1. Lecture Capturing: An Accessible Technology
Kate Beverage, M.S.Ed
Assistant Director, Academic Technology Center
Aaron Ferguson, M.Ed
Director, Office of Disability Services

2. An Accessible Technology
Agenda
Theory
Practice
New technology has a technical and emotional learning curve
Logistics, technical set-up, training and programs
Special education is simply GOOD education
Best Practices
Increased autonomy for diverse users
Universal Design
Social Model of Academic Support
Integrating a shift in pedagogical perspectives
Lecture Capturing:
An Accessible Technology

3. WPI Background Private institution in central Massachusetts
3,841 undergraduate students
1,734 graduate students
458 faculty
Student-faculty ratio: ~14:1
Majors in engineering, sciences, mathematics, game development, and business

4. WPI Challenges 7 week undergraduate terms
Increasing student enrollment
Larger class sizes
Increased demands on faculty time
Emphasis on project-based learning
Delivery of “lecture”-like content to distance learning students 4

5. WPI setup LMS/Course webpage Server Classroom
Student computer or portable device
For more information: see Appendices in our handout on the conf. webpage for our session

6. Classroom Photos
For more information on WPI’s technology-enabled classrooms, visit:

7. Spectrum of Course Delivery Modalities
EDUCAUSE 2013
WPI SUPPORTING (but not presenting)
Blended Learning (reduction in F2F contact time)
Completely Online (no F2F components)
Traditional F2F
(no online components)
MOOC
(includes non-matriculated students)
Technology Enhanced (no reduction in F2F contact time)
Mostly Online (supplemental or optional F2F contact)
AUGMENTED
DELIVERY MODALITY ?
Adapted from Graham et al.,(2013). A framework for institutional adoption and implementation of blended learning in higher education. Internet and Higher Education

8. Modalities and Student Autonomy
student - student
student - content
student - faculty
Traditional F2F
MOOC
Technology Enhanced
Completely Online

9. Big Picture Remote CART Services
Transcript, post-production captioning
Screen-reader compatibility
Keyboard navigation
Viewing themes

10. Accommodation Uses Note Taking No reliance on ‘volunteer’ note taker
Ability to improve individual note taking skills
Live streaming to personal device
Chronic illness
Attendance Consideration
Temporary Accommodations
Injuries
Concussion

11. Innovative Capture Uses at WPI
Supplemental recordings to augment traditional lectures
Inverted Lectures (“Classroom Flip”)
Lab instructor review
Ad-hoc recordings: 7 week terms make closures difficult
Pandemic/weather contingency planning

12. Additional Accessibility Uses
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Family Emergencies
Learning style preferences
Individualized feedback
Faculty Accommodations
Advising
“Virtual” Office Hours

13. Reframing
Framing
Disability
Ability
Social Medical
vs.

14. Universal Design Working toward an ideal, not an imperative
Not one-size-fits-all approach
Regressive Accessibility: Proactive, not retroactive
‘Typical Users’?
Learning Objectives?
Functional limitation vs. global impairment

15. Faculty Role Turn on projector Turn on wireless microphone
Use podium pen tools, tablet PC, document camera, or interactive whiteboard (instead of chalkboard)

16. Challenges to Faculty Adoption
“System” and/or Technical Challenges:
Redundancy Concerns
Microphone issues (forgetting to turn on or dead batteries)
Chalkboards/whiteboards can not be captured
Scheduling courses in lecture capturing classrooms (18/60 rooms)
Student Q&A audio not captured (well)

17. Challenges to Faculty Adoption
Broader Faculty Concerns: (non-technical)
Intellectual Property
Privacy (of student) concerns
Stifled student participation during class
Student attendance
Fear of technology (mentoring opportunity!)
Self-consciousness
“Will I end up on YouTube?”

18. Do captured lectures affect attendance?

19. Student Surveys: Primary Method of Watching

20. When do you view the captured lectures?

21. Do the captures have a positive impact on your performance in this class?

22. Student Surveys
The best thing is once I'm lost in class, the captured video can help me to review what's going on so that I can help myself understand the materials better.
Because I am international student I do not catch everything in the lecture so it is good to me to hear what I miss at that day.

23. Keys to Faculty Adoption
Optional, not forced technology
Providing lots of training and support
Addressing concerns about student attendance
Influence of student demand
Encouragement from fellow faculty

24. Resources to Think About
Mentoring
Student advocates
Key campus partners – who? examples: Academic Technology, Disability Services, Academic Support, Facilities, Finance, Online, Upper Administration
Campus vision; embedded IT gov’ process

25. Conclusions
At WPI, lecturing capturing… …is considered a helpful tool by students. …does not negatively impact attendance. …has not been proven to improve grades… yet. …does not require additional work on part of faculty. …could help with increased course enrollments. …offers flexibility for academic and disability support services.

26. Thank you! Kate Beverage Aaron Ferguson
Assistant Director, Academic Technology Center
Aaron Ferguson
Director, Disability Services