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Monday, November 21, 2005
Asynchronous Learning could be the future of education - Michael Reiner, Sun-Herald
I have seen the future and it is now! In 1998, I attended an international conference entitled, Asynchronous Learning Networks, funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Asynchronous Learning Networks refers to a mode of education in which the teacher and student are not in the same place at the same time, unlike the traditional classroom (synchronous learning). Individualized lessons can be taught via the Internet at a time and place most convenient to the learner (i.e., asynchronously). Wouldn't learning be best if you could invite the teacher into your study when most ready to learn? A wise person once said, "The teacher will appear when the student is ready." Maybe Asynchronous Learning Networks makes this possible, giving students more control and autonomy? Upon returning from the conference, I told colleagues, "I have seen the future."
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