Asynchronous and Synchronous Learning
Traditional Education “favors” synchronous style but if you use Web, it is clearly easier to chose asynchronous
- Need to remove historical biases in learning models
Role of Teacher in synchronous Web based learning system is that of a Tour Guide to a rich (asynchronous) Web Site of material the student can return to
- In our course at Jackson State, there is 100 megabytes of teacher delivered foils and 150 megabytes of “tutorial material” which are highlighted in synchronous classes
As well as remote “deliverer of lecture”, there is a local “mentor” at JSU while in general homework can be set and graded either remotely or on site.
Basic strategy is to support simultaneously asynchronous and synchronous learning