{"id":26,"date":"2014-01-05T20:59:59","date_gmt":"2014-01-06T02:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/lecturecapture\/"},"modified":"2025-08-24T16:39:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T21:39:01","slug":"how-does-it-work","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/lecturesonline\/instructors\/how-does-it-work\/","title":{"rendered":"How does it work?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lectures Online is a simple way for you to provide students with remote access to recordings of face-to-face (classroom-based) course sessions.<\/p>\n

The Lectures Online support team has worked hard to make the system easy for everyone to use. For instructors, there are three stages of use.<\/p>\n

Before class begins<\/h3>\n

To confirm that your class will be recorded using Lectures Online please contact Russell Lombard, the system administrator. He can be reached at lecturesonline@la.utexas.edu<\/a>. The Lectures Online system will automatically start and stop recordings at scheduled class meeting times in all supported rooms<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In Canvas<\/h3>\n

The Lectures Online staff will take care of adding to the system all the information necessary for recordings to appear in your course in Canvas.<\/p>\n

In class<\/h3>\n

Since the system is fully automated, the only thing you need to remember to do in class is turn on and wear the microphone while you teach.\u00a0 Any video you send to the projector or audio you play through the in-room system will be recorded.\u00a0 The video below demonstrates the experience.\u00a0 Please note that the console touchscreen might be setup in a different way than what is shown in the video.<\/p>\n\n\n

After class<\/h3>\n

After each class meeting, the day\u2019s recording is automatically processed and delivered to your students via Canvas.\u00a0 Students can view the recordings by clicking on the Lectures Online tab in the left side navigation in Canvas.\u00a0 Recordings are normally available within a few hours.<\/p>\n

Professors and other members of the instructional team in your Canvas course can make select recordings available to specific students<\/a>, hide recordings<\/a>, and view user statistics<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Retention policy<\/h3>\n

The recordings will remain available to students in your Canvas course for 12 months. If you would like us to remove access to the recordings sooner, please send a request to us at lecturesonline@la.utexas.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Copying Canvas course pages<\/h3>\n

Many instructors copy their Canvas course page from one semester to the next. If you copy a course that has Lectures Online installed, the new Canvas course will also have Lectures Online install which means students will be presented with a bad link for recordings.<\/p>\n

To prevent this, you will need to remove the Lectures Online tab from your Canvas course page. Here are the steps to remove the Lectures Online tab:<\/p>\n