Myths

1. Myth 1: It defeats the whole reason that learners take courses online: anytime, anywhere!

2. Myth 2: Instructors who deliver synchronous instruction don’t believe in the value of asynchronous instruction.

3. Myth 3: Real-time learning means lots of quick typing.

4. Myth 4: Learning in real time does not offer adequate time to reflect before offering a response.

5. Myth 5: Synchronous online communication requires a lot of special equipment and takes up too much bandwidth.

6. Myth 6: Synchronous venues are all about bringing the lecture live online, and there is no need for that.

7. Myth 7: Full-screen video or bust.

8. Myth 8: Real-time online tools are expensive.

9. Myth 9: Synchronous interaction is too difficult to learn and is hard to facilitate.

10. Myth 10: The technology has not arrived or matured yet.