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What is Asynchonous Learning

Chapter 49
Handbook of Research on Didactic Strategies and Technologies for Education: Incorporating Advancements
A component of online instruction that does not take place in real time. Students and faculty interact in this online environment. The students lead a lot of their learning and do not meet face to face.
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A Model for Effective Delivery of Online Instruction
Lynn Romeo (Monmouth University, USA), Mary Brennan (Monmouth University, USA), Terri Rothman Peters (Monmouth University, USA), and Donna Mitchell (Monmouth University, USA)
Copyright: © 2013 |Pages: 10
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-2122-0.ch049
Abstract
Current students who have become digital natives are used to engaging in the use of multiple types of technology and social media. It is extremely important that university faculty in teacher education who teach online courses use research-based practices that increase the achievement of their teacher candidates and model instruction that can be used to engage K-12 students. This chapter discusses an online evaluation tool that was developed to assess students’ perceptions of the effectiveness of the online courses and how the results were used to construct a model for best practices in online instruction that engages learners in an asynchronous environment.
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