Lecture Capture in the Michael Griffiths Lecture Theatre

What is lecture capture? 

Lecture capture is the recording of a face-to-face  classroom activity for review at a later stage. The most benefit comes from having audio of the lecturer along with the slides or presentation material that is shown to students. Video of the lecturer often does not produce any additional benefit over audio alone so the choice is up to the lecturer. There is no university wide solution for lecture capture at present. However, students are increasingly asking for this facility so the centrally the university is considering options

What is Echo 360?

In the Michael Griffiths Lecture theatre we have access to ‘Echo 360’. When programmed this software will automatically record audio (and if wanted video) for a teaching session. Afterwards the lecture can be viewed online using the Echo 360 software directly within Learning Central. Or a file can be downloaded and then placed on the Cardiff Player video-streaming service. The advantage of viewing the lecture through the Echo 360 software is that it is easy to get to a particular slide in a presentation and hear the audio (or see the video) associated with that slide, whereas in Cardiff Player it will display as one continual video that needs to be manually skipped through by trial and error to get to a particular slide. 

As a lecturer what do I have to do?

We will email you in advance of your lecture in the Michael Griffiths lecture theatre to remind you that your session will be audio-recorded. If you would also like video to be recorded please ask for this be reply. If you do not want any recording to be made please reply to say so.

When you come to the Michael Griffith Lecture theatre you teach as you usually do. You don't have to do anything extra because of Echo 360. The recording will stop and start automatically and there will be no indication that it is happening in the room. 

Do students want this?

We do not know if students will access the lectures afterwards, or if they will find it valuable. We will track statistics on usage and we will evaluate whether it is worthwhile to keep on using this service.If there is very high uptake then it may be justified to set up similar arrangements in the other lecture theatres we use.

Copyright

Some people are concerned that they may not have permission for the images that they use in lecture slides to be stored in a 'lecture capture' format. It is very likely that if you have permission to scan the image to use in a presentation then you also have permission for storing that in a secure environment which only our students and staff have access to such as Learning Central, and Echo 360.

If you have any other questions please contact Dr Anne Marie Cunningham, lead for eLearning. 

Clinical Skills Modules

The Clinical Skills component of the curriculum, at present, makes most use of the School's e-learning provision. The focus on practical procedures has been successfully aided by the addition of accompanying self-directed  learning modules, for study prior to attending practical sessions, and in the lead-up to OSCE examinations.

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Airway Management	Arterial Puncture	Basic Ward Monitoring	Blood Cultures
Blood Glucose Monitoring & Sliding Scale	Blood Pressure & Basic Physical Signs	BMI	Drug Calculation
ECG Recording	Female Catheterisation
Hand Hygiene	Handwashing, Gloving & Gowning	IV Drug Administration	IV Fluids & Pump Setup
Lumbar Puncture	Male Catheterisation	Nose, Throat & Skin Swabs	Clinical Waste Management
Pregnancy Testing	Personal Protective Equipment	Rinne's & Weber's	Safe Injection Administration
Safe Prescription Writing	Dealing With Sharps Injuries	Shock	Suturing
Urinalysis	Venepuncture	Venous Cannulation	Wound Assessment

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Clinical Skills Self-directed Resources

The Clinical Skills Centre is now located on the third floor of the Cochrane Building and is managed by Sian Williams. An expansive directory of self-directed tutorials exist for the Centre and can be found by logging in to Learning Central via the Clinical Skills section, or via the Clinical Skills microsite.

Learning Central (Blackboard)

Access to Blackboard is via http://cue.cf.ac.uk. To login to Blackboard simply use your Cardiff University username and password.

Note: Being able to log into Blackboard does not mean you have been granted permission to see any of the content modules within Blackboard. Refer to the information below for advice on how to get access to the modules you think you should be able to see.

Enrollment on Blackboard Modules

Student Enrollments
Student enrollments are handled via the University’s student management system, SIMS. SIMS is used by Registry to track all student data, including the courses and modules they are enrolled on and their status on that course (including information about tuition fees). If students do not have access to their appropriate modules, the first point of contact should be Registry to check the student details within SIMS.

Staff Enrollments
Staff access to the School of Medicine’s Blackboard modules can be granted by the School’s local Blackboard administrators.

To request access to a module, please email the medic IT team with full details of the module you require access to (including the full module code and module title) along with your Cardiff University username.

Please note we cannot provide access to another School’s modules – this must be done by their local Blackboard administrator.

Access for NHS Staff

Access for External Examiners
External examiners are entitled to access Blackboard, and will need a Cardiff University user name and password to do so. Under normal circumstances Registry will arrange login details for all external examiners.

To request access to specific Blackboard modules, use the procedure outlined above Staff Enrolments, providing the IT Team with the examiner’s user name.

In the event the examiner has not been issued with a user name and password by Registry, you should email medicIT@cardiff.ac.uk and explain that you require access for an examiner who has not received a user name and password. You should provide the name and contact details for the external examiner as well as details of the Blackboard modules they will require access to. The School’s IT Team will issue a user name and password and enrol the new account on the appropriate Blackboard modules.

Note: external examiners will only be granted student-level access to Blackboard modules unless further access is expressly requested by the module leader.
Temporary Accounts

The eLearning Team have a number of temporary accounts available that can can be loaned out to other members of staff to use as test accounts. This may be particularly useful if you need to review a Blackboard module (and activities) from a student’s perspective. Similarly accounts can be loaned out to guest users on a temporary basis.

To request a temporary account please email the medic e-learning team.

Audience Response Systems (Clickers)

The School of Medicine owns 400 Interwrite Response PRS handsets and four wireless receivers. These can be booked out from the School’s eLearning Team. To check availability, use the calendar below.

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