None of the computer previews I did worked out on the TV monitors. Unfortunately, the definition of the TV monitors that I used was far below the quality on computer screens, so that perfectly legible pages on the PC monitor were just a blur on the TV monitors. Outline material of about 7-10 lines per screen can be read on the TV monitors. But full text screen representations using a 25 or 43 line screen did not work for me. The document camera does better in handling text but is still inferior to the dedicated computer projectors where each word or number can be clearly read in detail on the screen.
More attention needs to be given to room layout.
The first two different distance learning sites in Newark have very different room layouts, each with its own ambiance. The same attention should be applied to the remote sites. At first, the distance learning machinery may not be stable or on time or fully functional. In working around this for the first semester I scheduled four different classrooms at various times for the one course. I tried to modify my syllabus as I went and was of course responsible for too much confusion and disruption.