Lecture recording refers to the process of recording and archiving the content of a lecture, conference, or seminar.[1] It consists of hardware and softwarecomponents that work in synergy to record the audio and visualcomponents of the lecture. It is widely used in universities and higher education in the UK and Australia to provide support for students.[2] 71% of institutions responding to a UCISA survey in 2016 indicated that this technology was available in their institution.[3] Where lecture recording is done at scale, the recording system may be integrated with the timetabling system and the collection of metadata may be automated.[4]
Lecture recording has been used in the flipped classroom learning model as a means to provide materials outside of traditional lectures or seminars. Students are able to self-study by playing back and interacting with recorded lectures.[citation needed]
Some educational institutions use lecture recording as a means to replace the traditional classroom with an online classroom. Lecture recording can also be used to create reference materials as a supplementary resource.[7] Lecture recording is not always welcomed by university faculty.[8] Faculty attitudes to this kind of technology enhanced learning may vary across disciplines.[9] Student research has found that more students than staff expect lecture recording to be beneficial to learning. In the most part students watch lectures for pragmatic reasons rather than lecture quality.[10] Students do not view recorded lectures as a replacement for attending live lectures, and often continue to attend face to face sessions.[11] Students who use recorded lectures as a supplement sometimes score significantly higher in subsequent assessment.[12]
Some firms may also use lecture recordings as advertising, collaboration, or training materials.[13]
In addition, lecture capture technology may offer compliance, for example with United States legislation such as Section 508 for students with disabilities. In the United Kingdom, under the Equality Act 2010, universities should provide reasonable adjustments. Providing access to lecture recordings may be considered to be such a reasonable adjustment.[14]
Lecture captures are becoming increasingly popular. Many institutions including the University of Manchester, University of Glasgow, University of Bristol and Loughborough University provide guidelines for recording and presentation of lectures which would be useful for learning[15][16][17][18][19][20] and there is a growing literature that considers the benefits of lecture capture to students and tutors, as well as the extent of student usage of lecture recordings.[21] Research at Cornell University found increased flexibility for students and faculty.[22]
^O’Callaghan, Frances V.; Neumann, David L.; Jones, Liz; Creed, Peter A. (2015-12-04). "The use of lecture recordings in higher education: A review of institutional, student, and lecturer issues". Education and Information Technologies. 22: 399–415. doi:10.1007/s10639-015-9451-z. hdl:10072/101881. ISSN1360-2357. S2CID11961478.
^Bos, Nynke; Groeneveld, Caspar; van Bruggen, Jan; Brand-Gruwel, Saskia (2016-09-01). "The use of recorded lectures in education and the impact on lecture attendance and exam performance". British Journal of Educational Technology. 47 (5): 906–917. doi:10.1111/bjet.12300. hdl:1820/8900. ISSN1467-8535.