Lecture Capture Drives Academic Gains at Saint Mary's U
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 09/19/08
A new study by
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota concluded that students who used the on-campus lecture capture archives, recorded by
Tegrity, tended to have a higher cumulative GPA than those who didn't.
Tegrity
Campus 2.0 is a Web service that captures classroom lectures and
digital materials for playback. Saint Mary's initially deployed Tegrity
in a proof of concept study with a small number of faculty teaching
undergraduate courses. Based on the success of the initial study, the
university expanded campus-wide in the spring of 2006. Within five
semesters, more than half the faculty had adopted Tegrity's class
capture service across several departments and more than 100 course
sections, including courses offered to non-traditional and adult
learners. During 2007 Saint Mary's faculty created 5,023 recordings.
In
spring 2008, faculty and administration conducted a survey of students
to determine the impact of Tegrity on student learning. Of the 862
student respondents, which included both users and non-users, 65
percent reported that Tegrity increased their focus on the most
important learning objectives for the course. Six out of 10 respondents
reported that Tegrity increased their preparation for exams, overall
performance on tests, and increased satisfaction with courses and
course material.
Cumulative grade point average (GPA) was proven to be significantly higher for Tegrity users than for non-users.
"When
comparing cumulative GPAs between students who use Tegrity versus those
who don't, the results are clear. Tegrity offers a significant
advantage," said Chad Kjorlien, director of instructional technology.
During
class, Saint Mary's students can use a Tegrity Pen or Tablet PC to
digitally capture their handwritten notes. Outside of class, students
can then use Tegrity Notes software to synchronize the class recording
to their notes. The service includes a "search anything" technology,
enabling users to recall key class moments at any point during a
captured lecture.
Saint Mary's has about 6,000 students in the greater Minnesota and Wisconsin areas.
Other Tegrity users include the
University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa,
Santa Clara University in California, and the
University of New Haven in Connecticut.
About the Author
Dian Schaffhauser is a former senior contributing editor for 1105 Media's education publications THE Journal, Campus Technology and Spaces4Learning.