I really enjoyed last night's video conference with David, Asanka and Trish. I hope we will hear from Antonio soon.

I think video conferencing still can be called 'innovation' while practitioners are still working out what is best practice. Using a new gizmo does not stop being an innovation until it has been assimilated and chewed over by practitioners.

It was helpful that we were given moderator status - I hope we can get that every time!

For me video conferencing is an absolute necessity on an online course. Discussion forums are a key element too, but you can't beat a chat for getting to the heart of what your peers are thinking and feeling. My previous OU tutor thought that video was a distraction but I like it.