Have you thought about recording your in-person teaching? Are your students asking you about recordings? Not sure how to go about it?
Admittedly things have been a bit of a whirlwind over the last few years, so, I don’t blame you if you don’t want to try something new. But maybe if we can just persuade you of the benefits of recording in-person teaching then you might just give it a go.
Before we go any further. Just so you know, we are not recommending recording lectures to replace your teaching but rather to supplement attending in person. And this is why:
We think recording in-person teaching is important because it will support our disabled student community. Last year 18% of the CSM student population declared a disability, but we believe the actual number could be higher.
Recording teaching is considered a reasonable anticipatory adjustment and plays a key role in making our teaching accessible and inclusive. Ultimately, it will help us to meet our legal requirements under the Equalities Act (2010). Don’t just take our word for it. You can read more about it in the Disability Services publication recording taught sessions, that can be found on Canvas.
On top of this, we also believe that by making these reasonable adjustments, other groups of students will feel the benefit too. For example, recording allows us to include captions. Having this facility can help students who have English as an additional language. This is because captions have been shown to enhance comprehension.
What’s more, it has been shown that students will use recordings to review lecture material and help with notetaking. They can use them if they have missed sessions due to unavoidable appointments. It has also been argued that if done right recordings can promote active learning, increase engagement and reduce extraneous cognitive load.
We know how easy it is to record online lessons. It is probably not as difficult as you imagine to record in-person teaching. To help you get started we have created a recording in-person teaching guide which you can find on our digital learning website. We will introduce you to the Panopto Capture browser tool, and give you tips on making your recording as accessible as possible. We have also tried to address some of the questions and doubts you might have.
If you prefer face-to-face support, you can come to one of our staff development sessions. The next session on this topic is scheduled for 08 November. You can read more about our Autumn term staff development series on our upcoming training page.
Or, if you are unable to attend that session, feel free to drop us an email at csmdigitallearning@arts.ac.uk. We would love to talk to you about this!