Educational Technology/Synchronous Learning

Synchronous learning is a learning environment in which everyone takes part at the same time. Options include shared audio, video, and desktop or application sharing.

Pros

• Synchronous learning allows students to ask questions and receive feedback in real time.
• Many synchronous meeting tools are now free for small groups of users.

Cons

• Synchronous learning requires everyone who participates to be available at the same time.
• Synchronous meeting may take more time collectively than asynchronous alternatives.

Examples

• Adobe Connect
• Blackboard Collaborate
• Google Hangouts
• Skype
• WebEx

See Also

• Wikipedia: Synchronous learning
• Wikipedia: Comparison of web conferencing software

References

← Asynchronous Learning

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