Focus Group Interviews: Exploring Student Perspectives on Lecture Transcripts

We're inviting Bachelor of Biomedicine students to participate in focus group discussions about the use of lecture transcripts in higher education.

What's involved?

• 1-hour group discussion with peers from your year level
• Share your experiences with lecturer-provided and AI-generated transcripts
• Discuss how transcripts impact your learning strategies and engagement

Who can participate?

Bachelor of Biomedicine students in first, second, or third year

What will we discuss?

• Your perceptions of lecture transcripts and their impact on learning
• How transcript use changes across different years of study
• The effect of asynchronous learning on transcript utilization
• Your note-taking practices when transcripts are available
• The impact of transcripts on lecture attendance and engagement

Benefits of participating

• Contribute to improving educational resources at our university
• Reflect on and potentially enhance your own study strategies
• Receive a $25 electronic gift card as appreciation for your time

Your privacy

• Discussions will be audio-recorded and transcribed
• All responses will be anonymized in our analysis and reporting
• Your personal information will be kept strictly confidential

Further information and concerns

If you would like more information about the project, please contact the researchers: Yossi Rathner, or Patrick Ryan at Phys-Ed-Research@unimelb.edu.au. Please include "Note taking during recorded lectures" in the subject line.

Who can I contact if I have any concerns about the project?

This project has human research ethics approval from the University of Melbourne (2025-32738-67109-6).

If you have any concerns or complaints about the conduct of this research project, which you do not wish to discuss with the research team, you should contact:

Research Integrity Administrator
Office of Research Ethics and Integrity
University of Melbourne, VIC 3010
Tel: +61 3 8344 1376 or email: research-integrity@unimelb.edu.au

All complaints will be treated confidentially. In any correspondence, please provide the name of the research team and/or the name or ethics ID number of the research project.