--- Forwarded Message from Derek Roff <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 15:34:58 -0600 >From: Derek Roff <[log in to unmask]> >To: LLTI-Editor <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: #6909.1 Quia materials for Spanish textbook (!) >In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> >References: <[log in to unmask]> Without regard to Quia specifically, we are loathe to base any high-volume teaching element on a remote server. Today, we had the second consecutive day of intermittent slow and non-existent web access, due to large scale denial of service attacks. I understand that this current attack has nation-wide impact. One day without reliable net access could affect more than sixty language sections/classes for us, if we were to rely on a remote server. Losing two days would have a severe impact on following the syllabus. Since massive denial of service attacks on the internet as a whole are increasingly common, it is risky to make remote web access a major part of class content. Derek > --- Forwarded Message from "Jon Aske" <[log in to unmask]> --- > ------------------ > My colleagues and I at Salem State reviewed the Quia workbook and > lab manual for Plazas (H&H) and were not overwhelmed by it. > Although excited at first by the possibility we soon came down to > earth and came to the conclusion that this new delivery method > wasn't ready for prime time and that it was probably more trouble > than it was worth. We didn't see anything gained by going with > Quia as opposed to the paper and pencil method. At least not > enough to make up for what was lost and the trouble it created for > correcting or checking the work. I know this is just an > impressionistic and not well-documented answer but I offer it for > what it's worth. Derek Roff Language Learning Center, Ortega Hall Rm 129, University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131 505/277-7368 fax 505/277-3885 Internet: [log in to unmask]