synchronous learning

Instructional model in which the teacher or trainer and the learner are engaging at the same time in education or training, often with a set class schedule but not necessarily in the same place.

Comment
  • Synchronous learning can take place in the framework of presential learning or distance learning; however, the term is most commonly used in the context of online learning;
  • it allows active discussion, immediate feedback, and personal interactions.
Source

Based on Great Schools Partnership, 2014.

Related term(s)
asynchronous learning
blended learning
cooperative learning
crowdlearning / crowdsourced learning
digital learning
distance learning
distributed learning
e-learning
flipped learning / inverted learning / reversed learning
formal learning
game-based learning / gamification
hybrid learning
immersive learning
informal learning
intercultural learning
learning
learning by doing
learning by using
mobile learning / m-learning
non-formal learning
online learning / web-based learning
open learning / self-paced learning
participative learning / participatory learning
peer learning
personalised learning
phygital learning
presential learning / face-to-face learning / classroom learning
school-based learning
self-directed learning / self-learning / self-regulated learning
situated learning
social learning
virtual learning
work-based learning