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Lecturecast offers capabilities that go beyond the simple recording of lectures. The system provides a learning platform that allows staff to engage with students and to view student and course analytics. The system also allows students to take notes and flag content.
The Lecturecast service consists of a number of different components. The diagram below provides an overview of the different system components, roles and capabilities.
| Who | Uses ... | To ... |
| Course Administrator | Moodle | Link Moodle courses to Lecturecast sections, typically done at the start of session |
| Instructor | Lecturecast Scheduler | Schedule video recordings in Lecturecast enabled teaching spaces |
| Instructor | Active Learning Platform (ALP) | Create additional classroom materials e.g. presentations, handouts, media, Personal Capture videos for use in the classroom Edit, publish and share classroom materials |
| Instructor | Active Learning Platform via Moodle | Edit classroom materials and make materials available for students to view View class analytics |
| Student | Active Learning Platform via Moodle | View classroom materials, add notes, participate in discussions |
Instructors make sure you log in to the relevant part of the system to perform your task.
enhance the learning experience.
Basic Functionality
- Schedule lecture recordings and share recordings with students.
- Upload and share video content recorded elsewhere.
- Upload most commonly used file types e.g. PDF's, PPT's to share with students. An exhaustive list of file formats accepted is available here.
- Select whether to allow students to download content to store on their personal devices (optional and determined by the instructor)
- Search, organise and manage the availability of content on a course.
- Create a recording by capturing the audio and screen display (including webcams) on a personal computer using Personal Capture. The recordings can then be shared on
Moodle in a similar way as the scheduled recordings. - Create interactive presentations within Lecturecast that include a variety of question types e.g. multiple choice questions, short answer questions that can be presented 'live'
or made accessible before or after the class. Activity scores are stored and can be exported into Moodle.
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Detailed information about all the above can be found within the Echo 360 Lecturecast Online Help (vendor help pages). |