Panopto: Collect audiovisual assignments

1. Log in to Panopto.
2. Find your course folder and click  > Settings.
3. In the Overview menu, click Create Assignment folder.
4. By default, the Assignment folder is titled "Folder Name [assignments]." Click on its name, to go into the folder. From here, you can make changes to it to by clicking   > Settings:
   • To rename the folder, go to the Folder Information section of the Overview menu. Click the Edit button that comes after the folder's current name, type your new name, and click Save.
   • You can also add an assignment description in the Overview menu. In the Description section, click Edit, type your description, then click Save. 
   • If you want students to be able to view each other’s videos, go to Settings menu and check the box Allow viewers to see each other’s sessions. If you don’t want students to comment on each other’s videos within Panopto, check Disable comments on all sessions in this folder.
   • If you want to restrict when students can view each other's recordings, go to the Availability section of the Settings menu. Change Sessions become available and Sessions remain available to your preferred dates. 

Students can submit recordings to an assignment folder by choosing it as their destination when they upload or create a video. If they need help doing this, direct them to our articles on how to upload recordings or record with Panopto Capture. Students will be able to view each other's sessions both before and after they make a submission, supposing you've enabled them to see each other's work. 

To stop collecting submissions:

1. Navigate to class folder (not the assignment folder).
2. Click   > Settings.
3. Go to the Overview menu in the pop-up window that opens.
4. In the section Assignment Folder, click Close.

When you close an Assignment folder, students will no longer be able to submit or view recordings. However, course instructors (and anyone else whom you've designated as a Creator in the class folder on Panopto) will still be able to open and view the videos. 

Pros

1. Makes it easy for students to upload work for stand-alone assignments or projects.
2. It can be set so that students can see or comment on each other’s work.

Cons

1. Only one assignment folder can be open at a time. The instructor must close one assignment folder in order to open another.
2. Students lose access to the folder contents once an assignment folder is closed (instructors do not lose access, however). 

1. Log in to Moodle, and navigate to the Moodle course.
2. Turn on Edit Mode.
3. Open the Block drawer.
4. In the Panopto block, click the Settings icon.
5. In the drop-down menu that opens, choose Configure Panopto block.
6. A pop-up window will open. In the Change Panopto role mappings section, press Ctrl (on a PC) or Command (on a Mac), and select Registered student in the menu labelled Creator. 
   
7. Click Save changes.

Students enrolled in your Moodle course will now be able to find your course folder when they log into Panopto. They will be able to directly upload recordings to it and any of its subfolders.

Pros

1. Makes it easy for students to upload directly to the course folder and any subfolders that the instructor creates for different projects or assignments.
2. Folders will remain accessible as long as students still have access to the Moodle course.

Cons

1. Students will automatically be able to see each other’s videos.
2. Students will continue to have upload access to the course folder as long as they have access to the course in Moodle.
3. Instructor has to manually change students' roles from Creator to Viewer if they want students to no longer have folder access.

1. Create an Assignment in Moodle (see Moodle: Create and manage assignment if you need help with this step).
2. Go to the Submission Types section. Make sure the Online text box is checked. Only check File submissions if you want students to submit a document (PDF, Word Doc, etc.) with this assignment.
3. Go to the General section. In the Activity instructions, remind students that they will copy the link to their recording in Panopto (see Panopto: Share Recordings) and paste it into the text box in the Moodle assignment.
4. Click Save and Return to course or Save and display to finish. 

Pros 

1. No one will be able to view recordings besides the student submitting and course instructors.
2. You don't need to make any changes to your course folder in Panopto.

Cons:

1. Recordings will remain in students' personal folders on Panopto, not in the course folder.
2. Students will only have access to each other's recordings if you share links between them.