Fortunately, Coyne has artistic ability as well as strong computer skills, and realized she could create more focused, better annotated, and full-color diagrams from scratch using graphics programs such as Aldus SuperPaint and Adobe Photoshop. Below is a sample diagram created by Professor Mary Coyne for Human Biology. They are video oriented, and educators must keep progressing. Many students are not listening to the old ways, and professors must do something to capture their attention. Coyne notices that during her lectures, the students are more engaged and less inclined to scribble furiously, since they know they can take detailed notes from the slides over the network later.
Lectures are still available on audio tape.
Students can even use the audio tape and the digitized images together. To gauge students' reactions to computer-based presentations, Coyne developed a questionnaire for her students. They overwhelmingly preferred the new method to conventional overhead projectors. Students especially appreciate the convenience it affords. Many students view the images in their dorm rooms on their own Macs.