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Lectopia for Staff

The Lectopia system was developed at the University of Western Australia UWA in the context of a changing higher education climate. Increasingly students are seeking and demanding more flexible options for accessing university programs. In addition to this, funding pressures and globalization are leading universities to expand the offering of their programs into overseas markets. These factors have lead to operational priorities that focus on flexible delivery and internationalization. At the same time the University of Newcastle has introduced regional programs in Port Macquarie and Tamworth.

As more students enroll "off campus" (regional and offshore) for programs offered by University of Newcastle, it has become imperative to ensure that they too have equitable access to online resources and print learning material. Blackboard has been pivotal in providing a means of retrieving lectures recorded by Lectopia.

Lectopia was developed around the function of recording live events (specifically lectures) across an entire campus, and making streaming/download/podcast versions of these recordings available on-demand soon after the lecture.  Students find the system to be immensely helpful when there are timetable clashes, personal or work commitments that prevent them from attending lectures and in reinforcing complex points.