When considering Distance Education one may think of simply learning from a Distance. Not really understanding that a lot of time and effort is put into learning and teaching via Distance Education.
The Asynchronous and Synchronous are 2 delivery styles of Distance Education. Asynchronous refers the more traditional method of teaching, where you pace of learning is provided by the teacher. Where Synchronous delivery is more self-paced and requires a lot of organization and self motivation. Is there one method that is preferred over the other? Is one delivery method more effective than the other? To answer this question in my own point of view and based of of my readings. I feel that there is no better way, that everything depends on the students level. Meaning a young child may not have the drive and organizational skills to succeed with the Synchronous method, whereas an Adult would be. Then you have some adults that need more direction. As an Adult, if I had a choice on which delivery I would want. I would choose both of them.
How about you?
Pullen, J. & Snow, C. Integrating synchronous and asynchronous internet distributed education for maximum effectiveness. Education and Information Technologies 17 (3), pp. 137-148
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