![]() Pedagogy and educational technology have evolved, impacting both higher education and health professions education. Benefits and disadvantages of lecture capture for students, faculty, and institutions are described herein. Though its use is flexible, like any tool, lecture capture should not be used for all situations. Students desire lecture capture as it provides an opportunity to review unclear, complicated, or missed concepts as part of the studying process. Students have become accustomed to learning via media technology and regularly do so in their everyday lives. Students entering pharmacy school at this time have learned from audio/video media (eg, YouTube, Ted Talks, podcasts) and nontraditional educational competitors (eg, Khan Academy, Coursera, MasterClass). ![]() Lecture capture allows students to acquire information at lower levels of Bloom’s taxonomy at a time that fits into their schedule, at a pace appropriate for them, and in a method that may better suit their learning needs. Students may be balancing schoolwork with a job, caring for their children, or fulfilling other obligations. ![]() Lecture capture creates equity for students by providing additional opportunities to review material. This Commentary advocates that the use of lecture capture as an instructional delivery strategy, is no longer just a supplement to learning, but is now a standard of practice in health professions education. As higher education struggles to find its “new normal,” pharmacy programs have begun to review changes and approaches to decide which should be continued. The desire and need for remote access to education dramatically increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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