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How do I audio-record a lecture or seminar(for podcasting) if teaching in a non-enabled room?

If you simply want to audio-record content for podcasting in a non-enabled seminar room,  portable mp3 recorders can be loaned from the ITS Service Desk in Shawcross.  Please bring your Library card.

The recorder will capture the oral content you deliver in your teaching (but not necessarily any group discussion). You can then upload the mp3 files to your Study Direct course site via the USB cable, ready for podcasting or download by your students.

Alternatively, if you want to make a bespoke recording - for example a five-minute preview of your course, you can use laptop-based lecture capture (Personal Capture).

This is a version of the University's lecture capture software that can be installed on a laptop or onto your desktop machine. It will record synchronised audio, visuals and video (optional) in the same way as the lecture-based system, but you aren't constrained by time or place. You can also edit your recordings after they have been completed, so if you not so happy with a section, you can remove it. Your recording can be added to your Study Direct site in the same way that you add a recording made in a lecture theatre.

The e-Learning webpages have more details, including a short screencast:

http://www.sussex.ac.uk/elearning/audioandvideo/personal_capture