How many of you bring a recording device to your classes?

[overst33r]

I was sitting behind this kid with a sound recording device and laptop. It got me thinking how helpful this actually is. He didn't have a webcam but there are probably people who do use a camera to tape the instructor. How useful has this been in your experience?

 

[waggy]

i have used one since highschool.

BUT some proffesors will not allow you to have one in class.

 

[imported_LoKe]

You must ask the professor for his permission to do sop, but it's a great idea.

 

[George P Burdell]

No, I tend to stick to the traditional and old-fashioned paper and pencil.

 

[Brainonska511]

Nope. Just use pen and a notebook for my notes.

 

[brtspears2]

I did at one time, then the professor got mad at me for violating his copyright to his material or something stupid like that.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: brtspears2
I did at one time, then the professor got mad at me for violating his copyright to his material or something stupid like that.

yeap. thats why some will not allow it in the class.

I have a hearing loss. so i always had one. if the school allows you to have it the proffesor has no say in it. i had a few that complalined.

some were good with it. my calc 2 proff went so far as wear a microphone for me.

i still have all the tapes i had from school hehe

 

[Modular]

I think it's a good idea, but I never did it. If you feel like it helps, go nuts. I had a 3.8 in college with plain old paper and a pen.

 

[djheater]

I just started a thread about what recorder to buy...

I'd never used one before, just pen and paper, and I'll still use pen and paper..
The reason I picked one up is this instructor I have is not lectuiring on the book, he's covering info that he thinks important, corollary to the book, and he's testing on both.

Having a recording will help me, if I have questions about my notes, and if I listen to it the 2 hours every weekday that I'm in the car, I'm thinking the immersion will really stick it in.

I just started my major courses in an accelerated format, it's information I'm actually interested in (finally) and do want to know, so I figured it can't hurt.

 

[overst33r]

Originally posted by: djheater
I just started a thread about what recorder to buy...

I'd never used one before, just pen and paper, and I'll still use pen and paper..
The reason I picked one up is this instructor I have is not lectuiring on the book, he's covering info that he thinks important, corollary to the book, and he's testing on both.

Having a recording will help me, if I have questions about my notes, and if I listen to it the 2 hours every weekday that I'm in the car, I'm thinking the immersion will really stick it in.

I just started my major courses in an accelerated format, it's information I'm actually interested in (finally) and do want to know, so I figured it can't hurt.

Link to your thread?

I plan on using paper and pencil, but I figure it's a good way to offer some clarification on how the answer came about while they are writing. (Math class)

 

[Cogman]

meh, who wants to listen to an hour lecture twice? I hardly glance at my notes usually, so a recording would be waisted completly.

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: mariok2006

Originally posted by: djheater
I just started a thread about what recorder to buy...

I'd never used one before, just pen and paper, and I'll still use pen and paper..
The reason I picked one up is this instructor I have is not lectuiring on the book, he's covering info that he thinks important, corollary to the book, and he's testing on both.

Having a recording will help me, if I have questions about my notes, and if I listen to it the 2 hours every weekday that I'm in the car, I'm thinking the immersion will really stick it in.

I just started my major courses in an accelerated format, it's information I'm actually interested in (finally) and do want to know, so I figured it can't hurt.

Link to your thread?

I plan on using paper and pencil, but I figure it's a good way to offer some clarification on how the answer came about while they are writing. (Math class)

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[FoBoT]

my wife just started going back to college, i bought her an olympus recorder at circuit city yesterday for her to record her lectures

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: LoKe
You must ask the professor for his permission to do sop, but it's a great idea.

yes, my wife asked her two profs and they said it was ok
then one of them went into the hospital to have a tumor removed from next to his heart, so he is out for the semester, she'll have to ask the replacement prof

 

[piasabird]

Actually, I have seen some reports of students using MP3 players to cheat on tests.