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Creating a video presentation (oral) dropbox

Creating a video presentation (oral) dropbox

Use these instructions if you want your students to submit a PowerPoint presentation with a voiceover. To make it easier for you to mark, ask students to export their recorded presentation as a movie file and use Panopto student submission to upload to a standard Blackboard dropbox.

First create a Blackboard Assignment as normal and add the advice below for students to record and submit their presentation.

Create your Blackboard assignment dropbox in the normal way:

In Course Content, click on the plus and select Create from the sub menu.

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Then select Assignment from the right hand side panel.

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Click on the title to name the coursework, then add your assignment brief and copy and paste the following instructions for students:

Submitting your assignment:

  1. Check your presentation is saved in a movie format e.g. file name ends with .mp4 or .mov

  2. Click on the 'Submission' textbox below, then select the plus symbol in the toolbar, then choose Content Market. Then select Panopto Student Submission.

  3. A tabbed window will open.Select the Upload tab, and upload your presentation movie file.

  4. Once your video has processed select Insert. Use the popup box to rename your file (if necessary) then click on Insert. Your video will be added to the submission.

  5. Press Submit and confirm by clicking Submit again. You will then be prompted to download your digital receipt.

For best results use a laptop/PC/Mac and stable internet connection (e.g.Eduroam)

Then click Save and adjust your assignment settings as normal.

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It is also useful to review the students' guide to submitting video to Blackboard assignment dropbox and Student troubleshooting video assignment upload.

Top Tips for successful Video submissions with Panopto

  • Familiarise yourself with the process: submitting video to Blackboard assignment dropbox, so you can advise struggling students

  • Stipulate correct file format: make sure your students use a recognised video format: .mp4, .m4v, .mov, .qt, .wmv, .wma, .webm, .mpg, .mpeg, .avi see file formats for full list

    • Panopto does not accept PowerPoint presentations with embedded audio (.ppt). Students need to export your Powerpoint file as an MP4.

  • Advise on file size: Video files are larger than text and image files and if they are recorded on the latest phones will be even larger and may time out during upload to the assignment dropbox. So advise the students:

    • Make sure files are not too big, they should be less than 100MB per minute

    • If they are bigger than 2GB use compression software like Handbrake or Adobe Media Encoder

    • Ask students to change their export settings to SD/720 or 1080p/ HD.

    • Make sure they use robust connection (e.g. Edu-roam) not a mobile to upload the files

  • Share tips: more tips for student can be found at tips for recording video submissions

 

Grading Panopto video assignments

  1. In the Content, click on the Assignment, then select Submissions:

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Or, in the Gradebook, click on the Markable Items for the assignment:

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2. From the student list, choose the student you want to mark:

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  1. The playback controls will appear on the video. You can enter your feedback and mark, then either go back to the student list or select another student to mark.

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Useful Links

Centre for Digital Learning Enhancement
ulster.ac.uk/learningengancement/cdle