Dear John (and all),
We do all the teaching observations for our PGCert by video. We have a set of small cameras for students to borrow; and plenty will alternatively use either in-room recording equipment, a sports
camera (GoPro or similar), a camera borrowed from their institution’s media department, or their smartphone (these work fine for a small group session). I’m not on campus today but I can find the make of the cameras we have – they’re very simple: record for
an hour, then upload via USB. Sports cameras work well as long as they have the waterproof casing taken off as it muffles the sound! Small cameras/phones work best if they’re clipped into one of those little bendy tripods, which can then be positioned somewhere
suitable and moved around if necessary, depending on the teaching session. I can send you a copy of our ‘recording tips’ if you’d like, they’re pretty straightforward – more to do with positioning the camera to capture what we need than actually using the
technology.
We haven’t lost one yet!
Kind regards,
Hannah
Dr H C Perrin BSc MA PGCHE PGDipHE FHEA PhD
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Subject: Practical elements of peer observation by video
Dear All
Sorry if this has been asked before.
We have some colleagues overseas who are required to undergo peer observation, but there are no suitable people
to do this locally so we will need to video the teaching sessions then comment on them from Brighton.
I was wondering if anyone had any experience to share in the practicalities of doing this. Obviously there are the
usual lecture capture technologies, but some of the sessions will be small groups or seminar style teaching sessions so we would want to be observing the interactions between the teacher and the students, just as we would if we were there live.
As we won’t be there to observe or set up any equipment, I wondered if anyone had any view of the best technology
to use for this and/or clear instructions for the ‘observee’ to set up the recording equipment.
I look forward to hearing your thoughts on this.
Best wishes
John
Dr John Canning
University of Brighton
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