The Rise of Replay
Re-branding The pilot lecture capture service at Oxford has been branded as ‘Replay’. A lot of great ideas were put forward, but ‘Replay’ ultimately won out. This does not signal a massive overhaul of the software or lecture capture project, but … Continue reading
The Journey So Far
The Technical Trial The 2014 lecture capture technical trial has ended! Throughout 2014, the lecture capture team worked closely with several departments to explore the uses and challenges of lecture capture. The general experience of the system has been positive, … Continue reading
The New Intern
An Intern’s Footwear Last summer this blog was maintained by an intern working closely with the lecture capture team, and the team has elected to employ a summer intern again this year. That’s me. I’m going to be taking over the … Continue reading
Lecture Capture Continues Onwards
We Never Left We’re back! It may have been a few months since this blog was last updated, but the lecture capture project has continued unabated. The technical trial, that took place in 2014, was completed, and provided the lecture … Continue reading
Exploring the learning benefits of lecture capture – recorded presentation
On Monday 24 November 2014, the team presented a talk as part of the IT Learning Programme’s ‘Engage’ series, on the topic of ‘Exploring the learning benefits of lecture capture’. Debra Garretson (Head of Account Management at Panopto) gave an … Continue reading
Panopto is a presenter’s best friend
As part of the IT Service internship, all interns are required to present on their respective projects. Discovering I was going to be away at this point seemed like a fun opportunity to reverse the typical use of Panopto – … Continue reading
How does Oxford University’s trial compare to the Russell Group?
Lecture Capture begins to take flight…
As the IT Services trial has progressed, more and more departments are expressing interest in capturing lectures. Hopefully Michaelmas Term 2014 will see the following departments joining the trial: Seminar Videoing: Nuffield Department of Population Health A post-graduate department within the Medical Sciences … Continue reading
Student stamp of approval on Lecture Capture
Two weeks, 329 responses, one survey: in Trinity term 2014, OUSU began its own investigation into student views on Lecture Capture. This survey took place completely separately from the exploratory trial being run by IT Services. It shows that IT … Continue reading
If Lecture Capture keeps ringing with success, play on….
It is a truth universally acknowledged that being a student at Oxford University is a tough experience. For students who are physically impaired, the old buildings, beautiful as they are, can render studying here even more challenging. Thus when a lift … Continue reading