I was only able to attend one of the chat sessions for a little bit because of schedule conflicts, but what I experienced I really enjoyed. I agree that it was difficult to keep up with the conversation, especially since you could never be absolutely sure who was saying what about what topic. But I think the online chat sessions allowed everyone, shy or not, to voice their opinion with some what of a feeling of anonymity. But all in all, I'd rather be in class, discussing the topics in person. Maybe I'm just a little technologically slow.