I’m wondering if the lines defining synchronous and asynchronous learning are becoming more blurred —at least in practice. There are synchronous activities (e.g., video, text chats, teleconferences) that are recorded and made available to those unable to attend so they can view and benefit from in asynchronous mode. On the other had there are asynchronous activities that are moving closer to the synchronous ways, like virtual libraries that have a live chat or video available if librarians are needed, or the social networking topic that became viral and has everyone’s attention resulting in an unplanned live chat. I had an interesting conversation with an engineering educator that suggested learning in the future could be “virtually-synchronous”, meaning that with more computing power and more refined artificial intelligence algorithms a class can by conducted “real time” at any time by the real life instructor or by the real-life instructor’s avatar. So you could log on and take a class at any time and the class would be a true simulation (e.g., with other students participating, questions answered) of what would have happened if everyone were together at the same time. This got me thinking, but the truth is that regardless, what we know about synchronous and asynchronous learning will still prevail. I’m not sure I can accept the premise that technology dictates learning modes. Technology is relevant, but the primary objective is learning.