Getting started with Lecture Capture

Guide to logging on and general navigation of the Lecture Capture system as well as viewing and downloading recordings.

Glossary

The Echo360 system uses terms for subjects and recordings which differs from our use at the University of Melbourne. This is a quick comparison to remember while using Lecture Capture.

Term used in Lecture Capture	Term used in LMS
Section or Course	A subject or community
Class	A single Lecture Capture recording or uploaded video
Classroom	Page with list of recordings or classes for the subject

Accessing the Lecture Capture system

Staff can access the Lecture Capture system in a number of ways:

In Canvas using the Lecture Capture link displayed in the subject navigation menu
Directly through the Lecture Capture system
Through the Echo360 mobile apps

Accessing Lecture Capture in the LMS

In Canvas, all subjects have a Lecture Capture link in the subject navigation menu which is available to students. Students and staff can access Lecture Capture by clicking on this link, which opens an LMS page containing the Lecture Capture classroom of the corresponding subject.

Navigate to your LMS subject
Click on the Lecture Capture link in the subject menu to go to the Lecture Capture page. You will be presented with all of the current Lecture Capture recordings for the selected subject, as well as any scheduled recordings.

Lecture Capture link in the subject menu, and the Lecture Capture content page

If you can't see the Lecture Capture link in your subject navigation menu, or would like to make this link unavailable to students (for subjects that do not require the use of Lecture Capture), you can enable or disable the content in the subject navigation menu. Staff can also choose how to configure this link, or link to Lecture Capture in other ways; see the embed and link to Lecture Capture in the LMS guide.

Tip: Even if you subject doesn't record lectures, you can use Lecture Capture to upload slides or other pre-recorded media and make them easily available to students. For more information see the Lecture Capture - managing recordings guide.

Accessing Lecture Capture through the website or app

You can log in to Lecture Capture directly using your University credentials. Staff can also download the Echo360 mobile apps.

Log in to Lecture Capture.
Enter your University email address and click Submit.
You will be directed to the University SSO login page. Enter your University of Melbourne username and password.

Login page for Echo360 and University SSO

Course page

The Course page is where content, settings and analytics for your subject can be managed. If accessing Lecture Capture within the LMS, you will be automatically directed to the Course Page. Students will see a modified version of the Course Page when accessing the Lecture Capture system.

Typical staff view of a subject in Lecture Capture

Courses > Classes

The Classes tab provides you with access to all available content for the selected course. From here, you can:

View or download recordings
Upload content
See a list of scheduled recordings
Change recording titles

For a detailed walkthrough of the Classes section, view the Echo360 guide to understanding the instructor's class list.

Courses > Polling

The Polling tab will display any polls you have added to a presentation file you have uploaded to your course. If no polls have been added it will display the message “No classes in this course contain polling questions yet”. See adding polling questions/activity slides to a presentation if you would like to add polls to your slides.

If polls have been added, you can review student responses to your polls on this polling tab.

For a detailed walkthrough of the Polling section, view the Echo360 guide to reviewing student responses to polling questions.

Courses > Analytics

The Analytics tab provides you with information and feedback regarding student engagement and classes participation.

Some of the reporting provided on this tab will not be fully available until certain features are activated. For example, reporting on features such as Questions will require the Q&A feature to be turned on.

For more information, view the Echo360 guide course analytics overview.

Courses > Settings

The Settings tab allows you to:

View course Details
View Instructors and Students that have accessed the course in Lecture Capture.
Enable or Disable any available Features for the course.

The Q&A feature can be enabled from the Settings tab. For more information on using this feature, see the guide Lecture Capture – Q&A discussions.

Courses > Search

The Lecture Capture system gives you the ability to search for text that is used throughout the subject. Some examples of searchable information within the system are listed below:

Slide deck content (if a slide deck has been uploaded to the system)
Class or course names, descriptions or dates

For a detailed walkthrough of the search functionality, view the Echo360 guide to search across a course.

The Echo360 Home page

The Echo360 Home page is the Lecture Capture system's 'Home Screen' when accessing Lecture Capture directly, or by clicking the Echo360 icon in the top left if you access Lecture Capture from Canvas. The Home page provides you with an overview of your current courses, recent recordings and other information for each course you have access to.

From the Home page, you can navigate to each course for further information.

For more information, view the Echo360 guide to the Echo360 home page.

My Content (Library)

The My Content page is your personal library of all content you 'own'. The material on this page can include copies you have taken of lecture recordings, slide presentations you have uploaded and ad hoc recordings and media you have uploaded. Content in the My Content area is available only to the you, unless it is published to a course or shared.

For more information, view the Echo360 guide to Your Content Library.

Viewing and downloading recordings

Viewing lecture recordings

While in the Lecture Capture system, navigate to the subject via the Home page or the Courses menu. Note: When accessing via the LMS you will be taken directly to the Class List.
Click on the name of a recording (class) from the list provided. The icons shown in the table below may be displayed next to each class.
Once you have clicked on the name, a video player will appear and playback will commence once the Play button is selected.

Icon	Description
	Add content Select this icon to add a video or presentation to your selected class
	Presentation Grey icons indicate that this content has been made unavailable to students
	Lecture recording Grey Icons indicate that this content has been made unavailable to students
	Presentation Green icons indicate that the content is available to students
	Lecture recording Green icons indicate that the content is available to students
	Error A red icon indicates that there is an issue, and that further troubleshooting may be required. If you see this icon and you're not sure what to do, please submit a support request.

Lecture recording playback

Once playback commences, you will be presented with a screen similar to the one shown below:

Typical staff view of a recording playback in Lecture Capture

Below is a brief overview of the Lecture Capture media player and its various functions.

Reference	Description
1.	Confusion flag Shows anonymous details of when a student has flagged a segment of the recording as confusing. Note: This feature cannot be turned off. The getting started guide for students advises students that any response to content flagged as confusing will be made at the discretion of teaching staff. For further information on this feature, please refer to the Lecture Capture - Confusion Flags guide.
2.	Course information Shows a list of recordings for the current course
3.	Allows the viewer to swap video sources (if multiple sources are used)
4.	Video settings Allows you to change the video quality and to change the playback speed of the recording
5.a. 5.b. 5.c.	Display preference If multiple video sources are used, the way that they are displayed can be altered. Large primary visual input with smaller subsequent inputs provided next to the primary. This is the default. Each input is distributed evenly across the screen. Primary input with smaller additional inputs overlaid.

Downloading recordings

The Lecture Capture system has the option to download lecture recordings as either video (.mp4) or audio (.mp3) files.

Note: Staff have the ability to disable content downloads. If the Class Content Downloads option in your course is disabled, the download content option will be greyed out and will not be accessible to students.

For more information, view the Echo360 guide to downloading content from a class.

Support and further guides

If you have issues viewing recordings or using the Lecture Capture system, please submit a support request.

This guide was last updated 08 Feb 2023.
Please report any errors or omissions in this guide by submitting an LMS support request.

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