It can also be integrated into vocational institutions, adult education programs, and test-preparation centers. With Discourse, the critical human group interaction among instructors and participants is enhanced because the instructor can dynamically facilitate a highly interactive session in which all participants are actively engaged.
Participants respond to the professor s questions on a small desktop terminal or a laptop computer.
The instructor uses a desktop computer to monitor the responses in real time, keystroke by keystroke. The students form responses in their own words, giving the instructor unparalleled insight into how well they are understanding a lesson. Once everyone has responded, the teacher can stimulate group discussion by posting selected responses on a television monitor or other display, either by name or anonymously. External resources Instructors can easily integrate media resources such as the Internet, CD-ROMs, videodiscs and videos into lessons, lectures and demonstrations. More content flexibility Discourse enables instructors to easily adjust their lessons to meet the needs of each group.