The image used in this post is of a small group of students sitting in a room together, (seemingly) energetically talking about the issues at hand. This is an example of synchronous discussion—the ...

If you work in education in 2020, you are making tough decisions about how to best reach and teach your learners in the midst of a global pandemic. There is a dearth of evidence to help teachers make ...

Synchronous learning is any activity in an online course that happens in real-time, like a Zoom meeting or a chat. It requires all participants to be in the same online environment, actively ...

Leah Zitter is a technical writer who covers high tech. She holds a Ph.D. in psychology research and a master’s in philosophy and advanced logic. Eleven years ago, researchers warned in the journal ...

The landscape of modern education has shifted effectively from the physical classroom to the digital realm. Students now have more choices than ever regarding how and when they engage with course ...