Panopto

• Support for both single-sign on AND our learning management system (e.g., Blackboard).
• Adaptable video delivery for device and bandwidth.
• Ease of recording functionality - how quickly can an instructor start recording lectures and post the links back into the Blackboard course site.
• Support for accessibility, in this case, speech to text captioning is mostly accurate.

• During the pandemic, Panopto allows our faculty to quickly stage up lectures that were normally delivered in person, and these recordings reached thousands of students who could not come to campus for class.
• Both faculty and student report high satisfaction with the flexibility and convenience of having Panopto video content available in a course to watch and rewatch for learner reinforcement.
• Panopto's adaptable media distribution reduced impact on student technology and internet speeds when they might not have access to broadband connections, allowing them to continue to access essential course materials.
• Speech to text capabilities. increase accessibility compliance of media content.
• Archiving training materials in Panopto allows faculty, staff, TAs, and students to easily find recordings for reference.

Kaltura

Blackboard Collaborate, Webex (formerly Webex Teams), Slack

• Simplicity. It doesn't take much training at all to learn to use it. In fact, I created some 30-second to 1-minute videos to cover the main points needed to create recordings (and I did them using Panopto!).
• Scalability. With so many new students entering our university each year, Panopto had to be able to handle the increased load.
• Reliability. Our IT department didn't need to work quite so hard since Panopto seems to have addressed the "pinch points" that can typically occur while using such a system.

• I'm not at the level where I could provide information on ROI, but as a professor, I can unequivocally state that students were more prepared after we started using Panopto than prior to using it. I attribute that largely to information access unencumbered by time (of day), pace (recordings can be adjusted for speed), or space constraints. That made my task much easier as I could have them view materials that were previously recorded instead of inefficiently using time during class to answer questions that were asked and answered previously.
• Almost all of my students were initially either ambivalent or a bit worried about submitting presentations on video but once they did, they noticed that their presentation skills improved, as they were able to practice, review, and re-record if needed. In my opinion that prepared them better for their careers.
• A culture of cooperation grew as we increased the use of Panopto for recordings, as I would contact individuals from various departments across campus to work on interdisciplinary projects. The ability to have snippets (short recordings) from experts in their respective areas, addressing aspects of materials covered in our program enhanced the perception (and I would argue, the reality) of quality of our program.

Corel VideoStudio Pro, Blender, Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, Autodesk MeshMixer

Panopto allows us to organize all of the videos that created and put them in a central place. It allows us to search for and categorize the vides so they can be found easily. We can also control who sees the videos based on audience. We can also get stats on who is viewing the videos.

• Captioning
• Video tagging/classification
• Controlling video access
• Playlists

• Put all our videos together in one central place
• Use playlists and security features to control who sees what
• See statistics for who is watching what

Microsoft SharePoint

Sage Intacct, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance

• Students are able to catch up on course material.
• Staff can manage time better by using video for delivery of content that is often viewed many times.

• It's used for educational purposes and the ability to review and study material is the need fulfilled; enhancing our student experience.