Yet faculty concerns about the issues of accessibility and University-wide implementation prevail. I encountered some technical problems, though. And my home computer is real slow. I have to use computers at the University labs. Currently the University has 1,000 computers accessible to students on the Twin Cities campus.
Most departments offer additional computer service to their students.
All residential dorms are also equipped with computer labs, Yen said. Sixty-five percent of University freshmen now have access to a personal computer. Yen added that priority in selecting courses would be given to large-scale classes with more than 200 students. Certain issues related to Web-based instructions are also addressed by the Center. Among them are privacy of students, copyright, and the possibility of depersonalized communication between students and instructors.