Issues of DLT
I was not able to attend the Digital Learning Technology class field trip, however I was able to follow the trip online through the WiFi network connection and live video conference streams.
I found the experience very interesting using this technology, it had incredible potential but due to insufficient bandwidth and poor routing problems I began to question its feasibility.
Initially as the class began their walk away from campus my connection became laggy and upon querying my tutor about my latency problem, I noticed another reason why my connection was so laggy, I was surrounded by digital devices, there was the TV in the lounge streaming YouTube, my two sons using their I Pads, my partner on our laptop, and my daughter playing games on the phone, all of which where siphoning the bandwidth, then just in case I was still unsure that this posed a real problem, in walks four visitors all with their own mobile devices, at that moment my connection froze.
Below are some of the advantages and disadvantages I found in my experience using video conferencing.
I was not able to attend the Digital Learning Technology class field trip, however I was able to follow the trip online through the WiFi network connection and live video conference streams.
I found the experience very interesting using this technology, it had incredible potential but due to insufficient bandwidth and poor routing problems I began to question its feasibility.
Initially as the class began their walk away from campus my connection became laggy and upon querying my tutor about my latency problem, I noticed another reason why my connection was so laggy, I was surrounded by digital devices, there was the TV in the lounge streaming YouTube, my two sons using their I Pads, my partner on our laptop, and my daughter playing games on the phone, all of which where siphoning the bandwidth, then just in case I was still unsure that this posed a real problem, in walks four visitors all with their own mobile devices, at that moment my connection froze.
Below are some of the advantages and disadvantages I found in my experience using video conferencing.
Initially as the class began their walk away from campus my connection became laggy and upon querying my tutor about my latency problem, I noticed another reason why my connection was so laggy, I was surrounded by digital devices, there was the TV in the lounge streaming YouTube, my two sons using their I Pads, my partner on our laptop, and my daughter playing games on the phone, all of which where siphoning the bandwidth, then just in case I was still unsure that this posed a real problem, in walks four visitors all with their own mobile devices, at that moment my connection froze.
Below are some of the advantages and disadvantages I found in my experience using video conferencing.
Advantages:
- Attend in real time
- Able to attend over distance
- Convenience
- Cheap
- Allowed me to interact
- Without video conference, missing out on such important aspect could be problematic
- Attend in real time
- Able to attend over distance
- Convenience
- Cheap
- Allowed me to interact
- Without video conference, missing out on such important aspect could be problematic
Disadvantages:
- Bandwidth limitations
- Routing limitations
- Multiple end-user connection interference
Streaming a live video conference in the class room was a better experience, not as laggy and a clearer audio, but as the class progressed through the field trip, and with my surprise visitors showing up, my video conference became a disaster. So for this technology to be successful you need to control your home network ensuring you have a strong enough connection.
I have a video of my experienced in this link here but as I have learnt, to ensure a good connection you must definitely limit the amount of devices connected on your end, but all in all I enjoyed the stream, it felt like I was there.
- Bandwidth limitations
- Routing limitations
- Multiple end-user connection interference
Streaming a live video conference in the class room was a better experience, not as laggy and a clearer audio, but as the class progressed through the field trip, and with my surprise visitors showing up, my video conference became a disaster. So for this technology to be successful you need to control your home network ensuring you have a strong enough connection.
I have a video of my experienced in this link here but as I have learnt, to ensure a good connection you must definitely limit the amount of devices connected on your end, but all in all I enjoyed the stream, it felt like I was there.
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