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Lesson 3 - Implementing Online Learning

8. The Time and Space Dimensions of Media

Audio cassettes are a recorded, asynchronous technology

Different media and technologies operate differently over space and time. These dimensions are important for both facilitating or inhibiting learning, and for limiting or enabling more flexibility for learners. There are actually two closely related dimensions here:

  • ‘Live’ or Recorded
  • Synchronous or Asynchronous