Skills Required for Tutoring Online V Tutoring F2F Challenge accepted!! 10/11/2015
What’s similar? Thorough needs analysis Clear course outline Find our about learner styles/preferences Manage expectations Channels of communication Aims → ILOs → process incl. tasks & activities → form of assessment → feedback
Use of Technology Levels of literacy (Ts and Ss) Online = platform for instruction F2F = teaching aid Is there a back-up? Synchronous → Asynchronous Technology → whiteboard
Classroom / Chatroom Management Building rapport with and among ss Building and sustaining feeling of online community Dealing with issues? Real time v delayed Monitoring Giving FB Summaries/weaves
Attrition “Attrition rates for classes taught through distance education are 10 – 20% higher than classes taught in a face-to-face setting” (Williams et al 2007). Can it be predicted from a student’s behaviour early on in course? Can it be prevented? Does less participation on forums correspond to lower levels of motivation?
Down the line? F2F Online Blended
References Strategies to Engage Online Students and Reduce Attrition Rates Angelino, Lorraine M.; Williams, Frankie Keels; Natvig, Deborah Journal of Educators Online, v4 n2 Jul 2007