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Sunday, July 06, 2008
Taking the 'A' out of Asynchronous - Matt Villano, Campus Technology
As mainstream collaboration modes evolve, the way schools are tackling online information sharing is changing, and it's changing fast. Wikis and blogs may be the darlings of the Web 2.0 movement, but the eLearning they promote is asynchronous; it does not happen in real time. Not surprisingly, this has left many institutions and eLearning professionals hungry for the substantial funds needed to make online learning viable in real time-- or else looking forward to technology that is affordable enough to spur campus innovation.
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