Educational Technology/Asynchronous Learning

Asynchronous learning is a student-centered teaching method that uses online learning resources to facilitate information sharing outside the constraints of time and place among a network of people.

Pros

• Discussion boards provide a social presence and opportunity for engagement based on the Community of Inquiry learning model.
• Public discussion boards may have more current and more relevant information, depending on the topic.
• Blogs provide one to many communication on a variety of topics.
• Wikis provide collaborative learning opportunities.

Cons

• Blog and wiki information is only as accurate as the sources, and may be outdated or abandoned.

Examples

• Discussion boards
• Blogs
• Wikis

Resources

• Blogger
• Canva
• Google Sites
• Piazza
• PortfolioGen
• Remind
• Striking.ly
• Weebly
• Wikispaces
• WordPress
• Weblium

See Also

• Collaborative Learning
• Wikipedia: Asynchronous learning

References

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