IITS offers a lecture capture service for any academic course happening on campus. There are two main flavours of the service: AuRA and WebOption.
AuRA
UTSC鈥檚 Automated Recording Apparatus (AuRA) is a new recording system using AI-powered, auto-tracking cameras to follow the instructor as they move around the front of the classroom. Projected content (slides, images, etc.) is captured in a separate video stream while all audio signals from the podium are captured as well. Recordings start and stop automatically according to a pre-programmed schedule, appearing in Quercus within three hours of the end of class.
AuRA is currently available in the following classrooms:
Arts & Administration Building: AA112 - AA204 - AA205 - AA206 - AA207 - AA208 - AA209
Academic Resource Centre: AC223
Bladen Wing: BV260 - BV264 - BV361 - BV363
Highland Hall: HL-B101
Humanities Wing: HW214 - HW215 - HW216
Sam Ibrahim Building: IA-B1050 - IA-B1100 - IA1150 - IA2021 - IA2040 - IA2150A
Instructional Centre: IC120 - IC130 - IC200 - IC204 - IC208 - IC212 - IC220 - IC230 - IC300 - IC302 - IC320 - IC326 - IC328
Kina Wiiya Enadong Building: KW110 - KW120 - KW140 - KW160 - KW170
Science Wing: SW128 - SW143 - SW309 - SW311 - SW319
Science Research Wing: SY110
WebOption
Modern lecture capture at UTSC began with WebOption over a decade ago. A trained student videographer sets up a camcorder, tripod, and wireless microphone kit at the back of your classroom before each lecture. The recordings are of high quality; the videographer follows the instructor around the room and they are able to capture student discussion in smaller classrooms via built-in camera microphone. This recording method is still the best and only way to film instructors who teach mainly with chalk and blackboard. Recordings appear on Quercus within 24 hours of the end of the lecture.
As of Fall 2024, the WebOption service is available only in rooms not equipped with AuRA.