Lecture Capture: No Longer Optional? Research Lecture Capture: No Longer Optional?
Lecture capture has been gaining momentum in recent years, but that momentum is being outpaced by student demand. According to new research released this week by the University of Wisconsin-Madison involving about 7,500 undergraduate and graduate students, an overwhelming 82 percent of students said they would prefer courses that offer online lectures over traditional classes that do not include an online lecture component.
The researchers also pointed out the implications for these findings extend well beyond the classroom. H2 Handy Recorder. A class of its own - 24 May 2007 - Computing. It is likely that future classrooms will be set up as laptop environments The streaming of video and audio via the web has potential for use in practical lessons where events need to be recorded.
At present, for more hands-on subjects, teachers bring students together to show them a specific technique. But in the future, on-demand 15- to 30-second video streams could be made available to students, before, during and after a teaching session. With video, there is a reduced need for a teacher to repeat a live demonstration and students can view the lesson whenever they want. As far as the recording of events is concerned, live lectures can be viewed remotely – especially if they are given by a key speaker.