How are online classes different from live classes?
The big difference is that all the elements that are offered in each three hour class meeting of a live class are instead available for an entire week. These classes are asynchronous, which simply means that you do not have to be present at the exact moment your teacher is posing a question, and you need not be present at the exact moment one of your classmates is making a comment. For instance, in a live class meeting a teacher gives a lecture, assigns an in-class exercise, and the class critiques work written by one or more of the students. But in an asynchronous online class, you can read the teacher’s lecture anytime during the week. The same goes for the writing exercise, which you can do anytime within the week. And, of course, you can read and critique your classmates’ work whenever it’s convenient for you.
