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Friday, February 17, 2006
Convenience shouldn’t eclipse education - Jason O'Bryan, Daily Bruin
.... And it seems with UCLA's BruinCast – taped lectures posted online – that the demand for fast-and-easy has finally come knocking on the classroom door. BruinCast is not without its advantages. This pilot program involving four classes was launched last quarter, and an in-class poll of the students revealed that 38.2 percent found webcasts "very helpful" compared to a combined 2.1 percent who claimed that it "strongly detracted" or "slightly detracted" from their learning experience. In addition, when asked whether they would retain the BruinCast program, an overwhelming 72.4 percent of students said they would. It is notable that the in-class poll only had a 56 percent response rate out of 768 students, and therefore does not represent those who decided to reap the absentee benefits of the program they were supposed to be evaluating that day.
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