Overview
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Lecturecast allows for the scheduling and recording of lectures in Lecturecast enabled UCL teaching spaces to support student learning. |
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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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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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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 Find out how to link a Lecturecast section on a Moodle course in the Linking Moodle to Lecturecast training guides. |
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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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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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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. |
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There are a number of ways video content, other than scheduled recordings, can be placed in Lecturecast classes, these include:-
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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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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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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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