FAQ: What's the difference between asynchronous and synchronous learning? | FAQ Stories
As schools worked to address the COVID-19 pandemic, online learning has become more widely available. Online learning is provided in two general formats â asynchronous or synchronous.  In a synchronous environment the teacher and student are online together at the same time, Hudson School District Chief Academic Officer Dave Grambow said. The student and teacher are interacting with each other live. Synchronous learners spend as much time in the online environment as they would onsite. In an asynchronous environment, the teacher and student are not online at the same time. Ins...