You make a good point, and unfortunately you experience is pretty much typical, but it need not be the case. Many videoconferencing systems (perhaps most) tend to be at the bottom of the IT support food chain. Updating firmware in the videoconferencing unit is an absolute must, yet many organizations treat that with the same regard as backing up your desktop data regularly.
Our organization spends a considerable amount of time and energy on doing video conferencing well. It requires good initial planning and ongoing solid tech support to provide a high QOS to our end-users.
I for one am prepared to welcome our HD Overlords!
Man, that brings back memories! I invested many an otherwise productive office hour to the pursuit of wealth in TW2002. That game (and its ilk) from the Dork Ages showed that one could communicate a considerable amount of information in a minimum of bytes.
While any security system can be outwitted, there are several ways to deploy a WiFi network and discourage using the technology to cheat. At our institution, we've been testing the use of "terminal servers" for certain groups of test takers. The methodology used considerably limits users' ability to go beyond the testing environment. However, just as proctors are commonly used to monitor students taking tests on paper, so should they be utilized for high stakes electronic testing.
That said, any institution considering a wireless environment, or promoting the use of laptops by students should also have in place some rationale as to why these tools are being used. So many schools hand out laptops, but do not have a plan in place for how they might be wisely utilized to further education.
I've not been diagnosed, but I exhibit many of the symptoms, and have pretty much all my life (I'm 50.) As it happens I now work in an environment that fosters creativity. That allows the ADHD to becomes something of a resource rather than a disability, as those conversational tangents that goe with ADHD lead to "out of the box" thinking. That said, one must still function in the linear world, and for that I make certain to enter all appointments, deadlines, and such into my calendar. Using organizational tools is a huge help.
Good luck.
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You make a good point, and unfortunately you experience is pretty much typical, but it need not be the case. Many videoconferencing systems (perhaps most) tend to be at the bottom of the IT support food chain.
Updating firmware in the videoconferencing unit is an absolute must, yet many organizations treat that with the same regard as backing up your desktop data regularly.
Our organization spends a considerable amount of time and energy on doing video conferencing well. It requires good initial planning and ongoing solid tech support to provide a high QOS to our end-users.
I for one am prepared to welcome our HD Overlords!
Man, that brings back memories! I invested many an otherwise productive office hour to the pursuit of wealth in TW2002. That game (and its ilk) from the Dork Ages showed that one could communicate a considerable amount of information in a minimum of bytes.
While any security system can be outwitted, there are several ways to deploy a WiFi network and discourage using the technology to cheat. At our institution, we've been testing the use of "terminal servers" for certain groups of test takers. The methodology used considerably limits users' ability to go beyond the testing environment. However, just as proctors are commonly used to monitor students taking tests on paper, so should they be utilized for high stakes electronic testing.
That said, any institution considering a wireless environment, or promoting the use of laptops by students should also have in place some rationale as to why these tools are being used. So many schools hand out laptops, but do not have a plan in place for how they might be wisely utilized to further education.
I've not been diagnosed, but I exhibit many of the symptoms, and have pretty much all my life (I'm 50.) As it happens I now work in an environment that fosters creativity. That allows the ADHD to becomes something of a resource rather than a disability, as those conversational tangents that goe with ADHD lead to "out of the box" thinking.
That said, one must still function in the linear world, and for that I make certain to enter all appointments, deadlines, and such into my calendar. Using organizational tools is a huge help.
Good luck.