The problem
I would like to hold virtual office hours. I have considered Skype and Adobe Connect but it's not clear how they would show me their work, how I can give feedback quickly and effectively, and avoid answering the same question again and again.
I anticipate that most questions will be a photo of their handwritten work with the question "What am I doing wrong?"
The solution
* A discussion forum with threads on different subjects like, e.g. Reddit.
* Login is required to post questions and I control who can log in
* There is a teacher mode and a student mode
Student mode:
* Text-entry that supports equations (e.g. Mathjax)
* Students can easily post photos of their work, so seamless integration with webcam, tablet and smartphone is needed.
* It should also be possible to write/draw using a tablet.
Additional features in the teacher mode
* When answering the question, the question, including any pictures, is copied and it is possible to write/draw on the picture using a tablet.
* When answering questions it is possible to record the screen + audio and embed the resulting video automatically.
I need this feature so I can answer quickly, but I don't want the students to be able to pose questions as recordings because I can read the question much faster.
* Optionally: a feature where I can choose to get email notification when a new questions is asked (for off-peak hours).
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I would like to hold virtual office hours. I have considered Skype and Adobe Connect but it's not clear how they would show me their work, how I can give feedback quickly and effectively, and avoid answering the same question again and again.
I anticipate that most questions will be a photo of their handwritten work with the question "What am I doing wrong?"
The solution
* A discussion forum with threads on different subjects like, e.g. Reddit.
* Login is required to post questions and I control who can log in
* There is a teacher mode and a student mode
Student mode:
* Text-entry that supports equations (e.g. Mathjax)
* Students can easily post photos of their work, so seamless integration with webcam, tablet and smartphone is needed.
* It should also be possible to write/draw using a tablet.
Additional features in the teacher mode
* When answering the question, the question, including any pictures, is copied and it is possible to write/draw on the picture using a tablet.
* When answering questions it is possible to record the screen + audio and embed the resulting video automatically.
I need this feature so I can answer quickly, but I don't want the students to be able to pose questions as recordings because I can read the question much faster.
* Optionally: a feature where I can choose to get email notification when a new questions is asked (for off-peak hours).
To the extent possible under law, the person who associated CC0 with this work has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this work.
