Case Study: The University of Alabama achieves increased student satisfaction, improved retention and scalable class capture with Tegrity

Achieving record growth while maintaining a strong student-teacher connection

The University of Alabama, a top-50 public university, faced a goal to grow enrollment 30% (28,000 to 33,000 students) by 2010 while preserving strong student engagement and faculty–student interaction without significantly increasing faculty resources. Leaders needed a technology that would improve student outcomes with little to no change to classroom pedagogy.

Tegrity was deployed as a campus-wide class-capture solution (pilot Spring 2007), automatically recording, indexing and storing lectures for browser and mobile access with searchable playback. By Spring 2008 the program covered 94 course sections (~5,952 students), produced 1,168 recordings (858 hours), and generated 44,597 views totaling 12,596 viewing hours. Student surveys showed 84% increased course satisfaction and 82% improved academic success; faculty reported productivity gains, and the university saw rising retention and graduation rates.

The University of Alabama

Carmen Taylor

Senior Information Officer and Associate Dean