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Posted by Jose Mendoza
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Jose Mendoza
UX Design Techdegree Graduate 19,788 Points

How does Treehouse's Techdegree 1-on-1 video mentoring work?

I have just been invited to try Treehouse's Techdegree beta which, by the way, seems totally awesome! I noticed a perk which allowed for some 1-on-1 video mentoring from the teachers at Treehouse. How does that work exactly? I actually don't have a webcam for face to face chat on my computer, which is a bummer. Is it just a live instruction lesson, or do I actually have to have a webcam to take advantage of this perk?

3 Answers

Callum King
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Callum King
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Callum King
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Callum King
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 4,934 Points

When I had my first session the webcam was off, as the connection wasn't great, and it went fine. You'll just need a microphone, to communicate with the mentor. For my session it was mostly spent with the mentor sharing his screen, as he went through the issues I was having.

Jose Mendoza
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Jose Mendoza
UX Design Techdegree Graduate 19,788 Points

Awesome! Thank you for the quick response! I'm glad there are alternatives for support.

Salman Akram
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Salman Akram
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Salman Akram
Salman Akram
Courses Plus Student 40,065 Points

Callum King That's awesome, do they allow to use text messaging via Skype live instead webcam or microphone?

Callum King
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Callum King
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 4,934 Points

They use a free software similar to Skype called Zoom, so I think you probably can.

Salman Akram
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Salman Akram
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Salman Akram
Salman Akram
Courses Plus Student 40,065 Points

Thanks Callum!