 Hi, my name is Tracy Togohame Spinoza and this is a welcome to our course on synchronous online learning tools. In this course, we're going to be looking at the definitions, sort of distinguishing synchronous and asynchronous learning. We'll put this all into the context of the greater teaching and learning decision-making process. How do we choose which learning tools are best at what moments? In our classroom dynamics, we'll balance this out with these advantages and disadvantages of using different types of tools and spend time trying to put this into context of how to choose the right types of tools. We'll look at some recommendations that come from some reliable sources and then offer you a framework on how to choose different types of tools, activities, methodologies, depending on your learning objectives. Looking forward to seeing you. Take care.