asynchronous

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“I think they can scratch the same kind of itch. So Racket, for instance, because rackets are prerecorded, so they’re asynchronous, and because they’re short, the signal-to-noise ratio is completely flipped.”

From The Verge

But practice, power, and politics all move at asynchronous paces, and not necessarily in the same direction.

From Salon

Some schools with fully asynchronous PE are relying on the honor system, with students using logs to report how much exercise they get each day.

From Washington Post

“In the early ’90s, online learning was called distance education and was almost entirely asynchronous,” says Laura Williamson, graduate programs director and professor, School of Business and Management at City University of Seattle.

From Seattle Times

The school district in Wake County, N.C., did this last month when they announced an “asynchronous learning day” for just a dusting of snow.

From Washington Post