Recording teaching content
On this page you will find policy and supporting guidance.
- For questions about this policy or guidance, contact educationalpolicy@admin.cam.ac.uk.
- For technical support and guidance on lecture capture, contact the Lecture Capture Service
- For support in effective use and best practice for recordings, contact the Blended Learning Service, info@blendedlearning.cam.ac.uk
Policy
Title: Policy on recordings of teaching materials/lectures, and other teaching, learning and assessment activities (This policy was originally introduced with effect from Mon, 5 Oct 2020; recordings made prior to this date will be managed by previous policies.)
Issued: October 2025
Next review: Summer 2026
Guidance
Title: Guidance on recording (Blended Learning Service (BLS) website)
Information sheets (ownership, rights, and consent)
Panopto End User Licence Agreement; this is the text presented to users the first time they access Panopto, agreement is required before content may be viewed or created
Issued: Oct 2022
Forms
Consent must be sought from any participant whose contribution is mandatory or expected in order to meet the learning objectives of the session (see the Policy above for details). The following templates have been provided to aid in gathering consent, but you are not required to use them and consent may be granted in a variety of ways, including via email or verbally. Where consent is obtained via any method other than the template forms below, it is taken as agreement to all items as outlined on the template unless otherwise specified in writing.
It is the lecturer's or session leader's responsibility to maintain records of consent where applicable. These should be retained for as long as the material is retained for use.
Template consent forms for:
Issued: October 2025
Review: None planned
Template statement for students; to assist lecturers in notifying students that recordings will be made
Issued: Sept 2025
Review: None planned