Investigating Veterinary Medicine Faculty Perceptions of Lecture Capture: Issues, Concerns, and Promises

Abstract

Lecture capture technology is becoming more pervasive in today's classrooms. Students are demanding their lectures be recorded, but many instructors remain resistant. The goal of this study was to investigate faculty perceptions of lecture capture and to understand their concerns with the technology. Through a review of the existing literature, three common reasons for not recording were identified: impact on class attendance, incompatible pedagogy, and technical concerns. To test the hypotheses, an electronic survey was created and distributed to the faculty of a veterinary college in the southeastern US. The survey included both quantitative and qualitative questions. An invitation was emailed to all 134 faculty members, garnering 50 responses. Results were consistent with the hypotheses. Impact on class attendance, teaching styles, and technical considerations have dissuaded many instructors from adopting lecture capture technology. However, a fourth theme that emerged was faculty lack of awareness/familiarity. According to the qualitative responses, many faculty either did not know lecture recording was available in their teaching spaces or were not trained in how to use the technology. Recommendations for future research include distributing the survey campus-wide and providing more opportunities for faculty training. It would also be worthwhile to repeat the survey after providing more information and training materials to faculty, or after switching from an opt-in to an opt-out approach, to see whether perceptions have changed among the college's faculty.

Digitale Strategien in der Lehre

“…The common argument that lecture records would reduce the number of students attending the classroom events does not seem to be correct. Moreover, the students seem to use the records as additional source after attending the lectures instead of replacing it [42]. An own investigation of the lecture records of the ORL Department of the University Hospital Bochum could add evidence to this hypothesis and no measurable effect could be observed regarding the number of attendances.…”

“…Further reasons for the lecturers' refusal can be explained by concerns regarding the technology, the protection of intellectual property, and missing knowledge of central funding possibilities. However, the majority of the lecturers report about positive experiences after introduction of online records [42].…”

Digitalisierung der Lehre? – Begleitende Bedarfsanalyse zur Implementierung von Vorlesungsaufzeichnungen in der tiermedizinischen Ausbildung

“…Darüber hinaus wird ein Bedarf an Unterstützung bei der Aufzeichnung der eigenen Vorlesung sowie der Wunsch nach Anleitungen und Schulungen deutlich. Ein ähnliches Resultat zeigte die Studie von Kwiatkowski [16], in der dargestellt wird, dass sich Dozierende teils des Angebots nicht bewusst sind und/oder Unsicherheiten bezüglich der technischen Bedienung des Systems bestehen. Skeptischen Dozierenden ist der Mehrwert von Vorlesungsaufzeichnungen oft nicht klar und sie wünschen sich Aufklärung in diesem Bereich.…”

“…Erfahrungen aus den USA zufolge ist die Einstellung Dozierender zu Vorlesungsaufzeichnungen in der Tiermedizin als größtenteils positiv zu bewerten, da Studierende im Selbstlernen gefördert werden. Unsicherheiten Dozierender liegen meist in mangelhafter Aufklä-rung begründet [16]. Darüber hinaus wurden Vorbehalte Dozierender, die eigene Vorlesung aufzeichnen zu lassen, genannt [16] [27].…”

“…Unsicherheiten Dozierender liegen meist in mangelhafter Aufklä-rung begründet [16]. Darüber hinaus wurden Vorbehalte Dozierender, die eigene Vorlesung aufzeichnen zu lassen, genannt [16] [27]. Eine skeptische Einstellung zur Thematik war zum Teil auch an der TiHo anhand von anekdotischen Aussagen festzustellen.…”