Lecture casting in higher education: Local implementation and research-driven enhancements

Lecture casting takes center stage in contemporary higher education. The University of ********, one of the largest universities in Europe has started a lecture casting project in 2010. Main aims of the project are to equip major lecture hall with lecture-casting technologies, to provide automatic recording of lectures for podcasting and live-streaming as well as to integrate lecture casting in didactical designs in an innovative and pedagogical manner. Looking at the future of lecture casting it is crucial to continuously enhance the service and seek innovative methods to use lecture casting in teaching and learning. Against this background, this article provides an overview on research on lecture casting and seeks for international examples and innovative ideas to enhance the lecture casting at the University of *****. Therefore this paper discusses (1) general framework, key milestones, developments and statistics of the Lecture Casting Project of the University of ****** (2) conducted evaluation and research of the lecture casting service (3) novel literature on lecture casting and (4) possible research-driven and literature-driven pedagogical and service related enhancements for the lecture casting service. Based on the article, the reader will gain inside on the circumstance of one of the largest universities in Europe, how lecture casting provides a suitable service for teaching and learning as well as an outline of innovative didactical and service related improvements.

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Lecture casting ، didactical design ، innovation in teaching and learning ، podcast ، streaming