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What is Asynchronous and Synchronous Learning

Chapter 3
Handbook of Research on Inequities in Online Education During Global Crises
Asynchronous learning does not occur at the same place and at the same time. It is a type of student-centered learning. This approach is usually associated with self-study or distance education integrating emails, discussions boards, wikis, and blogs. Synchronous takes place amongst students in the entire class or within smaller groups of students in class at the same time.
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Reflections of Faculty Teaching Online During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Devi Akella (Albany State University, USA), Krishna Priya Rolla (Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, India), and L. Shashikumar Sharma (Mizoram University, India)
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 34
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-6533-9.ch003
Abstract
To survive the onslaught of coronavirus pandemic all higher education institutions (HEI)s worldwide had to move their educational services to either a hybrid modality or a completely online platform. This shift in teaching modalities, placed the faculty members under a relentless pressure to adopt and adapt, to transform themselves into proficient online educators. How did this process of adjustment take place? How did the faculty members acclimatize to their new virtual classrooms? What dilemmas and choices were faced by the faculty members? are questions lacking empirical insights. Yet if this lacuna were overcome, it would provide “real life” insights pertaining to LMS systems, technological tools and apps, and psychological and social isolations which could impede the quality of teaching and learning. This chapter integrates autoethnographic narratives of three faculty members to “recreate the new normal” for HEIs worldwide.
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Andragogical Design Considerations for Online Multicultural Education
Asynchronous learning takes place anytime and anywhere without the need to meet in real-time. Synchronous learning takes place in real-time, connecting students with instructors either through videoconferencing or live chats.
Published in Chapter: Andragogical Design Considerations for Online Multicultural Education; From: Handbook of Research on Cross-Cultural Online Learning in Higher Education
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