I was surprised by my students reaction to having my webcam on when I taught my first online class. They said that few if any instructors turned on the video and they said that they very much preferred having it on.
Ron,
It is nice to get feedback from the students with various technology.
Shelly Crider
In my opinion the difficulties of technology largely stem from the use of PC's which have a nearly infinite range of technologies within them, and few are exactly the same. Different operating systems, browsers, RAM, hard drive, etc. are only the start of these differences.
My solution is to issue every student identical Android (since they are cheaper) tablets and create the whole course around that specific device. In a later course everyone gets a newer tablet.
Sound impractical? Its still cheaper than buying textbooks, and it eliminates the tech issues entirely.
Kevin,
Interesting idea. Do you think that all students would feel comfortable with the Android?
Shelly Crider
