Themes from First Assignment

There are direct quotes from the first assignment. They suggest observed difficulties. Are they opportunities for design?

  • Zoom doesn’t allow you to assess body language or “read” the room in meetings when everyone is locked into their video boxes.
  • the designer has had some hiccups occur due to his sharing of the wi-fi among other roommates at the same time that he needs to use the computer.
  • she found it difficult to separate her school-life balance and finds herself getting distracted easily.
  • Student B said that the type of class would influence his decision. Core lecture based classes would be fine having them online.
  • wechat's video phones can't share screens, so it's difficult to organize learning or make large-scale use of these apps Type communication.
  • the bulk of training material has to be mastered independently. In this case willpower and self-control are required.
  • They said that one thing that could be improved is having a constant structure for people who have never taken an online class before.
  • More applications could be implemented such a calendar application that tracks all deadlines at a specific company and is only used by company members.
  • He also cited the way tests are usually enforced can’t be enforced the same way through online learning, including regular and standardized testing.
  • He doesn’t like having multiple windows constantly clogging up his computer.