Navigate 2.1.4 – Lecture Capture Quest

I have been researching Lecture Capture for a year or so because I enjoy including clips of lectures in my lessons. Often, it's a great activating activity to get students talking about the issue or essential objective for the day. For example, I love using small clips from TED talks to make the issues we are discussing relevant. However, I have never actually captured one of my own lectures, mainly because I don't lecture that often. I prefer activities where the students are hands-on and either reading, researching, or discussing. However, when I do choose to use Lecture Capture, below are some important things to remember. 

• How would the resource function in the online classroom?

Lecture Capture should be used in the online classroom because students still need an instructor, even if the instructor isn't there face-to-face. As teachers use Lecture Capture, they should make sure that students are able to interact, making the exchange a two way communication. Teachers should also keep in mind that students want to see their teacher, not a stranger from Yale. Although the lecture or lecturer may be world renowned, students want to see their own teacher presenting the information. Lastly, teachers should remember to update the content of their lectures. Although they may choose to archive them as a student resource, teachers can not just make one video and be done for the next 30 years. They must update their videos to continue to engage students. 

• How would the integration of Lecture Capture modify teaching methods?

One thing is accountability, making sure that students are accessing the information and internalizing the information. Often, we feel sure that in face-to-face interactions, students are receiving the messages, but often they are not. In online interactions, teachers must have checks in place to ensure that students understand the material, good practice in any course. Also, teachers must ensure that students are able to participate and communicate with other members of the course and the instructor. It may also allow teachers to implement a flipped classroom, where students engage in the discussion and hands-on discovery during face-to-face meetings because they have already gathered the material online through lecture capture.