Synchronous and Asynchronous Teaching Resources

This page is dedicated to tools that can help you imagine the balance of synchronous activities (face to face) and asynchronous activities (happening in the students own time outside of scheduled class time). Online teaching requires that we rethink the things that are considered "instruction" and "student participation", it requires that we consider learning modes that take advantage of a digital environment and don't lead to zoom fatigue.

The diagrams on this page, developed by Parsons faculty John Roach and Anette Millington, are only models, they cannot capture the nuances and variety of all the courses across Parsons. We hope however that they offer a starting point as you rethink the weekly engagement with your students.

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15 Week Course Examples

15 week studio - 90 hours

This is a studio course that meets for 6 hours.

15 week studio - 45 hours

This is a studio course that meets for 3 hours.

15 week seminar - 45 hours

This is a Liberal Arts Seminar course that meets for 3 hours.

7 Week Course Examples

7 week studio - 90 hours

This is a studio course that would normally meet for 6 hours. Teach time is 13 hours a week.

7 week studio - 45 hours

This is a studio course that would normally meet for 3 hours. Teach time is 6.5 hours a week.

7 week seminar - 45 hours

This is a seminar course that would normally meet for 3 hours. Teach time is 6.5 hours a week.

5 Week Course Examples

5 week studio - 90 hours

This is a studio course that would normally meet for 6 hours. Teach time is 16 hours a week.

5 week seminar - 45 hours

This is a seminar course that would normally meet for 3 hours. Teach time is 8 hours a week.

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