Asynchronous and Synchronous D. Reiss

Electronic Communication Across the Curriculum (ECAC)
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Asynchronous and Synchronous

Asynchronous (Different Time Email, Newsgroups, Threaded Discussions)

Extending discussions among students and faculty between classes

Building learning teams independent of time and place

Allowing time to read and reflect in class or between classes

Recording-publishing information or ideas

Encouraging and practicing various types of private and public discourse

Synchronous (Same-time Chat, MOO, Messaging)

Sharing information or opinions during class

Writing to focus, discover, and discuss content and concepts

Saving transcript of session for review and study

Meeting online when students cannot meet face to face

Planning projects

Discussing informally

Study sessions

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