Instructors
Your Lectures, Online (Getting In)
Lately I've been reading a lot about how many schools are putting audio of lectures online. While it seems technologically progressive it seems to run into opposition from professors who fear that it will drive students away from attending class.
I'm wondering what you all out there on the internet think about lecture material being posted online. Would it make you somewhat more casual about attending class? Do you think you would use it as an additional study tool? Or to maybe flesh out your notes! I'm genuinely curious!
I'll share with you my experience: I didn't use it. When I attended Simon Fraser University back in 2004/2005 most lectures were recorded and made accessible to students registered in those classes. I knew exactly how to retrieve the lecture audio, but I felt like without the visuals I'd miss the context and it would just not be of great benefit to me. However, I know that my opinion is not the only one out there on the issue and neither is my experience. But for me online lecture content never drew me from class. No, the overriding factor in my poor attendance was a desire to have fun!
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