On 7/5/20 12:24 am, Stephen Loosley wrote:
Japanese decry boomer-era technology as hospitals file coronavirus cases by fax
...
I have been pleasantly surprised how quickly many manual processing
steps have been eliminated in Australia due to COVID-19. As an example,
I don't sign for a prescription at the pharmacist. Many meetings are
being held online, along with court hearings, oath taking, and most
university education.
But there are curious anachronisms in the US higher education system. My
US colleagues have been asking which fax gateway to use, what electronic
signature system, and if they should equip their classrooms for Internet
access.
There is still some way to go in Australia. Many of my Australian
colleagues are struggling with how to conduct an end of semester
examination online. On the one hand they are suspicious of exam
technology which has been in routine use elsewhere for years. But on the
other hand they are not willing to replace a high stakes end of semester
examination, with better forms of assessment.
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