Classroom Recording

Faculty may request to have their classroom lectures recorded and made available online for their students to review. Trial uses suggest that the service is most effective for large lecture classes. To discuss or request classroom recording, faculty should call their academic computing manager.

Types of recording supported

1. Fully automated with Echo360 software
   Class sessions to be recorded are scheduled online at the beginning of the semester. The recording, file transfer, media preparation and distribution to course Blackboards is all automated. Two types of automated capture are supported:
   
   1. audio/video and screen capture (Exley 150 only)
      
   2. audio and screen capture (Exley 150, Shanklin 107, and a third room to be determined)

2. Manual audio/screen recording
   A TA or CA is required. Instructional Media Services (IMS) will train this student assistant who will record the class session on the classroom computer, prepare the file, if needed, and post it to the course Blackboard or another course-restricted filespace. Two types of software are supported:
   
   1. Profcast — records live presentations including Power Point; tight integration with Apple products (Mac only)
      
   2. PowerPoint narration — PowerPoint feature for recording voice over a slide show.

3. Manual audio or video recording
   A TA or CA will be trained to record the class session on a classroom computer  or portable audio recorder or camera, prepare the files as  needed, and post them to Blackboard or a course-restricted filespace. 

Procedures for requesting and supporting recordings

• Faculty discuss needs with their Academic Computing Manager
  
• With ACM support, faculty request an appropriate classroom
  
• Faculty will be asked to sign a form indicating awareness of IP issues, and the need to place recordings in a Blackboard or other course restricted online space
  
• Echo360  recordings will be entered in the scheduler by the ACMs
  
• ACMs, alerted by automated mail, will monitor Echo360 recording completion and quality
  
• All Echo360  components will be monitored by IMS using automated SNMP reporting
  
• IMS will train TA/CAs in the use of recording equipment
  
• IMS will provide audio recorders, mics and cameras as needed for manual recording
  
• Academic Media Services will train TA/CAs to perform any post-production tasks required
  
• TA/CAs will monitor all manual recordings for quality and completion