
One thing I found surprising was to place more emphasis on asynchronous discussions than on synchronous to teach critical course content. I felt like I needed more synchronous to teach more, but I am comforted that my asynchronous discussions are so important. The other thing is preparing the student in advance for synchronous discussions. I feel that our synchronous sessions are always rushed by trying to finish the lecture for them. I will discuss with my teaching peers how we can fit this into our model.