Week 2 web conference went a little better than week 1. Week 1 there were a lot of participants and it was difficult to keep up with all the conversations and questions. There were fewer participants this time so it was easier for me to keep up. There still seems to be a bandwidth problem either on Dr. Abernathy’s end or mine. For at least half of the web conference, the audio was stuttering and breaking up. This makes it very difficult to understand and follow what is being said when I am only getting half of the information. Some others commented on the stuttering also, so I wonder if the problem is really with my Internet connection and bandwidth.
Dr. Abernathy clarified several questions concerning Week 1 and 2 assignments. I’m glad I am not the only one that didn’t understand all the instructions given in the homework assignment. Sometimes there is so much information given in the assignments that it becomes overwhelming. Also, I think the assignments sometimes assume that we already know how to use some of this technology when we really don’t know how. I am not the kind of person that can be given something and told, “Here go play with this and learn.” I am the kind of person that needs instructions to know what to do.
I am enjoying the web conferences more and I participate in them. I still can’t get my lighting right, so most of the time I do not use my cam. I also find that if I try to use my microphone, everything has a tendency to freeze. I guess I need to fork out the money and buy some better equipment.
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