The change to lightspeed, er, to the courseweb was much easier than anticipated. I found the presentation of materials in class was smooth, and felt comfortable as long as I allowed myself time to get set up. Students greeted the prospect of notes on the courseweb with questions and no visible enthusiasm. I announced my lack of expertise, but willingness to find answers to their questions. The first week produced a flurry of voice and email complaining of difficulties with passwords.
Email messages simplify the process of communication tremendously.
I found my teaching enhanced by using the computer and by students having notes available. I taught to involved and inquiring faces rather than to bent heads. Students interrupted with questions, rather than with requests to go back to the last overhead as they had not finished copying. One drawback, however is the lack of sufficient multi-media rooms for smaller classes. I taught an evening course with a registration of 48 students in an auditorium with a capacity for 280.