City University of Hong Kong

Digital Learning Support

City University of Hong Kong

Digital Learning Support

Panopto - Record an Instructional Video

  • last updated on 11 February 2025

Instructional video (video lecture) allows students to acquire knowledge outside the classroom. Teachers may use Panopto, the leading video platform for higher education, to produce and deliver instructional videos via Canvas. Please watch the 2-minute video below for the steps.


For more information about the design and production of instructional videos, please visit "A Six-Step Model to Produce Instructional Video for Flipped Classroom".


Panopto recordings will be deleted 13 months after the last viewing. Teachers are advised to download their videos for long-term storage.



Copy Previous Recordings to a New Canvas Course


Please follow one of the below instructions to copy Panopto recordings to your new Canvas course for reuse.

Method 1:
Copy Recordings One by One

1. In the NEW course, click 'Panopto Recordings' from the course navigation to activate the feature. | 2. In the OLD course, click 'Panopto Recordings' from the course navigation. | 3. Click the [Settings] button on a video item. | 4. Click 'Manage' on the left menu of the pop-up. | 5. Click 'Copy video' on the next menu. | 6. Select the NEW course under 'Copy video to'. | 7. Click 'Create Full Copy'.

Method 2:
Copy Course Folder

1. In the NEW course, click 'Panopto Recordings'. | 2. Click the Settings (gear) icon from the top. | 3. Click 'Overview' on the left menu of the pop-up. | 4. Under 'Course Video Copy', select both options 'Include Zoom Videos' and 'Include Scheduled Recordings'. | 5. Click 'Choose source folder'. | 6. Select the OLD course folder on 'Previous course folder'. | 7. Click 'Begin folder copy'. | 8. Click the [OK] button on the embedded page confirmation popup. | Please wait until the processing sentence 'A course copy job for this folder is currently in process' gone. Recording will be listed after copy is successful.