You think you can teach? Then make use of your skills and start teaching online. This is a relatively new area where the boundaries are not set yet, and exciting work is being done. However while the field is relatively new, there are a few habits that are common among all effective online tutors, these are as follows:
1. They Understand the Difference in Medium
Effective online tutors understand the difference in teaching online vs. teaching face to face. They know how to give online tasks, realize the difference between synchronous and asynchronous platforms and design good activities to teach the subject. The most effective tutors have also taken online courses themselves to experience firsthand the difficulties faced by students and to mould the course according to the student’s needs.
2. They understand their role
Online tutoring is of various types, the three most common types an online teacherprovides services is as an assessor, a coach subject or an expert. An online tutor may provide all these services or he could focus and develop a specialty in any one area. It is important to make this distinction clear before you start.
3. They communicate
Effective online tutors effectively communicate with their students and encourage open dialogue. They make the form of communication clear, experiment with different forms of online communication and use various online communication tools such as Skype, discussion forums, emails, internet messaging, recorded lectures and pod casts to see which one works best.
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