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Synchronous and asynchronous learning
From the course: Learning to Teach Online
Synchronous and asynchronous learning
- [Instructor] When planning out your online content it's important to determine whether the learning will be synchronous or asynchronous. Synchronous refers to learning in which the instructor and students are interacting in real time. Obviously, an in-person course is synchronous but there are synchronous online courses as well in which classes may meet through a video conferencing platform or a chat at a specific time, say Thursday evenings from six to eight. There's also asynchronous learning. This refers to learning that doesn't require learners to meet at the same time. Resources and activities are accessed and completed online when it's convenient for the individual taking the course. The instructor shares lessons and resources that students access and complete online. There are also varying levels of asynchronous learning, such as determining if things need to be done by a certain time. For instance, this course that…
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