1. Panopto as an effective assessment tool
Cathy Nyaga Eleonora Sadykova Ray Stoneham

2. Panopto as an assessment tool
All course leaders can
Set up a "drop box" for a Moodle course
View student uploads
All students can
Download the Panopto recorder to their own PC or Mac
Record screencasts (optionally with video)
Upload screencasts to the drop box for their Moodle courses
Edit their own recordings

3. Course assessment types
Assessment can be
Individual
Group
Formative
Summative
Assessment format can be
Demonstrating a product
Making a presentation
Conducting an interview
Evaluating own performance

4. Is Panopto an effective assessment tool?
Covers many learning outcomes
Work as part of a team
Present information effectively
Evaluate performance
Assessment can be straightforward
By sampling
By searching
Viewing of presentations can be extended
To programme leaders
To external examiners
Inclusion of video helps with authenticating the student work

5. Potential benefits to students
Gain a new skill
Improve presentation skills
Review and evaluate own presentations
Gain employability skills
Create a video CV

6. One student’s perspective of Panopto
Improves self-confidence
Students can perform their own self assessments enabling them to perfect their techniques
Students can submit work for lecturers to give feedback
Assessment is an opportunity to “Show what you know”
But can feel like “Trial by Screencast”
Example student presentation

7. Some issues to be resolved
End User Licence Agreement and Consent form needs clarification
Default name of a presentation is just the date and time it was created
Student's own uploads are mixed in with hundreds of other Panopto presentations
Potential to make unrestricted recordings may need to be controlled

8. Conclusion Most students rise to the challenge
Overall, the quality of Panopto student work is high
Evidence from previous years shows a strong correlation between overall course grades and Panopto grades
Assessment can be creative