An on-air moderator then connected with the presenter via telephone to ensure continuity between the speakers. E.N.E.N. also organized chat rooms so that the participants could interact with each other, as well as with the presenters during the broadcast. When the event moved to a new location, individuals in the chat room were also moved to the new location without having to disconnect or exit the session. Questions were periodically taken from the chat room and answered by the presenters during the presentations. The biggest challenge was getting all of the dialing done ahead of the time the speakers were scheduled to go online.
Distance learning is here already.
Local media often portray universities that have offered courses online as innovative and unique. We've illustrated that this is not unique, that there are over 30,000 courses now available over the Internet. This is what surprised people. This event showed that the Internet is a universal delivery mechanism with the ability to deliver education anywhere in the world. E.N.E.N.'s Founder, Robert Edelman, believes the Internet offers university administrators one of the most cost-effective ways to reach students from all over the world.