Do professors allow students to record their lectures in a digital recorder or anything like that?Please help?

Question

i am planning on recording professors' lectures that way i can study better but do you think it would be rude not to ask my professors first..before recording...is my idea even possible... does anybody else record the lectures.. please help im kinda new at this... thank u for ur input

i also want to know where i can buy a recording device that i can actually depend on thanks for ur input

Answer 1

I think it is a very common thing to do. I doubt any professor would say no but just in case I wouldn't ask... That way if they find out all they can say is to stop but if you ask first and are told no and then do it anyways and get caught you might get in trouble. Go ahead and do it, it will help you and that is the whole point of a teacher :)

Answer 2

Honestly, even if the professor lets you do it, it's not that great of an idea. Assume it's an hour long class, and you record all of it. Then you go back to your dorm to study by listening to the entire lesson. A: That takes a whole hour to do, and even if you just need to study five minutes of the lesson, you've got a lot of fast-forwarding and rewinding to find that place in the lecture. B: If you didn't understand it that well in class, you aren't going to understand it that well a second time in a different setting. The best way to study is to write or type your own notes. Your writing it down once ingrains it in your head much better than you hearing it twice. If you aren't very good at making your own notes, try anyway. After a few times of doing it (ok, maybe a lot of times of doing it), you are more able to pick out the important stuff. Two more tips. One, mark the spot where the professor says "Everything up to here will be on the test." You don't want to study the things for last test or the next one! Two, a 60 is passing in college, so you've got a little more wiggle room. Hope this helps!

Answer 3

It's a waste of time to record your lectures. It just means you've got to listen to the lecture twice.
I'm a professor and I don't let students record me. I'll tell you why.
First and foremost, I find it distracting to talk when I know that there are lots of little machines recording me. It's hard enough getting up in front of a room full of people without them taping you as well.
Second, I've spent countless hours developing my courses and getting them right. When you record them, I lose all control of ownership of something I put a lot of work into. In other words, my lectures are my intellectual property and I want to protect that.
Third, if I agree, then I'm encouraging you to do something that I really believe is a bad idea. Students stop paying close attention because they will concentrate better "next time" when they listen to me at home. And I sometimes wonder how often they get around to listening to their recordings anyway.
Finally, I like lots of student participation in my classes. It's better for the students, and it's more fun for me too. But I have found that students are inhibited if other students are recording everything they say.
So for all these reasons, the simple solution is to just not allow it.

Answer 4

Some professors(especially small classes) you may need to give them a heads up and state ur reasons behind why. In huge lectures where you have like 200-400 students, who cares? I recorded in my huge lectures and sometimes in my small classes. And I'm planning to do the same while I obtain my second degree in nursing.

So you basically need to do what you gotta do, to get it. I applaud your efforts at trying to succeed that is what college is all about. Good luck and stay focused.

Answer 5

most teachers allow it unless they will be talkingg about conterversial issues and telling students thier opinion. But the truth is it doesnt work!!! If a class last 55 min or 1 hr 20 min yu seriously never go back and listen to the recording because belive it or not it last the same amount of time. Just take good notes, write down everything. Its not like teachers go all fast, cuz they know ppl are taking notes. and usually there is a power point alot of times. so there you go.

Answer 6

At my university, the lectures are considered the professor's "property". So it is considered illegal to record them without their knowledge. However, if you ask a professor, most will have no problem with this, as long as you assure them that you will be using it just for studying purposes.

Answer 7

You must ask first. Most are ok with it, but no one would appreciate being recorded without their knowledge. Truthfully, I tried this for awhile and it really wasn't worth it in most classes. Taking good notes was more efficient. Then you did not have to listen to the whole lecture again to get the important parts.

Answer 8

You should ask your professors before recording them. There are some professors who will report you to judicial affairs on your campus for academic integrity issues if you are caught recording without permission.

Always best to ask first.

Answer 9

Most professors are used to having themselves recorded. On the first day of class when they are reviewing the syllabus, you could ask them. I seriously doubt any of them will mind.

Answer 10

You have to ask a professor - otherwise you are basically thief stealing his intellectual property. Professors have the right to give a student permission to record their classroom - but many will not for various reasons.