Teaching Kits

This article outlines the equipment available for staff to record their classes within the Laban building.

Kits for recording classes

Each Teaching Kit includes:

• 1 x standard video camera (either with a normal lens or a wide-angle lens which may be useful in larger studios)
• 2 x charged batteries – 1 attached to the camera, and 1 spare if you need it.
• 1 x SD Card in the camera.
• 1 x eStream form (so we know what to include when processing the recording).
• 1 x tripod (the tripod clip will be attached to the camera).
• 1 x easy carry box.
• (Optional) Power supply and/or power extension cable.

Booking a Teaching Kit

Teaching Kits must be booked at least one hour before they are required, via eQuip, between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday (during term time). You can place bookings now for the rest of the term.

The maximum booking time for a kit is seven hours, as the vast majority of studio-based classes are less than this duration, and we want to ensure that the batteries and SD Cards, supplied, will cover the period.

Collecting a Teaching Kit

You will need to collect the Teaching Kit from the AV Support team, located at the top of the Faculty of Dance Library, from where all equipment is now issued.

The Teaching Kit will be issued to the person who booked it.

Setting up a Teaching Kit

Ease of use has been paramount to our selection of this equipment.

• Ensure the camera is securely attached to the tripod.
• Make sure the camera is turned on (press the On/Off button)
• Ensure the lens cap is not closed (there’s a switch on the side of the camera)
• Point the camera at what you’d like to record, and hit the Rec button.

Considerations when recording

If possible, aim the camera away from any windows where light floods in – we are aware that this can be difficult in the Laban building, however, offering cameras with charged batteries should provide plenty of flexibility over the placement of the camera.

If recording in-building assessments, please ensure that the camera captures the full area that students are moving. You may need to zoom out, or position the camera on an angle to achieve this.

Returning the Teaching Kit

When you have finished recording, please take the camera off the tripod and close up the tripod. Please do not remove the tripod clip from the camera.

Fill out the eStream form with the details of the class that has been recorded. You do not need to remove the SD Card from the camera, but it’s quite helpful to do this and place the card in the reusable envelope provided with the eStream form.

Ensure all items of equipment, which were originally in there, have been placed back into the box. A list of contents is supplied and attached to the box.

Please bring the box and its contents back to the AV Support team at the top of the library. If you are returning when the library is closed, please hand the kit to security at reception, and the AV Support team will collect it in the morning.

What happens then?

There is a two-hour buffer between bookings of each kit, during which time the AV Support team will check the equipment and process the recording, adding it to eStream. We aim to do this within twenty-four hours (Monday to Friday), however, it may take a few days for the recording to appear on eStream, especially during busy periods.