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Lecture Capture & the Student-Centered Learning Movement

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The learning environment is changing, and many institutions are making the switch from teacher-centered lecturing to student-centered learning.  What does this mean exactly?  

1. Professors are no longer at the center of the classroom, playing an active role in relaying information to passive students.   

2. Professors are guides, or mentors, who lead their students down a path of learning, providing them with a mix of activities designed to enhance the learning process.

3. Students become active participants in their own learning instead of listening and quietly taking notes. 

The idea is that students who experiment, practice, summarize, read and write about specific subjects are more likely to retain the material than those who do not. Essentially, student-centered learning gives students the power to learn, no matter what their learning style may be.

Innovators on campuses across the U.S. are improving student outcomes through this student-centered learning approach. One way institutions are facilitating this method of learning is through the use of technology (such as lecture capture technology). Institutions that record classes are finding that students pay more attention during class, knowing that the lectures will be available online later that day. In fact, when the recordings become available, they can review the more complex parts of a lecture over and over via a browser or mobile device such as an iPhone or iPod, until they fully understand the material.

Lecture capture technology is just one approach to student-centered learning, and one way that campuses nationwide are paving the way for student success.

Are you part of the student-centered learning movement? What methodologies are you using to help students succeed? 

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