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Overview


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titleWhat is Lecturecast?

Lecturecast allows for the scheduling and recording of lectures in Lecturecast enabled UCL teaching spaces to support student learning.
Recordings can then be made available to students via Moodle courses.
The Lecturecast system provides a learning platform that goes beyond the simple recording of lectures, allowing staff to engage with students, and students to engage further with content.

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titleHow do I make a booking for a Lecturecast recording?

Log in to the Lecturecast Scheduler to make or amend create or edit a recording schedule. Recordings made for centrally timetabled teaching events will automatically appear in the associated Lecturecast class within a given module's section. Note that schedules Schedules may only be amended or deleted by the staff member who made created the original booking. You can find detailed guidance on how to book, and access the scheduler itself, here Lecturecast Scheduler informationschedule. Find instructions on how to access the Lecturecast Scheduler and how to schedule a recording in the Lecturecast Scheduler training guides.

Recordings for centrally timetabled teaching events will automatically appear in the associated Lecturecast class within a given module's section.

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titleI cannot find my event on the Lecturecast scheduler. What should I do?
  • Only events timetabled via CMIS  can can be scheduled for recording. Check to make sure that your lecture is timetabled via CMIS.
  • Ensure the lecture is taking place in a Lecturecast enabled teaching space.
  • Try searching for any other module codes assigned to your lecture e.g. ECON1001 and ECON1001A as only one code will feed into the scheduler for each event. You could also try doing a search using the ‘Location’  fieldfield.
  • Event information is brought into the scheduler on a 3 month rolling basis. Your event will need to occur within the next 3 months to be visible in the Lecturecast Scheduler.

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titleHow is a Moodle course linked to its associated Lecturecast section?

A new Moodle block has been created allowing the linking of a Moodle course to a Lecturecast section. Moodle courses act as gateways to associated Lecturecast content and therefore the Moodle-to-Lecturecast course link must  to Lecturecast must be set up before course staff and students can access the Lecturecast content.

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titleHow do I get instructor access to my Lecturecast section(s)?

Moodle courses need to be mapped to Lecturecast sections and Lecturecast activities added and linked (see guidance). Roles and their associated rights to a Lecturecast section are assigned at the point of clicking through a Lecturecast activity set up for a given section. Rights assigned are:

Students and non-editing tutors on the Moodle course → Students on the linked Lecturecast section
Tutors and course administrators on the Moodle course → Instructors on the linked Lecturecast section

Find out how to link a Lecturecast section on a Moodle course in the Linking Moodle to Lecturecast training guides.

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titleCan my recording be edited?

Yes, basic editing functionality allows sections to be removed from a video. Detailed instructions can be found within the Lecturecast ALP - Edit a capture training guide.

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titleCan the presenter be removed from a recording?

This is possible if student content such as Q&A, notes etc. have has not already been associated with the class content: See guidance. Find out how to remove the presenter from a recording in the training guide.

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titleDo I have to edit my recording before publishing?

In most cases editing Lecturecast recordings is not strictly necessary and the choice to edit or not is the personal preference of the presenter (or decided by departmental policy). It is important however, where for example, personal conversations between event attendees may have been inadvertantly recorded, that these be removed. When scheduling recordings there is an option to make recordings automatically available to students or to hold them back for review before making them available.
Instructors can make any recording available or unavailable at any time and if material does need to be removed it's recommended that recordings are made unavailable until any edits have been completed and processed.

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titleCan I upload videos to my Lecturecast course page?

There are a number of ways video content, other than scheduled recordings, can be placed in Lecturecast classes, these include:-

  • Uploads from personal capture software (note that pre 2017 upgrade versions of personal capture software will need to be upgraded).
  • Videos created using the Lecturecast mobile apps.
  • Videos can be uploaded directly to a class by logging in to a Lecturecast section and using the upload facility. Note that each class can contain only one video but instructors can create any number of classes to house their content. Find out how to upload content to your section in the Add Content to a Class training guide.
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titleCan students download recordings?

By default, downloads (MP4 files of screen presentation and audio) are disabled but may be enabled at section level by anyone with instructor access to the section. Note that before enabling or disabling content download, instructors should consult their colleagues teaching on the same module and check whether or not there is a departmental policy regarding the availability of downloadable recordings.

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titleWhat about recordings made in the previous Lecturecast system?

Content recorded using the Lecturecast system prior to the upgrade will continue to be available via the old Lecturecast system for at least a year after the upgrade. No new recordings can be made on the Lecturecast Legacy system but existing links to recordings held there will continue to function for at least a year post upgrade. No automatic migration of old recordings will take place. Find out more about Lectuirecast about Lecturecast Legacy and how to migrate individual recordings in the Lectuirecast Legacy section.


Known issues


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titleDo I need to change my settings in Safari?

Echo360 is a web-based application that uses a browser to view content and as such has certain browser requirements. Beyond ensuring you're using a supported browser, there are also some browser configuration settings you may need to check or change to successfully use Echo360 (especially if using Safari on iOS/MacOS). See guidance


If your question hasn't been answered here, please contact lecturecast@ucl.ac.uk 

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