Professors Lightner and Nadig reported general satisfaction with the hardware and software technology. The main problem seemed to be bandwidth and Internet connection speed, especially in Spain. At times, students must shut off the video in order to get reliable online audio. One problem is that all six universities have different semester starting and ending dates. Another problem lies in giving academic credit for the course.
Issues arise regarding having multiple instructors from multiple countries.
Course topics do not necessarily fit neatly into the curriculum plan for each university. Admission standards are not uniform for all students across all countries. Each campus controlled its own admissions of students to the course. Comparing and grading student performance on teams is always a challenge and having team members only meeting on the Internet adds to this challenge. Professor Lightner felt, however, that student performance to date has greatly exceeded the expectations of all the instructors.