Echo 360 is a system for the automatic, scheduled recording of lectures. It allows you to arrange for your lecture to be recorded and made available to students online. In lecture theatres video of the speaker, audio and visual materials are recorded. In classrooms, audio of speaker and visual materials (slides etc) are recorded.
If you are scheduled to lecture in a room in which lecture capture devices are installed, you will be sent an email explaining how the system works around the start of term.
If you would like to have your lectures recorded, please use the lecture recording request form. Lectures will be scheduled to be recorded according to the scheduled times and rooms. Recordings will be available to LSE members (via username and password) until the end of the academic year. The system is purely opt-in. We will not record unless you have authorised us to do so.
Why use it?
Recorded lectures are provided as a supplementary resource.
- beneficial for review - especially of complex procedures or concepts
- useful to students with cognitive and/or physical disabilities
- a useful revision aid
It is particularly useful for students with learning disabilities or whose first language is not English.
Read an overview of how and why lecture capture system was introduced at the LSE.
What next?
How to publish recordings in Moodle
How to view recorded LSE lectures (Echo 360)
Advice for recording public events
View an example Echo 360 lecture (requires LSE username and password to view).
Send any scheduling requests to Its.AV.Lecturecapture@lse.ac.uk.
Alternatives
To use at home:
There is a software version of the lecture capture system that can be used on a home or office standard computer or laptop.
A demonstration of the software is available online
Handheld digital voice-recorders can be loaned from LSE’s Audio Visual service or from CLT.
If you have any further questions, email clt-support@lse.ac.uk
Reify your ephemera... If it's not recorded, does it even exist?
Photograph "cctv" by Mike_fleming on flickr
Screenshot of an ECHO 360 lecture recording window
Availability:
Lecture theatres
video of the speaker plus audio and visual materials shown by the projector (visualiser, PC etc).
- Alumni Theatre (NAB.LG09); Hong Kong Theatre (CLM.D1); New Theatre (EAS.E171); Old Theatre (OT); Peacock Theatre (PT); Sheikh Zayed Theatre (NAB.LG08); Thai Theatre (NAB.LG03); Tower 1 U8 (TW1.U8); Wolfson Theatre (NAB.LG01);
audio and visual materials shown by the projector (visualiser, PC etc).
- NAB: All classrooms; Clement House: CLM.2.02, CLM.3.02, CLM.4.02, CLM.5.02, CLM.6.02, CLM.7.02; 24 Kingsway: KSW.G.01; Old Building: OLD.3.21; Connaught House: CON.1.05, CON.1.06, CON.2.05.
What, no sound?
Your students won't hear anything unless you use a microphone! In most rooms you can use the built-in microphone on the desktop, but in some you will need to use a radio microphone (provided in the room). In all cases, you have to make sure the microphone is plugged in and turned on! Its.AV.Lecturecapture@lse.ac.uk advise:
| Room | Microphone options | Notes |
| NAB.1.04 | Podium mic on desk | Very occassionally this is unplugged |
| NAB.1.07 | Podium mic on desk | Very occassionally this is unplugged |
| NAB.1.09 | Podium mic on desk | Very occassionally this is unplugged |
| NAB.1.10 | Podium mic on desk | Very occassionally this is unplugged |
| NAB.1.14 | Podium mic on desk | Very occassionally this is unplugged |
| NAB.1.15 | Podium mic on desk | Very occassionally this is unplugged |
| NAB.1.17 | Podium mic on desk | Very occassionally this is unplugged |
| NAB.1.18 | Podium mic on desk | Very occassionally this is unplugged |
| NAB.1.19 | Podium mic on desk | Very occassionally this is unplugged |
| NAB.2.04 | Podium mic on desk | Very occassionally this is unplugged |
| NAB.2.06 | Podium mic on desk | Very occassionally this is unplugged |
| NAB.2.08 | Podium mic on desk | Very occassionally this is unplugged |
| NAB.2.09 | Podium mic on desk | Very occassionally this is unplugged |
| NAB.2.13 | Podium mic on desk | Very occassionally this is unplugged |
| NAB.2.14 | Podium mic on desk | Very occassionally this is unplugged |
| NAB.2.16 | Podium mic on desk | Very occassionally this is unplugged |
| CLM.2.02 | Lapel Mic available in safe | |
| CLM.3.02 | Lapel Mic on teaching desk | |
| CLM.4.02 | Lapel Mic available in safe | |
| CLM.5.02 | Lapel Mic on teaching desk | |
| CLM.6.02 | Lapel Mic on teaching desk | |
| CLM.7.02 | Boundary mic on teaching desk | |
| New Theatre | Podium mic on desk, Lapel Mic available in safe | |
| Old Theatre | Podium mic on lectern, Lapel mic available on lectern | |
| Sheikh Zayed | Podium mic on lectern, Lapel mic available on lectern | |
| Wolfson | Podium mic on lectern, Lapel mic available on Teaching desk | |
| Thai | Podium mic on lectern, Lapel mic available on Teaching desk | |
| Alumini | Podium mic on lectern, Lapel mic available on Teaching desk | |
| U8 | Podium mic on desk, Lapel Mic available in safe | |
| CON.1.05 | Boundary mic on teaching desk | |
| CON.1.06 | Boundary mic on teaching desk | |
| CON.2.05 | Boundary mic on teaching desk | |
| KSW.G.01 | Boundary mic on teaching desk | |
| Peacock Theatre | Lapel Mic provided by PT staff | |
| Hong Kong Theatre | Podium mic on desk, Lapel Mic available in safe | Ensure that the volume on the podium mic is turned up. |
Please also note:
A podium mic has a range of approximately 2m from the mic, however the closer you are to the mic the better
A lapel mic often has an on/off button, a mute button and also an indication of battery levels. Training can be provided at the start of the lecture (email its.av.support)
Boundary mics have a wider range, but sound quality isn't as good as a podium mic when near the mic
All safes have a digit access code. This is available by calling 5300/5400 from any internal phone including the one in the teaching room
Copyright and IPR (Intellectual Property Right)
Written consent from all lecturers/speakers must be included for any events/lectures to be recorded. Copyright law also prohibits use of any copyrighted material that LSE or the lecturer doesn't currently hold redistribution rights for. See our Copyright and Recorded Lectures page for more information.
Recording of student contributions:
Lecturers should inform their students that any questions asked during the lecture will most likely be recorded. Lecturers and students should also avoid holding private conversations near the podium microphones at the end of the lecture. These conversations are likely to be recorded as recordings are scheduled to finish on the hour and cannot be stopped by the lecturer.
Further reading:
EDUCAUSE (2008) 7 things you should know about lecture capture (PDF)
von Konsky, B.R., Ivins, J. and Gribble, S.J. (2009) Lecture attendance and web based lecture technologies: A comparison of student perceptions and usage patterns Australasian Journal of Educational Technology 2009, 25(4), 581-595.
Bond, Steve and Grussendorf, Sonja and Secker, Jane (2010) Lecture capture: rich and strange, or a dark art? In: ALT Conference 2010, 6-9 September 2010, University of Nottingham.