Students can overcome many challenges of their course work by digitizing, captioning, and transcribing classroom lectures.

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Benefits of Recording and
Transcribing Lectures
Students can
overcome many
challenges of their
course work by
digitizing,
captioning, and
transcribing
classroom lectures.

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As the fall semester approaches, teachers are gearing up to give lectures and students to
attend them. The main aim of a lecture is to provide students with comprehensive
information within a short period of time. Many teachers use teaching styles based on the
nature of the subject with a combination of direction, discussion and delegation, inspiring
student to consistently deliver their best. For students, capturing the content of lectures
effectively is a significant challenge, but fortunately, one that can be overcome with
recording and lecture transcription services.
Recording and Transcribing Lectures – Benefits for Students
Today, the students are a highly diverse group with different learning challenges, often
leading to listening comprehension problems and note-taking difficulties. Students can
benefit in many ways by recording and transcribing class lectures:
• Gain a better understanding by revisiting the topic: College course work is
challenging and students often find the content and vocabulary difficult to
comprehend and remember. Recording and transcribing the lecture allows them to
revisit the topic and better understand the content. If they still have trouble
understanding a certain portion of the transcript, they can always consult the
teacher. Students usually find the recording a useful support to the hand-outs
distributed in the classroom.
• Overcome the challenges of note-taking: It is reported that students typically
capture only 30-40% of important lecture points in their notes. The reason is that
note-taking involves listening and processing content almost simultaneously. Taking
notes while listening to the lecture may hinder comprehension in students with lower
information-processing abilities. Recording the lecture would provide an audio/visual
record which students can repeat whenever they need. Note-taking puts students
under severe time-pressure as it is not easy listening and taking notes at the same
time.
• Many benefits for international students and those with disabilities: Recording and
transcribing classroom lectures is a great option for students with English as an
additional language. Likewise, it would also help students with a disability who may
find it challenging to listen to a lecture, process the information, and make notes at
the same time. They can use the recording and transcript to look up anything they
are unsure about.
• Revision: Being able to listen to/watch the recording and go through the transcript is
very useful when revising the lesson. The transcribed notes allow students to follow

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at their own pace and take their time understanding the material. They can spend
extra time on it whenever necessary.
• Distance learning: Recordings allow distance learning students to hear the lecture
when they cannot be physically present in the classroom.
• Supplement your notes: Note-taking improves academic performance and learning in
a many ways. Recording the lecture allows you to supplement your notes. Even if
you understand the class and take notes, having the entire lecture accurately
documented can be a big help. With a transcript, you will never miss what’s
important.
Students should know that many educational institutions have privacy policies and that they
would need to get permission from the administration, faculty and others before recording a
lecture.
Teachers can Improve Lecture Accessibility via Digitization and Transcription
In an online seminar “Tools and Techniques for Improving Course Accessibility”, Keith Bain,
the international manager of the Liberated Learning Consortium and an adjunct professor at
St. Mary’s University explained the value of digitizing, captioning, and transcribing course
material for lecturers, why they should do it and how. According to Bain, student
accessibility to lectures is a critical factor for success. By recording their lectures, teachers
can create podcasts that will greatly improve students’ learning opportunities.
Transcribing the lectures will allow teachers to offer their students course media that is truly
accessible. Bain revealed that a case study that compared the performance of students who
used multimedia notes (recorded lectures with real-time captioning and transcription) with
that of students who used traditional notes. Students who studied using multimedia notes
had better scores in quizzes and exams.
Get Reliable Academic Transcription Services
Students and lecturers looking to transcribe lectures can get accurate lecture transcription
services from an experienced transcription company. A reliable transcription company would
have expert transcriptionists who can deliver error-free documentation of lectures, podcasts
and other educational material in quick turnaround time. With prompt and accurate
documentation of course material, students can focus on thinking and active learning.