Panopto is available to all UCC staff and students, but you will have to install either the mobile app or the desktop recorder to record. More information available from AVMS.

Once you’ve installed Panopto, follow these instructions in the Teaching with Canvas module to record and share your lecture. (You will have to log into Canvas to access this page).

The Canvas rich text editor includes a recording option. This is only recommended for short recordings of less than 10minutes, but is a good way to add clarity or just a personal voice to your online materials. Students also have access to this tool so can submit videos in response to assignments or discussion boards. For more information on using this tool, so the Canvas Guides.

Whenever possible, we strongly recommend that you pre-record your lectures and make them available to students on Canvas because of internet, technical, or scheduling constraints which can make it difficult for all students to participate in live, synchronous sessions.

If you still want (or need) to run a live session, you can livestream your lecture using Panopto or, if you need to interact with the students, you can run a Live Event in Microsoft Teams to run a webinar-style lecture. For specific instructions on how to Produce a Live Event Using Teams from Microsoft Teams or the UCC IT Services Microsoft Teams Cheat-Sheet for more information.

Whenever possible, we recommend that you have students record their presentations -- the options are the same as for recording lectures (see the list below) -- and then conduct any follow-up Q&A using Canvas Discussions.

FAQs covering recording options include:

• How can I record lectures or presentations using Panopto?
• How can I record short snippets within Canvas?

The Announcements tool in Canvas is the best way to inform your students about changes and updates.  For details on the Announcements tool and other ways to communicate with your students using Canvas, see the Communicating through Canvas section of the Teaching with Canvas module (you must be logged into Canvas to access this page).

We recommend creating an FAQ discussion board in Canvas to handle student questions about changes in the module, assignments, readings, etc. This way, students can ask questions whenever they’re online and everyone will benefit from the answers. For instructions on how to set up discussion boards, see the Discussion Boards section in the Teaching with Canvas module as well as the Canvas Guides.

When setting up the discussion board, make sure to remind students of your Communications Policy (see related FAQ).

A Communications Policy is a statement telling students:

1. How you will communicate with them.
2. The best way(s) for them to reach you.
3. When they can expect a response from you

Having a clear communications policy means that both you and students are on the same page and that students know not to expect immediate answers at all hours of the day or night.

Some examples are below. Feel free to copy and edit to suit your schedule and communication preferences:

• I will send Canvas announcements to update everyone about changes in the module. You can reach me via email or use Canvas Inbox and I will respond within 1 working day, Irish time.
• This is a FAQ discussion forum. Please post general questions about the module or assignments here so that everyone can benefit from the answers. I will log into this discussion between 10-11am on Tuesdays and Thursdays to answer posted questions.