The guest speaker is able to bring outside resources to the course. The material can be used in a self-paced manner. As with video, material which is not easily adapted to text format can still be covered in the course. Software can be distributed through the Internet. Learners must know HOW to use the software.
Students can then comment on other people's comments.
A lot of valid information can come from this activity. It allows students to choose what to focus on and take control of their own learning experience. The number of articles and amount of information which students can access is unlimited. It brings outside resources into the course. It provides participants with an extensive list of summaries of related resources that they can choose to read, or archive for later use.