Recording lectures

LadyMayBelle

Hi there,

Just have a question about using a dictaphone to record lectures;

I know many of the students with a disability do this, and it was my understanding that it was frowned on if done by non disabled students for fear they were skipping lectures (which is mad, a disable person can skip lectures just as much as a non disabled person, but anyways)..

Is there a policy on this? I am considering doing this for my masters class (attendance is compulsory, but I'm seriously struggling to remember things sometimes) and it has been suggested...

Any pointers would be appreciated.....

Rej

LadyPennyworth wrote: »

I am considering doing this for my masters class (attendance is compulsory, but I'm seriously struggling to remember things sometimes) and it has been suggested...

Any pointers would be appreciated.....

What is your masters in? Doing some prep work prior to the class should help you understand things.

Also most colleges run workshops on effective note taking - details usually from research and graduates office or careers.

LadyMayBelle

It's a bit more complicated than that, can't explain here:)

yup, gone to a few effective notetaking classes, they help. Just curious in general anyway. I'm in year 2 of a two year masters so know the structure/format anyway and know it may help in certain subjects.

ZorbaTehZ

If you have their consent and make it clear that it's solely for your personal use, I don't see that they would have much of a problem. Perhaps you could explain your memory problems to them also.

SíonannMáire

i know in the states professors can be really weird about having their lectures recorded, some strictly forbid it...but usually if you go and discuss it with them they would be glad to let you if it is going to help you learn better.

Just talk to the professor.

oneofakind32

If you have an MP3 player with a built in microphone or even a laptop you should be able to record the lecture discretely. In a small class room this may not seem quite as discrete and i suppose you'd just have to clear it the lecturer

lasair

Baring in mind I had a memory card in my phone I used mine to record lectures this year for a subject I knew would be inpossible and worked just fine and no one said anything.

fjkdal

It would be breach of copyright (!) to record the lecture without getting the lecturer's permission first.

Carsinian Thau

fjkdal wrote: »

It would be breach of copyright (!) to record the lecture without getting the lecturer's permission first.

Good point. If you ask the lecturer and inform them that it's just for your personal use and explain why you need it, I wouldn't imagine there'd be a problem.

haemfire

get on ebay , i'm sure you can pick up a spy pen or usb key or sumthing like that or an extension mic wire, pretty much everythings ok if nobody knows

Rej

Carsinian Thau wrote: »

If you ask the lecturer and inform them that it's just for your personal use and explain why you need it, I wouldn't imagine there'd be a problem.

As a part-time lecturer, I would not under any circumstances allow my lectures to be recorded. I would much prefer for the student to ask questions during the session, or come up to me after the session or even send an email discussing their area of confusion.

Generally if the student doesn't remember something it's because they have not fully understood the concept. If it didnt click the first time, then chances are hearing the exact same thing a second time wont make much difference.

In my opinion, you need to be a bit more proactive about it, you cannot expect to be spoon fed as you were in your undergraduate degree..

TanG411

You can get a spy pen in argos for €103. Go onto http://www.argos.ie and type in spy pen.

Only problem is it's video recording, but it still records audio. has a 2GB memory and can record for 4 hours

LadyMayBelle

Rej wrote: »

Generally if the student doesn't remember something it's because they have not fully understood the concept. If it didnt click the first time, then chances are hearing the exact same thing a second time wont make much difference.

In my opinion, you need to be a bit more proactive about it, you cannot expect to be spoon fed as you were in your undergraduate degree..

Woah there, I'm not going into details here as I would like to be vague as to my circumstance however I can assure you that my difficulty is not in the understanding of the information but rather one in the delay of processing/forgetting. I obviously don't expect to be spoonfed, I see myself as being proactive in trying to find out how I increase my ability to learn, even with some assistance should it be required.

iainmacl

Hi there! Here's a definitive answer from CELT in NUIG!

(1) Some lectures are actually now being recorded by the lecturers using a range of automated 'lecture capture' systems that we are piloting. This though is only available for certain courses and if you are enrolled on one of these you will be informed. The lectures can be viewed through the Blackboard system or downloaded onto computer or any mobile device.

(2) For other lectures you MUST ask permission of the lecturer concerned. Not only is this courteous but also there are copyright and privacy issues that you wouldn't want to end up legally entangled in. Doing it without permission is in breach of copyright.

(3) Most lecturers would be sympathetic and willing to enable you to do such, particularly if it is related to a personal/health reason and only of course if you are doing it for personal use and not to subsequently disseminate to others.

(4) Some may not wish you to do so and it is their right to refuse permission, just as you could refuse to let someone tape your conversations with others, for example. However, if it is for an understandable reason (and doing it for your friends so they can skip class, isn't acceptable!) you will find them to be accommodating.

hope this helps.

Lucy211

I can recall last year a lecturer telling us that she had heard people were recording her lectures and she asked us NOT to do this unless we had permission

LadyMayBelle

That's fair enough, I would hate if someone recorded me without asking. It's just plain good manners to ask