Looks

There is a suggestion by our management that lecturers do a Lecture Capture during our lessons.

This way we will be able to cater to online audiences and in-class audiences.

For online audience members, the camera follows us everywhere and captures what is spoken into the microphone. For in-class audience, the speakers in the classroom will broadcast questions asked by online students. Overall the intention is to create a seamless and inclusive classroom experience.

My concern = I do not want to be captured on video doing my lecture & the lessons recorded and stored for posterity.

Will PDPA apply? Can lecturers or students exercise their right NOT to be lecture captured, OR is there a no-recording option? These I will discuss in my thesis.

Besides, in the bigger scheme of things, I am acutely aware how social media is attuned to one's looks. And I do not want to be a part of the 'assessed group' for my looks or dressing or way of speaking.

So, no thanks. I will not participate in hybrid teaching if it involves my image being captured.

[and we will cross the bridge when we get there, because so far all my classes are online 😂]