Mary Nestor, Millie Tullis and James Butler write that a recent opinion essay presented a distorted view of the possibilities of asynchronous course design. Many institutions now offer effective ...
Like white-collar workers reluctant to return to the office, many undergraduates now question the value of attending class in person. They see little reason to sit through lectures when the same ...
Asynchronous learning offers flexibility that can be extremely beneficial for learners, but without real-time interaction, this modality can also create challenges with organization, connection, and ...
The bell rings at 10:00 a.m. A teacher begins explaining quadratic equations. Some students lean forward, pencils ready. Others stare at the clock. A few are still turning yesterday’s lesson over in ...