Most of this article is devoted to questions around recording class sessions. Having students participate in class is good for a variety of reasons, for example, to help restore some students' confidence. However, argues Nikole Patson, "being recorded increased their feelings of isolation and inadequacy." And that's why she suggests collaborative note-taking as an alternative (or, more accurately, a process where some students are assigned to take the class notes). I don't see how this solves the problem, since (in my experience) people are just as hesitant to show their skills in writing as on video. And also, I don't see why it has to be a choice - you can do both (in fact, I have in the past put some of the note taking onto the video recording, so viewers can see what's going on off the screen).
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