Lectures may be live or pre-recorded. You may also make use of recorded lectures stored in timms. To assist in teaching, you can use the University’s usual learning platforms both to make materials (transparencies, scripts, literature) available, and to communicate with the students. Recorded lectures may also be uploaded or linked on the learning platforms.
Use of existing lecture recordings
If you use existing recordings, you can point out particular issues or important passages in the lectures. You can write texts or commentaries to go with them, and provide your own materials (link lists, scripts or further reading ...).
Making your own recordings
You can record your own lectures relatively easily – see the technical notes under Screencast. Please also note:
- It can be helpful for you to be in the picture at least at the start of the lecture, so that you are present for your audience. You can also put in a still image of yourself.
- The lecture does not always have to go for the full 90 minutes. Consider ways of breaking the material down into smaller portions that may be easier for you to record. “Breaks” in the lecture can be productive. For example, at the end of a particular sequence, you can call on the students to reflect on a particular question and to write something about it.