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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our charter school already announced next year’s schedule. It’s almost exactly the same hours as normal: 8:45 to 3-something. I really like how they’ve divvied up the hours. This is a middle school, and they’re doing 30 mins synchronous learning/45 mins asynchronous/15 minute break, three times a day. Plus lunch. That’s three classes per day. The next day, they do the same schedule but with the other three classes. Teachers are available for an hour after school each day for individual help. [/quote]

What does synchronous learning mean? And asynchronous?[/quote]

Great question.  It will be interesting to see if DCUM agrees on a definition!  Would love for a teacher to weigh in.

To my mind, Synchronous learning is a situation where teachers interact with students via a distance learning tool (video or audio connection) in real time, like Zoom or FaceTime  A benefit is that teachers and students can interact.

Asynchronous is when teaching and learning happen at different t8mes.  An example of asynchronous would be when a teacher tapes a video for students to watch whenever they want; I guess another example would be Khan Academy, or any pre-recorded lesson.

From Glossary of Education Reform that I found on line:

Synchronous learning is a general term used to describe forms of education, instruction, and learning that occur at the same time, but not in the same place. The term is most commonly applied to various forms of televisual, digital, and online learning in which students learn from instructors, colleagues, or peers in real time, but not in person. For example, educational video conferences, interactive webinars, chat-based online discussions, and lectures that are broadcast at the same time they delivered would all be considered forms of synchronous learning.

Digital and online learning experiences can also be asynchronous—i.e., instruction and learning occur not only in different locations, but also at different times. For example, prerecorded video lessons, email exchanges between teachers and students, online discussion boards, and course-management systems that organize instructional materials and related correspondence would all be considered forms of asynchronous learning.

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