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LSE Lecture Recording Policy Review 2025
The Eden Centre conducted a review of the LSE lecture recording policy during the first half of 2025.
Key Points:
Objectives and Rationale
The review aimed to assess the effectiveness and operation of the policy, understand staff and student experiences, and address any operational issues. The policy has a review interval of 3 years, was first implemented in 2022 and was therefore due for review during 2025.
Timeline
Jan-Mar: Data Collection and Consultation
Jan-Mar: Data Analysis
Mar-Apr: Report Preparation and Recommendations
May: Consideration at LSE Education Committee
Scope
The review focused on policy effectiveness, operation, staff and student experience, and the impact of legislation. A move away from the current opt-out policy back to opt-in was not in scope, nor were changes in attendance policies or investigation of lecture attendance. However, we used the opportunity to gauge issues with existing policy and the appetite for a review of LSE’s lecture attendance related policies.
Please see below for further details of what was covered by the review and areas out of scope for the review.
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Consultation
We consulted various stakeholders, including taught students, teaching staff and other staff groups.
Staff survey
The staff consultation survey ran from early February until Mar 9, 2025.
Departmental submissions
Academic departments were asked to submit a departmental response. The deadline for departmental responses was Mar 12, 2025.
Student consultation
We ran a student education panel workshop during February. We also ran consultation surveys for academic reps and students registered with the LSE Disability and Mental Health Service (DMHS). Both surveys closed on Mar 11, 2025.
Other stakeholders
Consultation has also been conducted directly with other relevant stakeholders.
Reporting
Output from the consultations was combined with analysis of the lecture recording service data along with benchmarking against comparator institutions into a recommendations report which, along with a revised policy was submitted to education committee for review on May 21, 2025.
Outcome
The recommendations and revised policy were approved by education committee and the new policy has been implemented for the academic year 2025/26. The lecture recording policy will next be reviewed in 2028/29.
The revised LSE lecture recording policy is published on the School website and we have also published FAQs for staff and students.
Lecture recording policy FAQ for staff
Lecture recording FAQ for students
Contact
If you have any questions about the consultation or the policy review please contact eden.digital@lse.ac.uk
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