Interesting idea from Max - it is worth to consider. Read below:
Inspired by an interesting article in Die Zeit about turning lectures into video podcasts. The authors say that this increases the quality of the lectures because the lecturers know that their colleagues can watch the lecture. Additionally they can watch it themselves for finding improvement potentials.
In other words by introducing cameras in the lectures, we could improve the lecture quality "through the back door". We could also cut together some snippets for a "best-off- " and "worst-off the semester". Interestingly, research suggests that the podcasts do not seem to lead to a decreased audience.
Podcast-lectures would have the additional advantage that you can watch the lectures again when studying for the exams. Many students have to miss some lectures for their job. Also, the collision of the elective fields could be resolved to some degree, because you can go to one lecture and then later on watch another lecture that was happening at the same time that you missed.
The person in charge of filiming could rotate.
Sharing the files is easy via iTunes University. The LMU in Munich is already there! How about TUM? This could be a good argument for us.
We could also promote our study program and attract supporters.
We could link some lectures on the wiki.
Furthermore it would allow alumni to virtually go back to campus!
If we do this, It would be important to buy a good camera (especially so that we have good sound).
We would need top-down support from Warkotsch on this, otherwise it's harder to get Professors that give poor lectures to buy into this.