2. One format of online learning is synchronous learning. Synchronous learning is online or distance education that happens in real time, often with a set class schedule. In synchronous courses. Instructors usually take attendance, same as they would in a lecture hall. This format can be especially helpful if students are just beginning the transition from a traditional classroom to an online setting. In this case, instructors use one of many common methods of online learning. Live videoconferencing, lecture broadcasts. and chatting in real time in a messaging network can offer much of the personal engagement available in a classroom. Plus. you won't ever have to worry about germs during cold and flu season. Moreover, for some learning styles, the synchronous online format is actually helpful because it allows for a more dynamic exploration of topics, ideas, and concepts. There is a speed and immediacy to synchronous online learning. Videoconferencing makes it possible to ask peers and professors questions and receive answers mid- lesson, and not being in a lecture hall means students can do their own research on the side without disrupting class. If learners thrive at a swift pace. surrounded by competing and complementary ideas, a synchronous format might suit them well. conta 3. The irrelevant sentence in paragraph 2 is Plus, you won't ever have to worry about germs during cold and flu season One format of online learning is synchronous learning There is a speed and immediacy to synchronous online learning If learners thrive at a swift pace, surrounded O by competing and complementary ideas, a synchronous format might suit them well