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ENHANCING THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE F
ounded in 1963, the University of York has achieved a consistently high ranking in the UK and is one of just six post-war universities which
appear in the world top 100. The University of York now has over 30 academic departments and research centres and nearly 16,000 students.
Why Echo360? In December 2011 the University took the decision to undertake a range of measures aimed at improving the student experience. Lecture capture was one of the services prioritised to receive additional funding. Choosing the hosted solution
enabled the university to outsource the server set up, maintenance and support to Echo360 and ULCC. This allowed staff to focus on other aspects such as recording schedules, VLE integration and having a working service in 20 rooms for the start of the 2012/13 academic year while still being able to deliver on existing commitments.
in which the recordings matched their personal learning styles and accessibility requirements as learning resources, complementing and enhancing the class-based learning experience.
Expansion Since the trials the use and adoption of video capture (both scheduled via integration with the timetabling software, and personal capture) has grown across the university. For the new academic year (2014/15) lecture capture will be available in 40 rooms and be used by 17 departments.
FACTS & FIGURES TOP 3 DEPARTMENTS BY # OF
BIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY & CHEMISTRY AUTUMN & SPRING TERM VIEWS IN
2013/14 EXCEEDED VIEWS FOR WHOLE ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/13
84% OF STAFF AGREED THAT THE
RECORDINGS ARE ‘QUITE VALUABLE’ OR ‘EXTREMELY VALUABLE’ FOR STUDENTS
Benefits The lecture capture solution was a demonstrable example of how the new tuition fee income is being used to enhance the student learning experience. It is making lectures more accessible by turning them into reusable
learning resources, while increasing the scope for greater flexibility in
pedagogic delivery and improving contact time and use of room space with students.
Trials In the trials, students reported that they were more likely to pay atention to the ‘big picture’ when atending ‘live’ lectures which gave them the opportunity to leave the lecture hall with a strong overall impression of the content, knowing that they could revisit the detail at a later stage. The recordings were seen as a valuable revision aid, to help review, clarify and study the lectures in preparation for examinations. A small number of students highlighted the way
Overseas students particularly seem to appreciate
the opportunity to go over nuances they may not quite have picked up at the time. Some staff have used it to review their own lecture delivery, especially those new to a lecture course, as it allows the review of material. Staff expecting to see a drop in atendance were surprised to see no sign of this with the installation of the new lecture capture solution.
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“The main benefit was that all server maintenance, upgrades and backups were handled by Echo360 and ULCC, so we didn’t have to worry.” Andrew Male, Head of Enterprise Systems
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