Others use highly specialized computers for such activities as image processing. I expect that some specialized facilities will emerge that will hold vast amounts of multimedia materials accessible over the network. Faculty will download presentation material and demonstrations for use in classes, or students will gain direct access to some of these digital video and audio packages. It makes no sense to replicated these facilities on every college campus. Most campuses are actively involved in promoting diversity within their faculty, staff, and student bodies.
Diversity means variety and variability.
The same is true of learning and learning styles. Some faculty feel less comfortable in front of a TV camera than in front of a computer monitor and keyboard. Similarly, some students like the anonymity of large classes and TV courses. Others prefer very rapid interchanges with an instructor or an interactive learning tool. The point is that no one teaching methodology is right for all people at all times.