I had the same concern of not "taking note of everything", which Powerpoint solves (the teacher just sends you the file). But the better solution is that you w

I had the same concern of not "taking note of everything", which Powerpoint solves (the teacher just sends you the file). But the better solution is that you watch the class w/o having to stop paying attention to write, maybe take notes for important stuff, and the class is also recorded and available in your uni website (like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3nbY3hIDLQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3nbY3hIDLQ ... can't be that expensive to put a camera and a big red button "start recording" in each room. Could even be a student project...) (Sal Khan also mentions that his nephews preferred him on Youtube than in-person because they could pause and rewind). (And by the way, I hate that universities that teach technology aren't themselves automatized, with superb intranet, etc...)