Iowa lands grant for lecture research

Ames, Iowa

-- Iowa State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine secured a $10,000 grant from the new Echo360 Research Grants Program.

The program, launched in June, aims to “foster an open body of support for the greater lecture capture community,” according to its Web site.

The grant to Iowa State’s veterinary school will be used by its office of curricular and student assessment to examine “The Use of Lecture Capture in Light of Teaching Approach and Content Type: An Institution-wide Study.” The research will explore the relationship between lecture capture and the learning gains derived from its use and whether this relationship can be attributed to teaching approach or course content, according to Echo360.

Other schools earning $10,000 grants were City University of Hong Kong and Coventry University. Murdoch University, Macquarie University and the University of Newscastle will share a $10,000 grant.