Paper beats Rock... and Scissors!

As I was preparing to Fed Ex a set of 5 paper course manuals and labs to a group of upcoming Virtual Class students this morning I was struck by the cruel irony of the situation. TrainingCity has invested in "Best of Breed" Virtual Classroom technologies, and here we are sending hard copies of all the courseware to the students!

Unfortunately, there is no other choice; for now.

We've tried pdf files, html pages, word docs, you name it. In the end we found students really need a hard copy they can refer to during the virtual class.

Will we ever be able to kiss Fed Ex goodbye?

Perhaps. For years the promise of electronic paper has remained just out of reach. Recent developments out of Japan continue to offer hope that an "ipod" for reading may be at hand.

For now, it's paper beats everything!