Coyne notices that during her lectures, the students are more engaged and less inclined to scribble furiously, since they know they can take detailed notes from the slides over the network later. Lectures are still available on audio tape. Students can even use the audio tape and the digitized images together. To gauge students' reactions to computer-based presentations, Coyne developed a questionnaire for her students. They overwhelmingly preferred the new method to conventional overhead projectors.
Students especially appreciate the convenience it affords.
Many students view the images in their dorm rooms on their own Macs. Others access the images from shared Macs in the dorms common computer rooms or at public clusters in Margaret Clapp Library and the Science Center. Mary has led the way for others in her department in focused use of instructional technology. By combining her artistic ability, knowledge of computers, and personal commitment to innovative teaching, she took the project further than I ever anticipated. Coyne continues to search for fresh ideas to improve her teaching.