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Course Recording Policy

Course Recording Policy

Owned by Stephen Baraquin
Last updated: Jan 07, 2025
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Spring 2025 class recording policy

 

Courses will not be recorded by default this term except those held in the main lecture classrooms during the Add/Drop period and on religious holidays with work restrictions.

  • Instructors may opt to have their course(s) recorded for the semester by emailing av.law@yale.edu.

  • When opting into course recording, please include guidance for student access to view your course recordings (e.g., recordings available to all students, accessible only with permission on an individual case-by-case basis, etc.).

 

Add/Drop

For spring 2025, the Add/Drop period begins Monday, January 13 at 8:10 AM and concludes at 4:30 PM Tuesday, January 21. 

 

During this period, courses (except clinical courses) taught in the main corridor of Sterling Law Building (120, 121, 122, 127, 128, 129), Levinson Auditorium, and Baker Hall 116 will be recorded by default.

  • Recordings will be posted to the Media Library of your Canvas course site and are available to students to view until the end of the day, January 28.

  • Instructors can opt out of course recording by emailing av.law@yale.edu.

 

Courses taught in Sterling Law Building (108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 124) and Baker Hall (118, 120, 122, 124, 128, 418, 419, and 420) will not be recorded by default.

  • Instructors can opt to have their course(s) recorded by emailing av.law@yale.edu.

  • When opting into course recording, please include guidance for student access to view your course recordings (e.g., recordings available to all students, accessible only with permission on an individual case-by-case basis, etc.).

 

Religious Holidays 

Religious holidays with work restrictions listed on the Yale University Chaplain’s Office calendar determine which holidays will be recorded. For spring 2025, courses (except Clinical courses) taught in the main corridor of Sterling Law Building (rooms 120, 121, 122, 127, 128, 129), Levinson Auditorium, and Baker Hall 116 will be recorded by default on these religious holidays unless you have opted out. Recordings will be posted to the Media Library of your Canvas course site and available to all students.

 

  • Eid al-Fitr, March 30.

  • Passover, First Yom Tov: Sunset on Saturday, April 12, to nightfall on Monday, April 14.

  • Passover, Second Yom Tov: Sunset on Friday, April 18, to nightfall on Sunday, April 20.

  • Good Friday: April 18

 

University Recording policy

The University Recording Policy prohibits surreptitious recording and creates standards regarding the recording of participants in classes, university-related meetings, or university events. The policy is intended to foster a spirit of trust and promote the free exchange of perspectives and ideas. The full policy is available here.

SAS Accommodations

If a student in your course is approved for recordings as an accommodation by SAS, YLS Academic Affairs will reach out to you for recording approval. Please note that if you give recording approval for students with excused absences during the semester, you must give approval for students with recording accommodations. For more information, please reach out to Marissa Cabrera (marissa.cabrera@yale.edu).

Support for Student Absences

Individual recording accommodations for students who are out sick can be made by emailing av.law@yale.edu with the name of the student, course title, and date(s) of class. If you have not received a confirmation prior to your class, please call the YLS AV helpline at (203) 432-2277. 

Please note: Requests for synchronous student attendance of in-person classes via Zoom cannot be accommodated.

Classroom Technology Support

For classroom technology support, please provide the AV team with as much notice as possible by submitting your requests early. If you have not received a confirmation for a request made within one business day, it may not be scheduled. If you have a last-minute request, please email av.law@yale.edu or call the YLS AV helpline at (203) 432-2277. 

 If you require specialized technological support (e.g., a synchronous Zoom meeting for a guest lecturer), please submit an AV request or contact av.law@yale.edu as soon as possible to ensure adequate support is available.

 Recording Retention Policy

All class recordings are kept for one full academic year after the year they were recorded. Each June, we will delete all recordings from the previous academic year. Class recordings can be found on Canvas under the Media Library link in each course. Faculty with questions about this policy can contact me at Stephen.Baraquin@yale.edu.