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The recordings made a huge difference(Personal perspective)
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Having
realised how limited my time really is now that I am closer to the
exams I would have preferred to not attend any of the live lectures and
instead listened to the lectures at home. At home I can stop and rewind
where I get confused or check up a concept on wikipedia/some other
source. I wish I had done this from the begining because now when I am
revisiting the lectures online I feel like I didnt even go!!
(sometimes).
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recording lectures helps to refresh notes, not useful to use as a substitute for attending the live lectures.
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I have found this facility very useful
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Had
the lectures not been recorded, I would have attempted to make more
notes during live lectures, but I don't think it would have meant that
I take anything more away from the lecture.
By exam time I plan to have consulted recordings for most of the lectures I revise.
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Note
taking during lectures is often difficult, especially in case the
lecturer speaks very fast and the lecture topic is entierely new and
badly structured. Hence having the opportunity to listen to it again
gives you better and easier access to some subjects. Moreover it is
really good for revision.
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i
approached the live lectures in the same way as i usually would - turn
up to as many as possible. the recorded lectures are invaluable for
revision and also going through essay topics. ive been very impressed
with it
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If
you are listening to a lecture on a topic that is new to you, it helps
to listen and understand the 'idea' of what is being taught and absorb
it rather than frantically making notes which would not be sufficient
for recalling.
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Recorded lectures are an added bonus - they should stay
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In
regards to question 7, travel to the iop was quite difficult for me and
access to recorded lectures helped ensure i havent missed anything as
well as easing the financial burden of travel.
In regards to
question 8, it is not such a clear cut 'yes' or 'no' answer, without
recorded lectures, i would have tried to make more notes, but most of
the time lecturers move between points so quickly it is very difficult
to write everything down during the lecture
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Recorded
lectures are a wonderful resource for review and clarification. Further
having the Moodle site with opportunity to consult lecture notes or pdf
links is invaluable to the MSc course.
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In
regards to lectures where specific structures were pointed out in the
live lecture, you lose this information in the recording, which is why
the recordings were not a substitute for attending the lectures for me.
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It's a fantastic facility. Quite a chore for the person doing the recordings, especially when there are technical problems.
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no
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Personally,
I am much in favour of recorded lectures and e-material. I think it
would be easier for students and lecturers alike if lectures weren't
given live at all (or instead, it was accepted as not compulsory to
attend the live showing). If they were not live, then lectures could be
videotaped once, parts rehersed to make a 'best' copy, and then
tutorial sessions for that lecturer's material could be held live to
cater for questions. This would make the learning process much more
efficient. It would avoid the 'bittyness' of the course and put
lectures of similiar content closer together for easier consolidation.
Topics on one subject can then be studied as a block, much like an
undergraduate module, which will improve consolidation. It would also
be better if the lectures were not so lumped together before christmas,
leaving a large expanse of time afterwards.
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Because
so much is convered during the lectures,I tended to have to listen and
not take so many detailed notes. The recorded lectures helped flesh out
the cursory notes taken during the live lectures.
However, during
the lectures the lecturer may refer to diagrams, draw diagrams, show
exemplars etc...this is missed in the recorded lectures, so it should
be made clear to students that attending the live lectures is important
and that the recorded lectures should be used as reinforcement.
Also, you can't ask questions during the recorded lectures...or have chocolate!
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moodle is great. should find a way of making it possible to watch it on ipod video.
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Not
having to take notes in the lectures has actually helped me to
understand the subjects better, I feel. I find I listen differently
when not having to concentrate on writing it all down in a legible
form. With little, or no, background knowledge, you can go to a 'live'
lecture and understand the concept and then go over the details by
listening to the recorded lecture. Also, the recorded lectures give you
the chance to prepare for the lectures; if the lecture topic is
something totally new to me I like to listen to the recorded lecture
first to get a bit of basic understanding. In no way do I consider that
the recorded lectures have replaced the need to attend live lectures.
I am genuinely grateful for the recorded lectures and the work that goes into making them available for us.
Possible
future improvements - maybe also make the lectures available as an
audio file only (mp3) so they can uploaded to an iPod (or equivalent)
for listening to while at the gym/carrying out a mundane pipetting jobs
in the lab. (That said, if a student wants to, they can already do
this.)
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When
students ask questions/make comments in class, you can't ususally hear
what they are saying, only what the lecturer responds, which is
frustrating and can waste a large chunk of time while you work out what
was said or how long the discussion is going to continue. When
something is indicated with a pointer in real time, it obviously
doesn't show up on the recording so sometimes it's hard to tell what is
being referred to.
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I
would have taken more notes but sometimes it is hard to follow and
understand the lecture and at the same time take detailed notes. I
think the recorded lectures have been a great idea and have helped my
revision a lot.
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I have used the recorded lectures to recap on certain topics and on the few lectures I have missed.
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If
a lecture you didnt attend was for some reason not recorded it was
disappointing. If a lecture you attended but wanted to listen to again
to help with revision and it was partly or not at all recorded it was
disappointing. Therefore recorded lectures are useful as assurance.
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It
is clear that the recorded lectures coupled with the structure of the
course, puts it head and shoulders above any other MSc in the UK. I
think that John and Catherine have done a fanatastic job in ensuring
that as many of the lectures are recorded as possible. They both are
truely a credit to the IOP and Kings.
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