Is there less contact with Faculty because of increased computer usage?
No. In the year since the e-Curriculum was introduced we have not decreased student-faculty contact at all. The learning sessions are all enhanced with appropriate images and multi-media tools and contain explanations of complex topics. Consequently, students do not have to record the material to the same extent that they used to during the actual learning sessions. The amount of time devoted to lectures and labs has not been affected but the format of these activities is changing for the better. There is more time for discussion of important points. Eventually, we would like to present the material that we currently distribute on the web in a structure of concepts and quizzes to self-assess progress.
