The document discusses the pros and cons of synchronous and asynchronous learning, highlighting the flexibility and challenges of both methods. It details the development and updates of a research skills tutorial at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, emphasizing its user engagement statistics and technological framework. Future considerations include enhancements such as printable certificates and shared question banks for diverse disciplines.

1. Lighting the Path with Asynchronous Learning TutorialsAmy Harris HoukBeth Filar WilliamsVanessa AppleJenny DaleThe University of North Carolina at GreensboroUniversity Libraries

2. Synchronous LearningProsReach all students at one time, one locationRead body languageIntervene immediatelyPersonal connectionFamiliar style of teachingConsEveryone has to be there, same time, same placeNeed to have physical location arrangedNot always convenient to studentsMay be difficult to go at own pacehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/78124518@N00/1397737955/

3. Asynchronous LearningProsConsTech problems Can be expensive (tech) to buildMay need expertise to buildNo immediate feedbackNo direct intervention possibleSense of disconnectRelies on student motivationReach more peopleReach more variety of peopleStudent centered - time/place of their choosingUsers go at their own paceEasy to gather dataGreat for self-motivated learnerStudent control of learninghttp://www.flickr.com/photos/86657707@N00/2348649408/

4. Background2000: Creation of First Steps tutorial2005: Update for usability and ADA compliance, name changed to FIRST: Finding It! A Research Skills Tutorial2009: Began discussing updating tutorial again2010: PATH goes livehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/cobalt/409924867/

5. What can we tell from the numbers?Total number of distinct visits: 30868A lot of visits for one semesterPercentage of users who logged in and completed all mini quizzes and the final quiz49%, or essentially 1 in 2 peopleRatio of video views to transcript views10 to 1

6. Needed for accessibility and technical difficultyQuiz Saves versus Quiz Visits

7. Technologies Used & AlternativesCodeDatabase ASP.NET (server side code)

8. jQuery (client side code)

9. Architecture on MS SQL Server

10. T-SQL statementsAlternate Options:Alternate Options: PHP/Perl/Python