Lightweight Lecture Capture In The Atlas App

For more in-depth information about Lightweight Lecture Capture, including mic setup, what support paths are available, and our FAQ, please see the main KB article here.

Signup is now done via the Atlas App! See more below! If you are teaching a course this semester and do not see the "Lecture Capture" tile in the Atlas App, please update to the latest version via your OS's app store.

Lecture Capture in the Atlas App

Signup for Lightweight Lecture Capture is now done via the Atlas app. The typical procedure is documented below.

Set Up Scheduled Recordings for Supported Rooms

Only the primary lecturer or officially listed course staff* will be able to request recordings for a course. * As indicated by their role in Canvas: Course Admin, Teacher, TA, Grader

• Log into the Atlas app on your Android or iOS device.
  
  
• Tap the Lecture Capture tile.
  
  
  
  
• You will be brought to a page listing the courses to which you have access AND which take place in a room available for Lecture Capture; in this example we're looking at 18.022.
  
  
• Tap the course to see the relevant schedule and enable recurring recordings for desired days. Note: This can always be altered later.
  
  
  
  
• From this page you can select which days are to be recorded each week.
  
  
  
  
• Note that in this example the recitations are held in a different room which does not support Lightweight Lecture Capture, and thus is not available to be recorded. In this case you can request those rooms be set up for future semesters.
  
  
• From this page you can also add additional course staff under "Administrators."
  
  
• To schedule recordings, check all the days you wish recorded, decide if you want the lecture recordings to be linked from your Canvas page, and hit save.
  
  
  
  
• You are now set up! You will get weekly emails with the upcoming lecture schedule and links to the livestream/recording, in addition to email notifications 1 hour prior to each lecture.
  
  
  

Add Additional Lecture Staff as Administrators

To add additional teaching staff as administrators on your LWLC setup you can grant them the appropriate role in Canvas (specifically Course Admin, Teacher, TA, or Grader), and wait for LWLC to sync overnight.

You can also manually add them in the Atlas app, like so:

• Open the Atlas app, tap Lecture Capture, tap the course you wish to add administrators to.

• Under "Preferences" tap "Administrators"
  
  
  
  
• To add a new administrator, search for their name, kerb or MIT ID number in the search box.
  
  
• Tap the desired person's result.
  
  
  
  
• You are all set! This new person can now make changes to the Lecture Capture setup via the Atlas app.

Request Equipment

If you are in a Saramonic mic room (see here) you will need a Saramonic mic kit to record audio. Current course lecturers and any faculty can acquire this equipment via the vending machines around campus.

Instructions are linked within the app, and information can also be found here.

Request Expansion of Program

If your course's assigned room is not yet supported by LWLC, you can either:

1. Contact the registrar at schedules@mit.edu to request that you be moved to a supported classroom. For reference, the presently supported classrooms are enumerated here.
   
   
2. Request the room in question be built out for future semesters by opening a ticket with us here.

Making Recordings Available on Canvas

Setup

LWLC offers the option to make lecture recordings available in Canvas by default.

This can be accomplished via the Lecture Capture settings in the Atlas app.

• Go to the Atlas app, tap Lecture Capture, tap the course number you wish to enable Canvas integration for.

• Under "Preferences," toggle "Enable Canvas Integration."

• Scroll down and tap "Save."

• NOTE: This adds a link to the course's Canvas navigation bar, which opens the associated LWLC Panopto folder. This link allows anyone at MIT to view this folder.
  
  
  LWLC link in Canvas course navigation bar.
  
  
  
  
  Once nav link is clicked, the following is displayed.
  
  
  

Permissions

The course administrators (lecturer, TA's, etc.) will be granted Creator roles.

Otherwise anyone who clicks the link, and has a Touchstone-capable MIT account, can view the folder and videos contained within.