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long distance office hours...help



Greetings,

Flattering though it is, I'd like to minimize the
number of students who drive miles, sometimes as far
as 40 or more miles, just to ask a question or two in
office hours. I've tried phone-in office hours, which
is marginally effective in a conceptual-physics class,
doesn't work well at all in the calculus-based classes
where there is really no substitute for pencil and
paper when answering students' questions. Has anyone
made use of any device/software that would allow
on-line and real-time office hours wherein the
student/instructor can not only hear each other, but
can also exchange drawings, or better yet, watch
drawings being constructed in real time? Seems like a
good use for the internet. Any suggestions?

Leon
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