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Students filming/streaming lessons

  • 14-10-2019 9:40am
    #1
    jrmb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 723 ✭✭✭


    I'm trying to find out more about the implications of an adult student recording or streaming a lesson. As I understand it, it's a private setting where the teacher and other students are entitled not to be filmed, but I can't find the exact legislation or regulations. Can anyone help?


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  • #2
    GerardKeating
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,806 ✭✭✭GerardKeating


    jrmb wrote: »
    I'm trying to find out more about the implications of an adult student recording or streaming a lesson. As I understand it, it's a private setting where the teacher and other students are entitled not to be filmed, but I can't find the exact legislation or regulations. Can anyone help?

    Has the student asked permission of the teacher and/or other students present?


  • #3
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    jrmb wrote: »
    I'm trying to find out more about the implications of an adult student recording or streaming a lesson. As I understand it, it's a private setting where the teacher and other students are entitled not to be filmed, but I can't find the exact legislation or regulations. Can anyone help?
    Recording has been a feature for Asian students for an extremely long time and it's not private as people have paid to be there. Permission I would have thought is all that is required and it's the call of the tutor/teacher.


  • #4
    jrmb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 723 ✭✭✭jrmb


    GerardKeating wrote: »
    Has the student asked permission of the teacher and/or other students present?
    No, they're not supposed to do it.


  • #5
    banie01
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    Interesting question. Surely the permission of the Lecturer has been sought?
    Any further answer is contingent on that.


  • #6
    is_that_so
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    jrmb wrote: »
    No, they're not supposed to do it.
    Well, that has to be stated at the top of a lesson, like the emergency exit info, and if people persist shut them down. If it's such a big deal it should be a policy of the institution delivering the classes.


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  • #7
    Vetch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 422 ✭✭Vetch


    Some colleges give devices to their students to record classes e.g. if the student has a disability. It's an area that should be covered by policy. Normal policy features would be: recording is for personal use and can't imagine streaming or access to others should be permitted; notification of recording to lecturer and other students; no recording in some circumstances e.g. if another student is making a personal contribution to class; responsibility for safe storage and deletion of recordings.


  • #8
    jrmb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 723 ✭✭✭jrmb


    Vetch wrote: »
    Some colleges give devices to their students to record classes e.g. if the student has a disability. It's an area that should be covered by policy. Normal policy features would be: recording is for personal use and can't imagine streaming or access to others should be permitted; notification of recording to lecturer and other students; no recording in some circumstances e.g. if another student is making a personal contribution to class; responsibility for safe storage and deletion of recordings.
    It's a seminar-style lesson where everyone is supposed to participate, and a recording wouldn't have any real academic value. My real concern is students sharing on WhatsApp or Snapchat for a laugh.


  • #9
    Vetch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 422 ✭✭Vetch


    jrmb wrote: »
    It's a seminar-style lesson where everyone is supposed to participate, and a recording wouldn't have any real academic value. My real concern is students sharing on WhatsApp or Snapchat for a laugh.

    The answer is still the same - you need to check the policies, and if it's the case that information has been shared on social media, report it; or if you suspect it may happen, ask the lecturer to remind the class about whatever policy is in place.

    Even if there is no policy about recording classes, colleges would often prohibit publication of recordings under a social media policy, and refer to possible disciplinary action therein.

    Recording a seminar class as described may still be of benefit to some students but it would depend on the policy as to whether it's allowed.


  • #10
    Victor
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    is_that_so wrote: »
    it's not private as people have paid to be there.
    There are different standards of private. That they have paid would suggest that it is private - people can't just wander in off the street an take part.

    Participants in a class are entitled to some level of privacy. The teacher / teaching organisation will have some level of intellectual property in the course content.


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