The bell rings at 10:00 a.m. A teacher begins explaining quadratic equations. Some students lean forward, pencils ready. Others stare at the clock. A few are still turning yesterday’s lesson over in ...

More than a month after schools across the nation shut their doors, educators face a choice: Do they teach virtually in real time, or let students learn on their own? Proponents of “synchronous” ...

I keep hearing the same complaint from parents: “I don’t want my children on these long videoconference calls. It is making them miserable.” These long, synchronous classroom calls which have become ...

Synchronous instruction is trending, but experts say a more intentional mix of live and asynchronous classwork is necessary for future remote terms. There were lots of reasons for professors to avoid ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken the health and economy of the world. The higher-ed landscape has seen a significant impact, as instructors are overwhelmingly utilizing remote conferencing services ...

Online education typically employs two primary modes of delivery: synchronous and asynchronous strategies. Synchronous approaches involve live interaction between instructors and learners, often via ...

Mary Nestor, Millie Tullis and James Butler write that a recent opinion essay presented a distorted view of the possibilities of asynchronous course design. Many institutions now offer effective ...

With the right strategies and technologies, hybrid-flexible courses that combine face-to-face and online classes can create a seamless learning experience for students. During the pandemic, many ...

In today’s educational landscape, instruction has many forms. What’s known as traditional, face-to-face instruction is alive and well. But, like most fields, the field of education continuously ...