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Campus-wide lecture capture technology – a way to record lectures – is a major investment for universities, but is hugely popular among students.

The most common concern about recording lectures is that it will reduce attendance. However, most studies do not support this theory. Of my own students, only 5 out of 99 indicated that recorded lectures influenced their decision to attend. Many pointed out that there is added value in attending a lecture because they are able to ask questions.

Students generally do not expect a professionally produced recording, and are happy provided they can hear clearly, the recording is free from background noise and the video is sufficient.

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Today’s students are intimately connected to the latest technology and gadgets and use them constantly. Their familiarity, combined with an innate and intuitive ability to control it, means that not only do they use video and audio communication for their own social communication but expect it to be present in all aspects of their lives. This expectation extends to the provision of learning services, particularly at higher levels; with the current high cost of educational services, prospective students demand sophisticated and effective use of technology at universities to elevate their education experience. They choose their university on a number of factors, with technology and modern teaching methodologies rating highly in that decision. Universities that fail to meet their expectations are ignored as students vote with their feet and select another establishment.

The process of recording classes and other live sessions, generally referred to as lecture capture, features highly on the lists of students’ criteria during that assessment. While still a relatively young technology compared with others in the AV world, it has rapidly gained acceptance in the academic sector, proving its ability to aid the educational process and rapidly penetrating the industry

Early reticence to deploy and use lecture capture systems has largely abated. Fears that students would skip lectures if there were to be a recording available online later, and lecturers’ concerns over job security once their classes had been recorded, were generally unfounded. Instead the system has stimulated new methods of teaching, including that of ‘flipping’,

There are several products in the technology-based proctoring solution marketplace, and the needs and environment of individual schools need to be taken into account when choosing a vendor. No technology-based proctoring solution fits every need, therefore it is imperative to have a set of alternative options established. Policy Establish recommended syllabus language for a technology-based proctoring solution to add clarity for instructors as well as students. Establish recommended usage guidelines for instructors for a technology-based proctoring solution to add clarity for instructors. Culture To change the conversation of academic integrity across campus, a technology-based solution must: Be identified and deployed in partnership with the campus community; they must have a voice in the decision-making process for new technology and policies. Be presented alongside best practices and authentic assessments and not as the single solution to ensure academic integrity. Be presented and recommended to instructors as one option, along with best practices and authentic assessments, to help ensure academic integrity. Funding Establish a funding model that allows for an enterprise deployment of a technology-based proctoring solution to ensure usage clarity for instructors as well as students.

« 66% des cadres français constatent que la gestion des nouvelles technologies est en train de changer de main ». De fait les opérationnels, de quelque horizon qu'ils viennent, n’ont jamais été aussi impliqués dans le choix et l’exploitation des outils informatiques de leur métier.

Ce constat vaut bien évidemment pour les métiers de la formation : les responsables formation se sont notamment appropriés la maîtrise d’ouvrage de leur plateforme LMS, comme le montre une récente étude Féfaur (près de 93% des responsables formation sont impliqués dans le choix de la plateforme LMS, loin devant la direction informatique (77,3%)).

la prise d'autonomie des responsables formation se fait sans trop de friction avec les directions informatiques finalement soulagées de n'être pas principalement en charge d'un domaine fonctionnel (la formation) qui n’est pas critique pour l’entreprise.