Media (Powered by Panopto)

What is Panopto media?

Media (media.lafayette.edu) is the College’s video streaming website. Powered by a service called Panopto, this platform is used to share videos with the campus community or the general public. It is available to faculty, staff, and students at the College. It also includes helpful features like automatic captions, public comment sections, and video ratings. It can also be used as a private tool to share videos just with the campus.

Common use cases

• Uploading media files of any size
• Supporting multiple publishing formats
• Viewing projects on multiple platforms (Moodle, Spaces, etc.), including mobile devices
• Limiting access to media files if necessary
• Streaming academic video content
• Creating Department Folders to showcase content
• Creating screencasts, video quizzes, and more

For more information, visit Panopto’s Support site, which contains a wealth of written documentation and video tutorials.

Panopto for Moodle

Panopto in Moodle is the preferred method of sharing video with students. The Panopto Student Submission activity type can be used to gather work from students, while the Panopto Video Resource can be used to stream course-specific content to students.

All Panopto media content is available from both media.lafayette.edu and in Moodle/Spaces.

To request additional assistance or to set up a consultation on how to use Panopto, please contact the Help Desk at help@lafayette.edu.