Jackman Law Lecture Recording Policy

1. Jackman Law may make video and/or audio recordings of law school classes and provide students with access to recordings in consideration for missed classes. 
2. Recordings of lectures are not a substitute for attendance: classes for which a student is absent and for which a recording is made available will nonetheless count towards the maximum allowable absence threshold.

As set out in the Provostial Guidelines on the Appropriate Use of Information and Communication Technology, the unauthorized use of any form of device to audio-record, photograph, video-record, produce or generate a transcript or otherwise reproduce lectures, course notes or teaching materials provided by instructors is covered by the Canadian Copyright Act and is prohibited.

1. Instructors at Jackman Law may choose to record or not to record their classes in whole or in part, in video and/or audio form. 
2. Individual instructors who choose to record their classes may further choose whether to grant access to all class recordings without restriction, or only upon request to the Graduate Academic Accommodations and Considerations Committee and with verification of a valid reason for absence.
3. An instructor’s decision to record or to not record classes, applies for the duration of the course. Instructors may not choose to record some classes while not recording others.

If a class is to be recorded, in whole or in part, the instructor will provide notice to class participants on the syllabus.

1. The Graduate Academic Accommodations and Considerations Committee will determine whether to approve access to recordings, if available, for students who are unable to attend class for:
   1. Religious observances;
   2. Medical reasons;
   3. Unforeseen circumstances outside a student’s control. 
2. The Graduate Academic Accommodations and Considerations Committee will not grant access to recordings without appropriate supporting documentation. In the case of medical reasons for absence, a student will need to provide a Verification of Illness (VOI). In the case of absence for a major life event (such as a birth or death of a family member), the relevant documentation will depend on the specific nature of the absence. Disability-related requests for recordings, including those related to episodic disabilities, cannot be addressed by the Graduate Academic Accommodations and Considerations Committee, and must be made through Accessibility Services.
3. Jackman Law will not provide access to recordings to students who miss class to attend employment interviews. Jackman Law avoids scheduling classes during the interview periods prescribed by the Law Society of Ontario, but cannot anticipate the interviewing calendars of employers not regulated by the Law Society of Ontario. Students should schedule any such interviews to avoid conflicts with class time or make other arrangements to catch up on work they miss when choosing to attend employment interviews.
4. In cases where a class is not recorded or the student is unable to provide documentation for their absence, students should arrange to meet with their instructors and engage with classmates and study groups to cover missed content.
5. Recordings made and provided by Jackman Law are intended to allow students to keep up with course discussions. The expectation is that students will review recordings at the earliest opportunity. As such, recordings will be available for three weeks after the date of the recorded class and will not be retained beyond that period. Faculty who agree to allow their class to be recorded for this purpose do so with the understanding that recording is not retained. 
6. Recordings will be provided subject to an undertaking that they be used only for academic purposes related to the course or courses for which they were created and that they will not be reproduced or distributed in any form.

1. A student with a disability that impacts their in-class learning experience may wish to consult with Accessibility Services to determine if they have a disability-related need to make personal audio recordings of classes. In limited circumstances, an appropriate disability-related accommodation will authorise a student to make a personal audio recording to be used for learning purposes only. 
2. In classes where a student is granted an accommodation to make personal audio recordings, the instructor and students in the class must be made aware of the accommodation.
3. When an instructor refuses to consent to personal audio recording, the instructor must work with the student and their Accessibility Services Advisor to find an appropriate alternative to personal recordings.