Test results from her program have been compared with previous classes and they have achieved equivalent performances on similar tests. We put in a lot of time studying by ourselves and in small groups to prepare for our exams. We also have a desire to learn because we are interested in what we are learning. The competition we faced to get into the program is not a problem now. All of us want to do the best that we can, but we also know that grades don't count as much as they did before we were in the program.
Distance education is different for all participants.
Instructors must be trained to present their lecture materials, complete with visual aids, from a console at the front of the classroom. From here they can control the presentation of their visual aids and what images are seen on the monitors in the local and distance classrooms. Although there is technical staff assigned to these rooms to handle equipment set up, faculty still must learn to operate the equipment and often must modify the lecture materials slightly to accommodate the new format. For students, speaking into a microphone and seeing yourself on a monitor for the first time can be a little inhibiting. Distance education is not for everyone.