Asynchronous Instruction

Asynchronous learning is a general term used to describe forms of education, instruction, and learning that do not occur in the same place or at the same time. The term is most commonly applied to various forms of digital and remote learning in which students learn from instruction—such as prerecorded video lessons or game-based learning tasks that students complete on their own—that is not being delivered in person or in real time. Yet asynchronous learning may also encompass a wide variety of instructional interactions, including email exchanges between teachers, remote discussion boards, and course-management systems that organize instructional materials and correspondence, among many other possible variations.

Blended Learning

The definition of blended learning is a formal education program in which:

1. students learn at least in part through remote instruction, with some element of student control over time, place, path, and/or pace;

2. students learn at least in part in a supervised brick-and-mortar location away from home;

3. the modalities along each student’s learning path within a course or subject are connected to provide an integrated learning experience.

Flipped Classroom

The flipped classroom is a form of instruction that moves the traditional lecture or knowledge acquisition part of the learning experience outside the classroom, and puts in its place highly engaging activities that focus on synthesizing, analyzing, and problem-solving.

Synchronous Instruction

Synchronous learning is a general term used to describe forms of education, instruction, and learning that occur at the same time, but not in the same place. The term is most commonly applied to various forms of televisual, digital, and remote learning in which students learn from instructors, colleagues, or peers in real time, but not in person.