Teaching and Non-teaching events - Jason/Rod/Janice - Policy stuff
About the Lecturecast System
The Lecturecast system is used for the scheduling and recording of lectures across various UCL lecture rooms and for the subsequent publication/sharing of the lecture recordings with students via the relevant Moodle course.
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 view student
and course analytics . The system also allows students to take notes and flag content.
The Lecturecast system 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.
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.
Student Engagement
- Flags let students mark locations and material that they find confusing or items the lecturer may need to explain further to the class. Flagged content will be displayed on the
Instructors dashboard indicating that there may be areas students need further clarification on. - Bookmarks let students mark locations in presentations or videos so they can find them quickly and easily.
- Instructors and students can ask and respond to questions. Any questions posted can generate multiple responses, generating discussions about the class material.
If a post references a point in the video or a particular slide, that visual cue also appears with the question. - Students can take notes while viewing content. Notes will be saved within the system and can be download if required.
Analytics
Lecturecast includes reporting /engagement analytics. Reports can be downloaded as a .csv or .exe file for further analysis.
Information
Detailed information about all the above can be found within the Echo 360 Online Help.