Offer course lectures both live and as posted recordings to balance equity of access with schedule and accountability¶

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Description¶

The report describes a strategy that emerged at the case study institutions: "Building in options by ofering lectures both in real time and as recordings posted online emerged as a common strategy at the case study institutions." Instructors cited students' limited WiFi, changed work hours, and time zones as the rationale for posting recordings, while retaining live sessions for accountability. The report presents this as a way of addressing the trade-off between maximum flexibility and a predictable schedule, though it notes the tension was not fully resolved.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Instructors need the capability to record live sessions and post them online for later streaming.
• Institutions or instructors must accept that some students cannot attend in real time due to connectivity, work, or time-zone constraints.

Constraints¶

• The report states that having lectures available both ways "did not completely resolve this tension between equity and motivation"; some students with access to both options still described recordings as impairing their motivation.

Target Learners¶

• Undergraduates in courses shifted to remote instruction, especially students of color and those from low-income backgrounds

Target Learning Goals¶

• Maintaining participation and engagement in remote courses

Related Strategies¶

• Offer lectures both live (synchronously) and as posted recordings so students with connectivity, work, or time-zone constraints are not disadvantaged
• Pre-recording Instructional Videos

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Means, B., Peters, V., Neisler, J., Wiley, K., & Grifths, R. (2021). Lessons from remote learning during COVID-19. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/116