Thread by @karenraycosta

Wrapping up our 3-day @OLCToday workshop with @CleaMahoney and our amazing faculty learners. Our topic is teaching synchronous sessions. Guess what? Come closer...most of our workshop is asynchronous...

I continue to hear about institutions mandating that educators teach their formerly f2f classes in a fully synchronous format. If that ship has sailed, do your best. But I do want to repeat my plea: don't do this.

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Synchronous=Ketchup
Asynchronous=Burger

And I know this is hard for people who've never taken or taught an online course to understand, but we've got to keep getting the word out on this.

Synch is great for building connections and practice and having a laugh together.
Asynch is great for time to process, explore, and reflect. Can also do a lot of community building here.

I love to set the foundation for community with an initial synch sesh and build asynch from there.

Also, keep in mind, the time/place constraints of synch sessions are a huge issue for many students (and teacher) esp. right now.

I just can't emphasize this enough: the best way to learn to teach online is to take a high-quality online course with a seasoned online educator. What I would do to make every college president do this right now...or last year...