This document provides tips and strategies for using lecture recordings (captures) as part of studying based on interviews with University of York students. It outlines various approaches such as listening to recordings to prepare for practical tasks, using recordings and quizzes to check understanding of concepts, thinking across modules by listening to previous lectures, and creating definitive notes by combining notes from lectures and recordings. The tips are presented as a series of quotes from students about their specific strategies for using lecture captures effectively as part of their studying.

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Lecture Capture Study Tips
how students use
lecture captures as part
of their studying
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2. If you have been to the lecture and then you watch the
recording you still have the knowledge, memory of the
experience, what happened in the lecture and where the
lecturer was pointing, how they presented…
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Study suggestions and quotes from University of York
students who participated in our research project in 2015.
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3. I’ll go over lectures on different skills before
I go to practical and try and make sure that
I understand the principles.
Preparation for
practical tasks
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attend
the lecture
watch
recording
undertake
practical
note theoretical
basis for
practical task
focus on specific
sections relevant
to practical task
apply from lecture
principles
utilise during
write-up
appraise method
and concept; re-
watch capture to
aid understanding

4. mind map first for the structure and then I would do a
Quizlet; if I find I still don’t understand something I
would make a document of explanations.
Self-checking
understanding of concepts
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attend
the lecture
structure
notes
revision
quiz
note the key
points and
consider what you
don’t understand
highlight fundamental
concepts and structure
notes into chunks for
creating self-check quiz
use an online quiz-maker
(e.g. Quizlet) or flash-
cards to check
understanding; use in-
lecture questions as
prompts
re-watch
lecture capture
use recording to check
answers, clarifying
concepts you can’t
answer confidently,
writing explanations in
your own words

5. you’ve got to remember all the concepts from the
previous one; if I listen to lecture captures right next
to each other I’ve got that fresh in my head.
Thinking across the
module
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attend
the lectures
summarise
lectures
play back
captures
first exposure to
ideas from the
lecture content
make summary
notes on the
lecture
watch or listen to
previous captures
to see how ideas
develop
make
connections
expand summaries to
show connections or
use for preparation for
next lecture

6. I will do any reading for a lecture, then I will go back to my
original notes and will just have a read through; I might go to
the lecture recording if there was a specific point
Structured approach
to reading
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attend
the lecture
read
references
note the key
points and get a
sense of the topic
follow up on specific
references for points
that were significant,
misunderstood or
interesting to you
play back
lecture capture
use recording to
clarify any concepts
or to support
supplementing notes
with reading
supplement
notes
check back to the
notes you made, add
detail or alternative
perspectives based
on your reading

7. I write my lecture notes out, I write my lecture
capture notes up and I combine them onto one
document together on the computer
Definitive set of
notes per lecture
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attend
the lectures
play back
captures
create final
notes
create notes of
key points and
initial
interpretation
throughout term,
create additional
set of notes,
focusing on detail
type up notes, bringing
together slides, own
notes, text book
content, interpretations
return
during revision
if using a checklist of
lectures, tick off when
concepts understood,
ready for revision or
application

8. I experimented for a while with a sticky whiteboard: rub things
out, slot things together, listening back to some stuff to get
everything onto one page, almost like a mind map
Creating visualisations of
lecture content
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attend
the lecture
play back
captures
note the key
points and refer to
handouts
laying out key points,
ideas, diagrams on a
wall, whiteboard or
virtual pinboard
revise
using visuals
use visual resource to
structure revision and
provide summary of a
topic
create
visual resource
looking over visualisation
with capture playing in
background, following
development of key
points

9. when you first make notes in a lecture it is fresh in your memory;
you don’t necessarily know straight after a lecture how well you
know the content for an exam three months later
Keeping ideas fresh
in your head
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attend
the lectures
other
activities
regular
revision
create notes
during lecture
continue with
your studies,
lectures, other
activities on your
course
during or at the
end of term, return
to the lecture,
revise key concepts
using your notes
play back
captures
if your notes are
incomplete, or you
cannot explain a key
concept, revisit the
lecture

10. I find that if you’re reading and listening to it you
don’t miss as much. Or if you live far away or
walk to uni you can use the audio
Using captures on
the move
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attend
the lecture
download
captures
get a sense of how
the content fits
together
revisit the lecture
content and identify
anything you were
not sure about
listen
on the move
use on the bus or
whilst walking to get
a refresh of the
lecture
complete your
notes
for some modules you
will be able to download
captures to your mobile
device

11. If you are prioritising going over the lectures instead of
doing the seminar reading, then everyone is losing out
and you can’t learn from other people in the seminar
Preparation for
seminars
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attend
the lectures
read for
seminar
play back
captures
create notes
during lecture for
an overview of the
topic
prepare for your
seminar discussions
where you apply and
develop your
understanding
if you need to
revisit a key
concept from the
lecture or seminar
discussion
prepare
assessment
use key concepts and
arguments as
appropriate from
lectures, seminars and
readings

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Quotes from University of York students who participated in our
research project in 2015 and a focus group who reviewed the
first edition of these resources in 2016.
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Matt Cornock, E-Learning Development Team