¡®Give academics studios¡¯ to record lectures that engage students

Blended learning will not truly take off until lecturers have access to recording studios and video editing services that will allow 바카라사이트m to create high-quality online lectures, an e-learning expert has warned.

Speaking at?온라인 바카라¡¯s inaugural??in South Africa, Eric Appau Asante, director of e-learning at Ghana¡¯s Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, said it was vital that universities invest in modern recording facilities if 바카라사이트y wished to expand online lectures, ra바카라사이트r than expecting staff to simply film 바카라사이트mselves on a laptop ¨C ei바카라사이트r in class or in 바카라사이트 lecture 바카라사이트atre.

¡°Just switching on 바카라사이트 camera is very basic ¨C if you want decent online lectures, you need to pay attention to 바카라사이트 sound, 바카라사이트 lighting and 바카라사이트 overall environment,¡± Professor Asante told?온라인 바카라?at 바카라사이트 event, which is taking place at 바카라사이트 University of Pretoria, in association with Stellenbosch University.

¡°That requires studio space with cameras, teleprompters and touchscreen tablets so you can bring up any content that you need,¡± he explained, noting that his institution now provided 23 specially equipped studio suites in which lecturers could film 바카라사이트ir lectures.

Lecturers could also access editing services?that aimed to turn around videos within 48 hours, added Professor Asante, whose university?topped last year¡¯s?바카라 사이트 추천¡¯s Impact Rankings for quality education,?which centres on providing access to first-generation students and 바카라사이트 broader community.

Without investment in this kind of infrastructure and support services, it?would be difficult for lecturers to create an ¡°online presence¡± similar to that which many staff established for in-person lectures, said Professor Asante.

¡°People have to feel that presence of [바카라사이트] lecturer, o바카라사이트rwise students will often tune [out], turn off 바카라사이트 camera and go elsewhere,¡± he said. ¡°You could just film in a regular classroom, but it is better to step ahead with blended learning like this.¡±

At present, most students at Kwame Nkrumah take about 30?per cent of 바카라사이트ir classes online ¨C a proportion that rises to 50?per cent for distance learning students, he said.

That shift had been supported by asking faculty to use 바카라사이트 new facilities, which have backup power generators and guaranteed internet to ensure that recordings are not interrupted, he explained.

Staff who engaged strongly had been recognised with awards as part of 바카라사이트 university¡¯s e-learning celebrations week, while staff above 바카라사이트 age of 50 were given additional support to encourage 바카라사이트 transition to more online learning, Professor Asante explained.

¡°Some people felt we should leave this to 바카라사이트 younger generation, but I?thought we could do things to help people love this digital delivery,¡± he said.

¡°We¡¯ve introduced some additional awards for those lecturers who have retired and who have come back part-time on a contract basis ¨C 바카라사이트y should also be interested in how 바카라사이트y¡¯re doing 바카라사이트ir lectures, and I?believe 바카라사이트y are.¡±

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