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Engineering Online

Course Lecture Viewing Tips

Read our tips for watching Engineering Online lecture recordings and get answers to some frequently asked questions.

  • View the sample catalog for examples of recorded lectures.
  • To access recordings for your current semester’s courses, go to Student Resources -> Online Course Homepages or Site Course Homepages, then click the link for your course. Click the Lecture Videos button and authenticate with your UnityID and password.
  • The recordings in that Panopto course folder will be displayed and you can click the Sort by button to sort recordings by Name, Duration or Date. Name will usually be the most helpful way to sort your recordings.
  • Understanding Panopto Folders and Recording Locations
  • Click on the presentation title or video thumbnail to begin streaming a lecture.
  • NOTE – once registered for a course, it will take 1-2 business days for you to gain access to the lecture recordings for your class(es), so be aware of this if you are registering for a course late.
  • Troubleshooting Panopto video playback
  • Highlights of key Panopto Video Viewer features:
    • Lectures are recorded in synced dual video with one video stream of content (larger by default) and one of the instructor.
    • Swap which stream is larger by clicking on the arrow button.
    • Video streams dynamically resize when you change the size of your browser window.
    • Click on the backward-pointing arrow on the left side of the viewer controls to skip back in 10-second increments. Also, use the left keyboard arrow to skip back in 1-second increments.
    • Click on the forward-pointing arrow on the left side of the viewer controls to skip ahead in 10-second increments. Also, use the right keyboard arrow to jump forward in 10-second increments.
    • To control the playback speed, select the gear icon in the viewer controls and select Speed. Interval options are between .5x and 2x with normal speed set to 1x.
    • When the instructor creates written notes during the lecture, those notes are scanned and uploaded. Notes are attached to the lecture recording and can be viewed by clicking on the .pdf icon on the right side of the viewer controls.
  • Links to lecture notes for an individual lecture are available within each lecture (see above) and all notes for a course are collected on the Lecture Notes page for that course. To access all the Lecture Notes for a course, go to Student Resources -> Online Course Homepages or Site Course Homepages, then click the link for your course. Click the Lecture Notes button to access the collected notes for that course. You may need to authenticate with your UnityID and password. From there you can view or download the notes for your course.
  • Learn more about Panopto Video Viewer features.