Streaming Options for In-Person Classroom Lectures
Many face-to-face or staggered classes may need an alternative way for students to view in-person classroom lectures. There are several options for replacing in-classroom lectures, all of which are commonly referred to as "streaming". These include: lecture capture (one-way asynchronous streaming), one-way live streaming (synchronous), and two-way live streaming (synchronous).
| Lecture Capture (One-way Asynchronous Stream) | One-way Live Stream (Synchronous) | Two-way Live Stream (Synchronous) | |
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| Description | Lecture is recorded (such as with a smartphone or web conferencing) and made available digitally to students after class meeting, students watch recording and interact asynchronously | Lecture is broadcast live via web conferencing (1-2 video inputs such as a camera, computer screen, or document camera) while teaching face-to-face class, students watch live but do not interact synchronously | Lecture is broadcast live via web conferencing (1-2 video inputs such as a camera, computer screen, or document camera) while teaching face-to-face class, students watch live and interact live during scheduled class meeting time |
| Student Experience | Students watch recorded lectures and participate asynchronously | Students watch live but participate asynchronously | Students watch lecture live (1-2 inputs) and participate in real-time |
| Faculty Experience | Simpler for faculty to manage than 2-way live stream | Simpler for faculty to manage than 2-way live stream | Added steps, both technical and pedagogical, to engage both in-person and remote live audiences |
| Network Bandwidth Demands | Low network demands for remote students, high network demands on campus network if using web conferencing | High network demands on both campus network and remote students’ bandwidth | High network demands on both campus network and remote students’ bandwidth |
| Accessibility | Recordings automatically machine captioned at 95% accuracy if the recording is posted to Kaltura, can be further edited to achieve 100% | Requires live captionist or sign language interpreter (may require separate platform) | Requires live captionist or sign language interpreter (may require separate platform) |
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For more details or to discuss further the streaming options for your course, reach out to the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning, citl@niu.edu.
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