenshot of Panopto Portal launched with the More Actions icon highlighted with an arrow pointing to the Settings, which is also highlighted.

From within the Overview tab, select Create Assignment Folder.

Screenshot of the Panopto folder settings. A highlight on the Overview tab with an arrow pointing towards the Create Assignment Folder link which is also highlighted with a box.

A link to the new assignment folder will automatically appear.

Note: The assignment folder’s name will be the same as the course site and the word assignments in brackets next to it.

A screenshot of the newly created Assignment folder.

Students will now be able to begin creating or uploading content to Panopto!

Creating a Panopto Video Assignment

Now that the students in the course have access to create and upload content to Panopto, you just need to create an assignment on Brightspace, or adjust an existing assignment. 

When creating/adjusting your assignment, you must change the Submission Type to Text Submission, which can be found under the Submission & Completion accordion of the Assignment editor. 

Screenshot of an assignment example, called "Final Presentation". The Submission & Completion accordian is fully expanded and highlighted, with the Submission Type - Text Submission highlighted.

Note: Since Panopto is integrated directly into Brightspace, students do not need to upload video files as part of the grade submission. Students will be able to embed their Panopto videos in the Assignment text editor. 

Suggested Instructions for the Assignment Description

We recommend adding guidance to the assignment description on how to complete the video assignment with Panopto.  Here are the basic steps, you are welcome to use/customize:   

  • To start access Panopto via the Panopto Module.
  • After recording/uploading your video, please review the How to Submit a Panopto Video Assignment in Brightspace. In the documentation, you will see the following steps:
    1. Open this Assignment Link.
    2. In the text editor, select the Insert Stuff button.
    3. Be sure to select Panopto Student Submission.
    4. A window opens showing the videos in your course folder.  If your video is not located in this folder, you can switch to the correct folder your recorded or uploaded the content to (ie: My Folder) using the drop-down.
    5. Select your recording and click Insert.
    6. Be sure to click Submit when finished.

Evaluating a Video Assignment

Here is an example of the evaluation screen for a student submitted video assignment.

Get Support & Learn More

For questions or support with Panopto, send us an email at FacultySupport@sps.cuny.edu. For details on creating, accessing, or uploading videos to Panopto visit the Panopto for SPS Faculty page.

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