Recording Classes

A faculty member who records a session of a course section they are teaching is creating a student educational record if students are recorded. The faculty member is responsible for knowing how to store and utilize this record appropriately according to the rules and policies of the University of Idaho and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

A course section can be recorded and used by students participating in that particular course section or sections that meet together via video conferencing. If a faculty member wishes to record their lecture(s) and make them available to those students in that section(s) you can do so without violating FERPA, assuming the recording is available in a secure environment. Students do not have the right to anonymity under FERPA within their own classes.

Faculty who wish to record lectures for use in later semesters must take steps to comply with FERPA. You can comply with FERPA by recording the course in such a way that the students' identity in the course is never revealed. For example, avoid recording student faces, and recording only the instructor and material being shared. A student release must be collected if revealing students' identities cannot be avoided.

Storing student information in an unapproved manner is prohibited. Never save a recording to your personal device. Records should be stored in a secured place identified by OIT (Share Drive or other approved secure drives).