Online Learning Environments
Video and Lecture Recording
Video is a part of every day life. YouTube, in particular, is a popular source of entertainment, news and education. Whether you want to learn more about Shakespeare's life, find tips on how to write a CV, or even how to build a snowman there will usually be a video about it. Video is being used increasingly in the world of work and will often be used to support employee training and corporate communications. Video is also used for marketing, sales and customer support.
Video content is likely to be used to support and supplement your learning . This might include video content produced by your tutor and other staff at the School or it might be video content sourced from elsewhere.
Video can be a good way to support your understanding of a topic. You can always pause and replay sections if needed.
Lecture Recording
Increasingly lectures are being recorded and being made available online. The recordings may be just the audio and screen content (usually the presentation) or sometimes the video may also contain a video of the presenter and their interaction and anything they write on the whiteboard or chalkboard for example. These recordings are popular with students, because they can be a useful video and audio record of the work covered. They can also be useful for students who speak English as a second language, or any who might need to be able to listen again at their own pace.
This type of resource is often rated highly and students say things like "it's great to review more complex points I found hard to grasp first time round" or "In the run up to exams it is helpful to be able to quickly jump to sections of the course to check and recap on my understanding as I revise".
Any lecture recordings will normally be linked within the virtual learning environment.
There are many benefits of recorded teaching:
- Recorded sessions, which may include lectures, can be reviewed anytime and anywhere to reinforce your learning.
- Recordings are viewable on multiple devices.
- Any points that you would like to clarify during your live lecture will be available to you afterwards.
- You can prepare thoroughly for your subsequent lectures and assignments.
Panopto
Many universities use Panopto, which is a desktop application that records sessions in a digital format that students and others can watch in real time or later over the web, on a computer or on their mobile devices. The software can record presentation slides, audio, screen capture and potentially video for later playback to students or a particular group. The recordings can be supplemented with other course material or documents.
"Make sure you know how to go back and watch the recorded lectures. This is so useful for revising!" Nadja, 1st-year student