Recording lectures through YuJa’s lecture capture tools provides students with the ability to watch, re-watch, and review lectures wherever they are, using a computer or mobile device.
For online learners and flipped classrooms, lecture captures may provide the only lecture experiences for the class. Recorded lectures that are interesting and appealing to students will help engage students, keep their attention, maintain focus, and help them learn.
Below are some tips to create engaging recordings for all students, whether they attend class face-to-face or online.
Add Visual Interest With Multi-Source Recording
YuJa makes it simple to incorporate multiple cameras, video feeds, audio and screen sources. This brings all of the tools of a well-equipped lecture hall online and makes it more accessible to your students, even those away from the classroom. Incorporating visual elements engages your students, including visual learners, as you lecture.
Visual presentation material is essential to take your lecture up a notch. It also makes note taking easier for students.
- Use PowerPoint or another presentation software to incorporate images, notes and other information. You can easily share your screen as you produce a lecture capture recording.
- Plug in your classroom SmartBoard to allow students to see you work equations, make notes or share information on the board.
- Document cameras allow you to share printed material with students.
Most instructors are already using PowerPoint presentations, SmartBoards and other tools in their everyday lectures. These tools are even more important when recording lectures.
Helping Students Connect with Lectures
“Incorporating visual elements engages your students, including visual learners, as you lecture.”
Visual interest is not the only way to create an impressive and engaging lecture capture. You can implement many different strategies to maximize the effect and interest of your lecture captures.
Show: Show how, when and why this material matters using real-world examples. This is especially helpful for general education classes.
Connect: Connect material to information your students already know. Making familiar connections can help students stay interested.
Summarize: For information dense lectures, summarize or review material before moving on to new material.
Define: Define jargon or unfamiliar terminology.
Outline: Use outlines, a table of contents and other tools to help your students organize their note-taking.
Explain: Explain difficult concepts in several ways to reach all of your students.
Use Assessment Tools
YuJa offers a number of ways to assess the efficacy of your lecture captures.
- Incorporate video quizzes into lecture captures. The results will help define problem areas.
- Review discussion boards for student questions. Check and see if students seem to be struggling with a certain concept or assignment.
- Check your analytics for signs students are re-watching portions of videos. Analytics provide insights in real-time.
