Service overview
Lecture Recording allows instructors to have their course lectures, demonstrations, or student presentations automatically recorded throughout a term. (Instructors, view the service description Lecture Recording for Instructors.)
Using Lecture Recording you can:
- Capture audio via the classroom microphone
- Record visual activity on the presentation screen (projected images and any visual interactivity)
Note: The service does not capture content played on the DVD/Blu-ray player - Record full video of the lecturer presenting (available in select classrooms)
- Caption and translate to French (coming soon)
Zoom lecture recordings:
Zoom sessions, used for remote teaching, can also be recorded and made available to students through Lecture Recordings in myCourses.
Instructors may choose which lectures are made available. They can restrict access to class members via links within myCourses, or allow general access to recordings via a publicly accessible URL. Instructors can also allow students to download and save their lecture recordings or only view the streamed recording online.
Who can use it
Instructors choose who can access their lecture recordings:
- Inside myCourses: access is restricted to class members only.
- Outside myCourses: access without restriction via a URL.
How to request & access the service
Only instructors for a course can request this service; students cannot be delegated to request it.
Accessing lecture recordings
Your instructor will inform you where these recordings are accessible, either:
- Inside myCourses: Log into myCourses and click the Lecture Recordings link on the Course Navigation bar.
- Outside myCourses: Your instructor will provide a URL to access the lecture(s), or you can check if it is available on the LRS website. You can select a term and view lectures from all courses with recordings outside myCourses. Note that this site also contains recordings of some special events.
Playback settings (streaming and download formats):
- Streaming playback is played directly from the site using any current web browser that supports HTML5.
- Downloads are in MP3 and MP4 formats.
Once downloaded, the files can be saved to your computer, smartphone, or media player for future reference.
Instructors can choose to provide either or both of these file playback settings.
LRS recordings are generally available across all major platforms (Windows, macOS, Linux) and browsers (Edge, Firefox, Chrome, Safari).
Cost
The cost is covered under your student fees.
Availability
- This service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, except during scheduled and unscheduled maintenance. Check the IT Support homepage for announcements regarding service interruptions.
- myCourses must be available to access the recordings if they are not available via public URL.
- Recordings are typically made available a few hours after the end of the lecture.
Note: Lecture recordings are available online for two terms. For example, recordings from Fall 2020 are available until the end of the Fall 2021 term. After the two terms, the recordings are removed from the system and are not retrievable.
FAQs
- Which classrooms are equipped for lecture recording? (download Excel file)
Best practices & policies
Lecture recordings can be an effective way of reviewing content covered in class but should not replace attendance and class participation.
Training & documentation
See Viewing lecture recordings in myCourses (for students)
Support
Contact the IT Service Desk