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Kelsey
It's my freshman year, Calculus teacher speaks reaaaallly fast (you wouldn't even believe) and advanced Spanish teacher is from Colombia and speaks rapidly with an accent I'm not used to. Is it ok to use my flip video camera (small like a digital camera) to video my classes so I can view them later? Would that be a weird thing to do?
The camera would just sit on my desk. It wouldn't be very noticeable. In a lecture hall it would be easier, but these are like 25 student classes. Should I not even ask?
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You will need to get permission to record, whether video or just audio.
You could just ask your teachers to speak a little slower. Your calculus teacher may be nervous too and not realize that he/she is speaking too quickly for the class to take notes. It's a common problem with new teachers especially. I'm sure he/she will not mind you asking (better to find out now than on evaluations at the end of the semester) and will in fact be glad to make such a small, simple change to help the class understand. Other students will appreciate it too.
The Spanish teacher might resist somewhat, but will probably be willing to at least slow down for the first couple weeks to let the class get used to her particular accent and to hearing Spanish again after a summer away from it. Either way, you will get used to the Columbian accent and it might be good for you to get used to hearing fast speech in an advanced class if you ever want to be able to understand native speakers talking at normal conversational speed.
I'd ask them first to slow down and only if that doesn't work, ask to record them. It'd be better to understand them the first time anyway, right?
You will need to get permission to record, whether video or just audio.
You could just ask your teachers to speak a little slower. Your calculus teacher may be nervous too and not realize that he/she is speaking too quickly for the class to take notes. It's a common problem with new teachers especially. I'm sure he/she will not mind you asking (better to find out now than on evaluations at the end of the semester) and will in fact be glad to make such a small, simple change to help the class understand. Other students will appreciate it too.
The Spanish teacher might resist somewhat, but will probably be willing to at least slow down for the first couple weeks to let the class get used to her particular accent and to hearing Spanish again after a summer away from it. Either way, you will get used to the Columbian accent and it might be good for you to get used to hearing fast speech in an advanced class if you ever want to be able to understand native speakers talking at normal conversational speed.
I'd ask them first to slow down and only if that doesn't work, ask to record them. It'd be better to understand them the first time anyway, right?
Can I record a college lecture with my digi cam?
squirrel
I just bought a new camera & it makes great videos...but I don't have the means for a voice recorder too.
I was thinking of just recording it as video.
Will this work?
Any advice on recording lectures?
best answer!
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You need to ask your professor if you can record the class. Some professors may allow it but others will not. Many will consider the recordings an unfair advantage because you will have access to the lectures word for word after the class ends, while everyone else only has their own notes and any materials given by the professor. The only exception is if the student in question has a disability and the use of recordings has been approved by the school to help the student in their classes.
If the professor agrees, he or she will have to ask the class if the sessions can be recorded, because the presence of a video camera may intimidate students and prevent them from asking questions or sharing thoughts with the class.
You need to ask your professor if you can record the class. Some professors may allow it but others will not. Many will consider the recordings an unfair advantage because you will have access to the lectures word for word after the class ends, while everyone else only has their own notes and any materials given by the professor. The only exception is if the student in question has a disability and the use of recordings has been approved by the school to help the student in their classes.
If the professor agrees, he or she will have to ask the class if the sessions can be recorded, because the presence of a video camera may intimidate students and prevent them from asking questions or sharing thoughts with the class.
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