Dreamy Mer
So i watched a few videos on youtube, and it was a lecture by a harvard professor. Why do they post videos for public use? Don't people pay money to attend lectures? And suppose a student records a lecture for private use, is it legal?
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Why do they post videos for public use?
It's primarily to help students refer back to lecture "notes" in case they don't understand the concept. It also allows for other disadvantaged students who don't have good professors or a college education to learn from their videos.
Don't people pay money to attend lectures?
Yes, students pay tuition which pays for the lectures. Sometimes it can cost 30 dollars or more each lecture.
And suppose a student records a lecture for private use, is it legal?
If you have a professor's permission, then Yes. Many students I know have voice recording devices and very few have cameras. But their main goal is to succeed in the class with whatever it takes. It technically becomes illegal if you don't have the professor's permission. It's all about the professor's consent. If it's allowed, then it's legal. But, most students do it anyway to study. They usually don't get in trouble because they don't send it around or post it online without permission.
Why do they post videos for public use?
It's primarily to help students refer back to lecture "notes" in case they don't understand the concept. It also allows for other disadvantaged students who don't have good professors or a college education to learn from their videos.
Don't people pay money to attend lectures?
Yes, students pay tuition which pays for the lectures. Sometimes it can cost 30 dollars or more each lecture.
And suppose a student records a lecture for private use, is it legal?
If you have a professor's permission, then Yes. Many students I know have voice recording devices and very few have cameras. But their main goal is to succeed in the class with whatever it takes. It technically becomes illegal if you don't have the professor's permission. It's all about the professor's consent. If it's allowed, then it's legal. But, most students do it anyway to study. They usually don't get in trouble because they don't send it around or post it online without permission.
Is it ok to video record my college lectures/classes?
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?
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