Sunday, November 9, 2008

The online community

The presentations last Thursday were quite impressive and what made them even more impressive is the fact that participants were scattered literally all over the World. One benefit of having almost everyone online was that it was much easier to hear everyone since everyone had his or her individual Mic to use. Also, since so many people were online, there was only a small group of people in the classroom and that kept the noise caused by side conversations to a minimum

By far the most impressive of all from that class was having a participant who was 15 or 16 time zones away! Dr. Foreman sounded as immediately present as those at home in San Fransisco. Truly the internet has shrunk the world.

2 comments:

Joshua said...

Last Thursday reminded me of my experiences having class outside: everybody is still there, but the setting has changed the experience.

Joshua said...

Last Thursday reminded me of my experiences having class outside: everybody is still there, but the setting has changed the experience.