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Synchronous Learning: Advantages & Disadvantages

eLearningMind

Synchronous learning describes real-time learning that takes place at the same time but not in the same place. Television is an early tool for synchronous learning. . In the 21st century—and right now during the COVID-19 pandemic—synchronous learning has seen a seismic shift. Share on email.

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TCC08: Making Distance Learning Courses Accessible

Experiencing eLearning

Making Distance Learning Courses Accessible to Students with Disabilities. Kavita Rao, Educational Technology Specialist, Pacific Resources for Education and Learning, Honolulu HI. Online course with asynchronous (LMS) & synchronous (Web conferencing). Hearing and speaking during synchronous meetings.

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New: Use video plus powerpoint presentations to create engaging online courses

ProProfs

So are PowerPoint presentations. With our new PPT & video synchronization feature, you get the best of both the worlds. You can use any video and sync it with a PowerPoint presentation, which will advance automatically to the most relevant slide as the video progresses. Videos tutorials are excellent teaching tools.

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Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | July 31, 2020

Mike Taylor

How Can We Make the Most of Synchronous and Asynchronous Time in Distance Learning? See what else Katie Martin has to share on blending distance learning. Learning Technologies Summer Forum Recordings. In short, Toby says this is a big but not particularly bold move by Microsoft. Check it out.

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Migrating Legacy PowerPoint Content to Online eLearning with Adobe Captivate 5

Adobe Captivate

This week's eSeminar, Leveraging Legacy PowerPoint Training with Adobe Captivate 5 for Beginners, is now available for viewing in the Adobe On Demand eSeminars. You will find it via the link below. Just enter your AdobeID & password at the prompt.). I've posted the slide deck on Acrobat.com and embedded it here for your convenience.

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Online Learning Works – So Why are Schools Failing at it?

eLearning 24-7

Distance Learning – An interview I saw last week, with the CEO of the 3rd largest school district (Maryland) referred to online learning as distance learning. . She isn’t the only person to do so, it is a term I hear often, but it has nothing to do with online learning as it actually exists.

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Back to Basics – What is eLearning?

Rob Hubbard

It’s true that gaming-type technologies are still rarely used in learning, but perhaps it’s only a matter of time before this is commonplace. No one could deny it would be a lot more fun and arguably more memorable than working through a bunch of Powerpoint slides. Virtual classrooms.