WorksheetsBlending Online Asynchronous and Synchronous Learning
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 48mins
What is this research about ?
How can asynchronous learning improve synchronous learning
How can the designer/instructor optimize learning experiences for students who are studying about online learning environments in a blended online course relying on both synchronous and asynchronous technologies?
How can synchronous learning experiences improve for teachers
How can a student become a super star
What did the author find?
the instructor/designer does not need to balance the effort
Blended education does not work properly yet
There is room in the instructional technology research community to address strategiesfor facilitating online synchronous learning that complement asynchronous learning
Syncrhonous learning is better than asynchronous learning
Why is online learning having so much attention?
it has many users
It is modern
It has improved education worldwide
It has been gaining attention as a vehicle for improving pedagogy
Asynchronous learning requires the use of technology
True
False
Asynchronous Online Participatory Learning
does not require face to face encounters
requires the same schedule
happens at the same time
It does not work
What is not a definition of blended education?
learning as a combination of online and face-to-face learning
learning from a computer
spectrum of course delivery modalities in highereducation
a catalyst of potential change in institutions of higher education
Synchronous learning
happens at the same time
always uses technology
is better than texting
works better for practice
This study was made at the University of Tennessee (UT)
true
False
What does Han (2013) study was about?
The effects of LMS in education
The effects of instructor video casting on his/her students’ sense of connetivity
the effects of podcast in synchronous learning
how to improve blended education
What does the old academic literature discuss about synchronous learning?
The older literature tended to discuss the
effectiveness of video-conferencing compared to face-to-face meetings and the potential
of video-conferencing to deliver education to geographically remote learners who do not
have access to traditional educational facilities
there is little discussion regarding how to effectively
support learners in synchronous online learning environments
how video-conferencing tools can be a legitimate media for instruction
what constitutes a course as blended
Who said "Studies about asynchronous online learning suggest that students will experience
meaningful learning when they are in participatory learning environments"
Palloff, R. M., & Pratt, K. (2007)
O’neil, M. (2013, November 11).
Lehman, R. M., & Conceição, S. C. O. (2010).
Merriam, S. B. (2009).
Who said "These interactions encourage participants to actively construct new meanings related to the course content"
Palloff, R. M., & Pratt, K. (2007)
Carville, S., & Mitchell, D. R. (2000).
Conrad, R.-M., & Donaldson, J. A. (2011).
Chen, W., & You, M. (2007).
What authors "found through a multi-case comparison study of asynchronous courses that participant interaction alone does not instill a shared
feeling of social presence or engagement in an online course"
Garrison and Cleveland-Innes (2005)
Conrad & Donaldson, 2011;
Lehman & Conceição, 2011)
Lehman & Conceição, 2011).
Arbaugh, 2004).
What authors are refered in the text for this sentence "in many cases prior to becoming an effective online participatory learner
students need assistance learning how to (a) use technologies involved in managing
their online course experiences, (b) navigate course materials, and (c) engage in
appropriate communication with other participants"
Arbaugh, 2004
(Lehman & Conceição, 2011)
Muilenburg & Berge, 2005).
Motteram & Forrester, 2005
In this study, why were students apprehensive about the synchronous meetings ?
They just did not like it
The lack of access to technology
Difficulties they had or they heard about from colleagues in other courses related to
synchronous meeting technologies
Personal options
What did ground rules do to improve the students learning experience in this study?
Several students in their reflection papers indicated that through their experiences in my class they had a newfound appreciation for course ground rules
Students became familiar with
the synchronous learning tools that he realized for an online synchronous course the
community extends beyond the instructor and participants
Several students commented in their reflections that while participating in an online
course it is important for them to gain a sense of structure and where the course is
heading
The ground rules helped identify formal rules that students could then interpret as a
guide to identify how to behave appropriately in course related activities in both the
synchronous and asynchronous platforms
