Mary Nestor, Millie Tullis and James Butler write that a recent opinion essay presented a distorted view of the possibilities of asynchronous course design. Many institutions now offer effective ...

What do universities mean when they talk about “online education”? This is a question that Marc T. Austin, associate provost and dean of Augusta University Online, wanted to figure out. So, he did ...

Asynchronous discussions and group projects are the most important techniques currently used for online learning, according to a new survey of online education leaders from Quality Matters and ...

Asynchronous learning offers flexibility that can be extremely beneficial for learners, but without real-time interaction, this modality can also create challenges with organization, connection, and ...

Students are looking for learning-life balance, and technology tools can make it easier for colleges and universities to help them achieve it. The way students learn has fundamentally changed.

A fully remote semester has forced many students at the University of Massachusetts to balance the structure of synchronous classes with the freedom of asynchronous classes. Some students agree that ...

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 ...

Self-directed learning has worked in higher education for a long time, but K–12 schools are now adopting this model. Here’s how they can get started. Rebecca Torchia is a web editor for EdTech: Focus ...

WIMBERLEY, Texas (KXAN) — After Thanksgiving break, Wimberley Independent School District students in third through 12th grades will not have an asynchronous learning option. That means those students ...