Instead of relying on standard lecture formats, instructors are providing more information via multimedia content such as graphics, video clips, animation, and online simulations. And today, teaching may take place anywhere on the campus, in the community, or out in the field. Symbol offers opportunities to extend learning wirelessly for more substantive instruction and learning. Wireless networking provides high-speed Internet access to classrooms without expensive rewiring. Multimedia content can be delivered over the intranet as well, giving students rapid access to class work even when they cannot be present.
Students can turn in homework assignments over the Web.
During off-campus trips, tours, or in the lab, students can continue to take effective notes, access online information, and gain a more thorough knowledge base. The longest lines of students at any university are always in the administrative offices. Especially at the beginning of each semester, students may wait for hours to register for courses, drop or add classes, to make payments, or set up a student loan. They attend the first few days of class, only to find that the course is full, or not what they were looking for. Often they are still looking for housing, or attempting to sign up for an extra seminar.