I like those terms for distinguishing whether something is real-time.
There's definitely a good amount of nonverbal communication in person, but I find that online discussions allow me to be a lot more exact in my language. IRL conversations don't allow me the tools to reconstruct my thoughts as I go. And it doesn't provide for easy logging, making reflection subject to the flaws of memory.
And then I suppose I may not be as skilled at providing and reading nonverbal communication as others are.
The terms synchronous/asynchronous are used extensively in the context of online courses.
That's exactly my point with phones - you don't get nearly as much of the nonverbal cues, but you don't get the time to go back and reconstruct what you're saying.
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There's definitely a good amount of nonverbal communication in person, but I find that online discussions allow me to be a lot more exact in my language. IRL conversations don't allow me the tools to reconstruct my thoughts as I go. And it doesn't provide for easy logging, making reflection subject to the flaws of memory.
And then I suppose I may not be as skilled at providing and reading nonverbal communication as others are.
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That's exactly my point with phones - you don't get nearly as much of the nonverbal cues, but you don't get the time to go back and reconstruct what you're saying.