Synchronous: Real-time, instructor-led online learning (virtual) classroom. All participants are logged on at the same time and communicate directly with each other. The instructors have the ability to “call on" students, individually. Interaction may also be via audio or video conferencing, Internet telephony, or two-way live broadcasts.

Asynchronous: Learning via interaction between separated instructors and students and occurs intermittently with a time delay. Examples:

• Self-Paced Courses Taken Via The Web Or CD-ROM

• Q&A Mentoring

• Online Discussion Groups

• E-mail

• Videotaped Classes