Check out this PowerPoint presentation on Finding Resources on the Net . Most students seem to enjoy the interactivity provided by CD-ROM programs and the interactive videodiscs. This medium can be used to re-inforce content that you have presented in class or to present new material. CAI can be used as supplemental or required material. Just remember to consider the time the CAI actually takes to complete when looking at course workload for the student.
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As software and hardware prices are falling daily, this technology is very affordable. Using internet connections, it is now very easy to communicate with students or colleagues all over the world in near real time. Using a camera atop your computer and a microphone, you can interact with others and share data or files. Not only can you do this with one other person, but group interactivity is possible. This technology certainly provides an excellent communication tool for remote clinical sites as well as classroom interaction among students and faculty.