What is asynchronous learning?
Asynchronous learning is learning that takes place at the students own pace, usually remotely (distance learning for example) and if it has a link with a facilitator at all it has a delay between input of the student and the feedback. Typical examples would be an OU distance learning course, a “teach yourself” book, an email based education forum, or an elearning package where there is no connection to a facilitator or where the materials are not interactive (no feedback on performance or interaction with the materials). Synchronous learning on the other hand is like a classroom environment where student input triggers immediate facilitator response. High quality elearning is an example especially where you are linked to a facilitator for synchronous sessions on an interactive platform.
Asynchronous learning is study that takes place at the students own stride, usually remotely (distance learning for example) and if it have a link near a facilitator at all it have a delay between input of the student and the feedback. Typical examples would be an OU distance research course, a “teach yourself” book, an email base education forum, or an elearning packet where in that is no connection to a facilitator or where on earth the materials are not interactive (no feedback on performance or interaction near the materials). Synchronous learning instead is like a classroom environment where on earth student input triggers immediate facilitator response. High standard elearning is an example especially where you are connected to a facilitator for synchronous sessions on an interactive platform. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/asynchronou…
