Bob writes in with additional feedback about the concept of the online
tutorial.
kelly
From: "Keenan, Bob" <[log in to unmask]>
Such a breath of fresh air. God bless you, Crunch. There actually is someone
out there who is willing to read a book before consigning it to the
pre-judgmental barnfire. Lets get the opinions of folks who have actually
attempted to complete the on-line course, they will be the best judges of
its effectiveness. It's a great idea that needs a little breathing room,
don't you think? I admire the young lady who has taken the risk in blood,
sweat and tears, not to mention cash, in attempting to make a go of this
approach. I hope it pays off for her and her students and becomes a classic
win, win scenario. And if it doesn't succeed, well remember the words of Mac
in "One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest"..."Hell, at least I tried!"
-----Original Message-----
From: Kelly Pierce [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 6:46 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: NET: online training
Crunch adds more information to the discussion about the online tutorial,
encouraging us to be supportive and actually try new and innovative
approaches before considering effectiveness.
kelly
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 07:15:25 -0500
From: crunch1 <[log in to unmask]>
To: Kelly Pierce <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: NET: online training
ok, people, how can i shoot down this idea, let me count the ways, you all
might wait until after a class has completed, before you talk about how it
can't be done, i have been on audio-tips, and i am using w e 3.1, and guess
what i can do both, i cdon't have a multi channel sound card, i happen to be
using double talk p c. also the audio is fantastic. let's see for $400.00
you get at home training teck support, etc. lets try to be supportive for
a change.
----- Original Message -----
From: Kelly Pierce <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2000 5:02 PM
Subject: Re: NET: online training
> 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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