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Tegrity sparks criticism from professors
Marissa Lentowski
Issue date: 2/24/06 Section: News
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Tegrity made an appearance on campus a few weeks ago to introduce this new system to a few of the faculty.
In order to use Tegrity, each student will need an electronic pen that records his or her notes on special paper in a spiral notebook. The lecture is then captured using audio and video recording that is synchronized with the notes taken in class and any media used by the professors during the lecture, such as power point slides.
Every class recording is automatically posted in that course on Blackboard for the students to use.
The notes taken in class can be downloaded into a computer using the Tegrity Pen so that students can view them with the recorded lecture again after class. Students can then go back and click on a part in their notes that will bring up that portion of the lecture again; complete with audio and media. The lecture is also indexed and time stamped. This gives a student the opportunity pick out a phrase or word they heard in the lecture, select it and hear that portion of the lecture again without having to listen to the entire lecture.
Tegrity has not only sparked interest with many of the faculty, but has many professors asking questions to the benefits of this system to students.
Professor John Jenkins, Associate Dean of Academic Support, believes the Tegrity system as many "bells and whistles" that will be beneficial to students when studying and trying to understand material that they missed in class. "Let's say you get lost on the fourth or fifth slide during a lecture," Jenkins explains, "you can go back after class, click on that slide and hear the voice over again without having to listen to the entire lecture from beginning to end."
Jenkins also believes this new study aid will also help out the student athletes and other students who miss class, as well as the disability students on campus who need to record lectures using an audio recorder.
"Students can relax with notes because it is being captured so they can access it at a later time," adds Jenkins. Students no longer have to feel pressured in class because they only hear the lecture once and need to catch everything. Students who also learn at different rates or need to see information more than once will benefit from this system, Jenkins believes.