Instructors and budget can present barriers to implementing asynchronous learning, as there is more up-front development time, which may take up to six months. You must consider effective activities that allow students to interact with the content, as well as opportunities for reflection, and tools for communication (90% of which is content related). Additional materials may need to be developed, or lab materials packages designed so that students can do the lab work from their own location. It is also critical to base your asynchronous courses on solid and well-thought out learning objectives, and to ensure all are provided for in interactions and activities. However, reflection may be provided through the use of infographic, blog, video or wiki creation, or creative projects. The use of the latest available technologie can assist in providing these opportunities. S2S communication can be accomplished with message boards or wikis.
