Linn has some additional ideas about the online training discussion that
started about a week ago.

kelly




From: Lynn Schneider <[log in to unmask]>

Another reason I would recommend against taking this course is that most
blind folks have older computers without multichannel sound cards, making
interactive teaching very difficult. Also, the Livestream client they use
on Audio Tips is not reliable enough to do something like taking a class,
especially for the majority of blind folks who are still on low bandwidth
connections.  I spent many hours on Audio Tips in the past and really
enjoyed it, but it was not uncommon for the audio to be less than clear and
connections were often lost with the server.  I have a lot of respect for
Kathy Anne and I have absolutely no doubt that she would be an excellent
teacher, but I'm not sure this was well thought out, and it is *definitely*
too expensive.  I love this concept, but I'm not convinced yet that the
technology is really ready for something like this.


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