Episode 42: Designing for Synchronous Online Learning

About Episode 42:

While “traditional” online education relies on asynchronous experiences, there are specific contexts in which synchronous online learning is best for students. In this episode, hosts Tom and Kelvin discuss how and when to make the most of real time options.

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Coffee Links

• Coffee Profile: Chiapas Mexico from Dunn Brothers Coffee (featured in this episode)

Content Links

• Journal Article: “A Time-Based Blended Learning Model”
• Working Paper: “Hybrid Courses With Flexible Participation – the Hyflex Design”
• Journal Article: “Use of Synchronous Virtual Classrooms: Why, Who, and How?”
• Guidelines for Synchronous Assignments
• Recording + Resources: “The Role of Synchronous Communication in Asynchronous Online Courses”
• Synchronous Design/Teaching Strategies for Online Courses (from “The Teaching Online Pedagogical Repository”)
• Blog Post with Design Principles from Kelvin: “The Insignificance of Being Remote”