I convinced a teacher friend of mine to set up the
Teachscape camera in her classroom and record one of her class sessions. After
recording, she came back to me and acknowledged that the system was very easy
to use and that she wanted to use it more often. However, she also pointed out
something that seems rather odd.
The new Teachscape Reflect system utilizes iPads to record
and upload lessons. But, because playback and editing occurs via the web, the
iPad cannot display the video as it is Flash-based. It seems rather silly to me
that playback and editing cannot occur on the same device on which it was
recorded. So, teachers would not be able to record a session and then see it
immediately. Rather, since it takes about 15 minutes to upload about 50 minutes
of video, teachers would have to wait to begin their self-reflection. Further,
they would have to go and find another piece of equipment on which to watch it.
I told the teacher to make sure that this is one of the
things that she mentions on the feedback form at the end of the year. I know I
will be.
No comments:
Post a Comment