Asynchronous.

I learnt a new word this week: Asynchronous, meaning things happening at different times.

• Asynchronous learning – learning the same material but at different times

• Asynchronous work – not expected to be online at any particular time

• Asynchronous communication – using methods like emails, message boards, voice notes (and probably most social media)

This last one makes me think about how communication is changing and does this benefit people who might struggle with the immediacy of synchronous communication?

Asynchronous communication allows for processing time and puts you in control of what information you want and how to receive it…or not.

On Social Media, we have the ability to block communication for specific sources.

It also feeds us the type of knowledge we are interested in.

Is there a danger of not hearing things we don’t like to hear? Maybe about ourselves, or bad news.

So, in an age of increased communication, we are hearing less and less?

Anyway…

There is obviously a time for immediate communication: “FIRE ! – get out now”.

But there are benefits in communication you can process at leisure; ‘ Please read all my old blogs’

What do you think? Let me know here.