Video presentations accompanied by PowerPoint notes
are very effective when it comes to student learning. They
provide a convenient way for students to view their professor
explaining course content. Note taking is enhanced as the
professor introduces new concepts throughout the video
lecture while students watch and document key information.
These video lectures are relevant to both class readings and
discussions that have come up during face to face class meet
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ings. Students are allowed the opportunity to ask questions
whereby the professor can reply with a video within a rea
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sonable time frame. Students in hybrid sociology classes at
Lehman College have been very engaged by audio lectures,
which are uploaded to the course site in Blackboard. This is
supplemented by notes uploaded to a content area called
“classroom notes.” Feedback has been consistently positive,
with students saying that the recorded lectures help them
do well on exams because the recorded lectures cover a lot.