Glossary of Key Terms
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Asynchronous --Students do not all have to be present at the same time. Students can work at their convenience any time or place. |
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Synchronous--Students are online at a specified time. An example is a webinar that is held live and in real time. |
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Face-to-Face--Also referred to as the traditional classroom. The instructor and the students are in a place, usually a classroom, devoted to instruction. The teaching and learning take place at the same time. For example, a Face-to-Face English class would meet on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. in Room 102. |
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Hybrid--Also called blended learning, blend face-to-face interaction such as in-class discussions, active group work, and live lectures with typically web-based educational technologies such as online assignments, discussion boards, and other web-assisted learning tools. |
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Online--A course for which all regularly scheduled classroom time is replaced by required activities completed at distance and managed online. |
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Pedagogy--The function or work of a teacher; teaching. The art of science of teaching; education; instructional methods., |
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Objective--Learning objectives are statements that define the expected goal of a curriculum, course, lesson or activity in terms of demonstrable skills or knowledge that will be acquired by a student as a result of instruction. Also known as Instructional objectives, learning outcomes, learning goals. |
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