I've seen this argument a lot. Well, maybe not "drive like drunk", exactly, but there are piles of articles like this about how drivers using cell phones, even with hands-free setups, are worse drivers overally.
But what I don't see much difference in, and wish to be corrected if I'm wrong, is having a hands-free cell phone conversation while driving and having a conversation with someone in the car while driving.
You might want to think about getting a few really good webcams, or possibly even one cheap video camera for each classroom. Tie each to a cheap system with a low-end capture card. Then, make each class available for download so students could review the daily lessons.
You could control bandwidth by limiting downloads for only one week after the class, then offering older classes burned to disc. Current codecs can allow a pretty long file with good video quality to fit onto a CD.
Just an idea. This might help people with shorter-than-normal attention spans. You just have to make sure it doesn't get abused by class-skippers or the unenrolled.
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I've seen this argument a lot. Well, maybe not "drive like drunk", exactly, but there are piles of articles like this about how drivers using cell phones, even with hands-free setups, are worse drivers overally.
But what I don't see much difference in, and wish to be corrected if I'm wrong, is having a hands-free cell phone conversation while driving and having a conversation with someone in the car while driving.
You might want to think about getting a few really good webcams, or possibly even one cheap video camera for each classroom. Tie each to a cheap system with a low-end capture card. Then, make each class available for download so students could review the daily lessons.
You could control bandwidth by limiting downloads for only one week after the class, then offering older classes burned to disc. Current codecs can allow a pretty long file with good video quality to fit onto a CD.
Just an idea. This might help people with shorter-than-normal attention spans. You just have to make sure it doesn't get abused by class-skippers or the unenrolled.