Asynchronous vs Sychronous: What is the Difference?
For learner and parents, you might not know what these words mean. These are learning styles classified into different categories namely Asychronous and Synchronous. Bichronous on the other hand is a learning style that blends synchronous and asynchronous where students can participate in the class anytime, anywhere. (reference: https://interactions.aect.org/bichronous-online-learning-is-blending-asynchronous-and-synchronous-the-best-approach/)
Asynchronous
Synchronous
Do the activity offline on weekly schedule
Receive feedback via FB messenger and/or during retrieval/distribution of answer sheets & modules
Attend classes ubiquitously
Connect with teachers & classmates
Send instruction via FB messenger
Participate in real time discussion during classes
Attend classes virtually via google meet or zoom
Bichronous
Asynchronous Learning
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This is a learning style where students learn by instruction - it could be a prerecorded video lesson, or from an educational application where students complete their task on their own. Variety of instructions with interaction for learning may include such as the use of chatbox here on our school website, FB messenger, email exchange, discussion board (example is our school website collaborative wall via Padlet). j(Reference: https://www.edglossary.org/asynchronous-learning/)
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Synchronous Learning
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This is a distance learning wherein various instructions from teacher occurs on real time via virtual online digital tools. It includes webinars, online discussions via different platforms such as google meet, fb video conferencing.
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