Options for Self-service Lecture Recording

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Open Learning has installed automated lecture capture in several Registrar rooms on campus. These can be used for recording your lectures if you happened to be booked in one of these rooms. You can also contact MIT Video Productions (MVP) which is a cost recovery group to record in any classroom on campus. They also have remote studios in several Registrar classrooms on campus.  Finally, IS&T has installed & supports lightweight lecture capture in a substantial number of rooms, specifically to support student access to lecture recordings during COVID.

In addition to those options, if you would like to be able to do self-service recording of your lectures in any classroom on campus, we list a few options below.  You can also create a class Zoom session through Canvas and also push to Panopto for viewing by students.

 

Option A - Using the newest iPad

If you have an Apple iPad Pro with the M1 chip that came out in summer 2021, you can use Zoom to record your lectures and leverage that iPad's "Center Stage" capability which uses the front-facing camera on the iPad and extracts cropped images of faces that it is tracking in its field of view.

--> Please see the iPad Pro M1 Solution Guide  Download iPad Pro M1 Solution Guide 

 

Option B - Using MIT's loaner iPad or similar tech

If you do not have an iPad, older model loaners are available through IS&T for you use through the following link: https://ist.mit.edu/loaner-equipment 

Older model iPads do not have the Center Stage tracking ability that the new models have, but can be used for lecture capture via Zoom as well. It will only capture what is in front of the camera, but can be mounted on a mic stand to capture your lecture. It is best to use an iPad or iPad Air with a 1080p quality camera for recording. 

--> Please see the iPad-iPad Air Solution Guide Download iPad-iPad Air Solution Guide

 

Option C - Without an iPad or similar tech

You can record your audio in the classroom for later review with lecture notes from the class session. This method may work well with the flipped classroom model and allow students to follow along with the discussion. This method can work well for non-chalkboard classroom work where the students have access to the lecture notes. A simple and inexpensive microphone amplifier with recording capability will allow you to record your sessions and upload them to your course site:

--> Link to Amazon portable amplifier and voice recorder

You can also use your phone or laptop to record audio. This works as well if you are doing a presentation, as you can record the session with your audio and later upload to Panopto or another service for hosting.

 

Further documents for assistance:

MIT AV self-service rental equipment:

https://studentlife.mit.edu/av/hybrid-event-and-course-support