Activities in e-education can be conducted synchronously ( at the same time or within a shorter time interval) and asynchronously ( at different times, i.e. without having defined short target time intervals) .

Although synchronous activities should be only those conducted at the same time, this expression is sometimes used for activities that are "synchronised" , i.e. which need to be conducted at a certain hour, on a certain day or week during the process of distance education. Synchronous activities are videoconferences, chat, instant messaging, electronic whiteboards and screen sharing. With synchronous activities in which all the included participants should participate at the same time.

Asynchronous activities enable the participants to conduct them at the time most convenient for them. Temporally unlimited use of e-mail, forums and online documents, as well as quizzes and tests with automated grading systems are some examples of asynchronous activities.

Tips & tricks: Plan and do synchronous and asynchronous activities in e-education in accordance with the educational goals, needs to finish the education within a certain period, and the availability of the participants and lecturers/instructors.