Classroom Lecture Capture
What is it?
UAB classrooms are equipped with recording technology, including cameras, microphones, and computers. Instructors may choose to record all classroom sessions during a semester or to record individual class sessions or portions of a class. Classrooms will not be recorded unless selected for recording by the instructor of record.
- To record all sessions during a semester, follow these instructions to opt-in to automatic recordingsinstructions to opt-in to automatic recordings.
- To record an individual class session, use Kaltura Classroom, Zoom following the guides below or follow the instructions on the classroom’s teacher podium.
Once captured, recordings are available for instructors to publish or embed in Canvas courses for students to view. Unpublished recordings will remain available until the end of the semester unless otherwise requested.
How to Access
Classroom Lecture Capture equipment is installed in rooms with a capacity of 22 or greater and are designated as classroom for primary use in space management. Other room types such as assembly, conference, laboratory or offices are not designated for lecture capture.
See UAB IT's listing of classroom technology equipment by room Opens an external link.
Instructor Training: On-site Appointments
UAB IT Classroom Technology is available for on-site classroom technology training appointments once the semester begins. Please contact the AskIT help desk at (205) 996-9999 (6-9999 on campus) or enter a ticket at uab.edu/techhelp opens a new website.
FAQ
Research in higher education shows that all students benefit from being able to listen to lectures more than once, whether they were live originally or not. When a recording is available to a student in their Canvas course, the student can replay it at different speeds, search the machine transcript for key terms, add close captioning, optimize visual layout of the classroom and projection screen (PowerPoint, etc.) feeds, etc.
Another major advantage of the new classroom recording technology is the ability to better serve students with accommodations from UAB’s Office of Disability Support Services (DSS). DSS has discontinued the COVID-related temporary academic adjustment request process but this technology may be used to provide an accommodation for students with disabilities and it will be taken into consideration as part of the normal DSS process. As a result, beginning in Fall 2021, DSS may offer use of recorded lectures as a “reasonable accommodation” when a student requests that they not attend class due to a confirmed disability.
Signs are posted in every Lecture Capture classroom alerting students and instructors that the recordings are scheduled and can take place even when a class in not in session.
All recordings are private to the instructor and are not available to the students unless the instructor takes action to publish/embed the video(s) in the Canvas course.