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What is Synchronous Learning? Plus the Pros and Cons

Maestro

But as technology has expanded, options for synchronized learning have broadened. Virtual synchronous learning, sometimes called “distance learning,” runs like a traditional classroom where an educator presents or teaches and learners listen and participate online. . Examples of synchronous learning.

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Inspired learning

Learning with e's

Moving on into the 1990s, I began to get interested in distance education and open learning. I changed jobs and became less technically oriented, more learning focused. My subsequent degree in psychology then led me on into doing a research degree specifically studying these effects in distance education.

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Top 60 eLearning Posts for October 2010

eLearning Learning Posts

October 10, 2010 “Whereas people might spend a long time composing a comment to a blog post or engage in lengthy, in - depth conversation on a discussion board, Twitter invites more in - the - moment interactions. Network Learning. You Say “eLearning&# , I say ‘Online Learning&#. Mobile Learning (40).