Technology education students: E-tutors for school children
E-tutoring refers to individualised learning support mediated by Internet technology. While increased demand for tutors has led to a surge in commercial e-tutoring services, volunteer e-tutoring programs for children are rare. To test the viability of volunteer e-tutoring for elementary school stude...
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2009
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| description | E-tutoring refers to individualised learning support mediated by Internet technology. While increased demand for tutors has led to a surge in commercial e-tutoring services, volunteer e-tutoring programs for children are rare. To test the viability of volunteer e-tutoring for elementary school students, 10 undergraduate students enrolled in a technology education (TE) course provided online with instructional support to children in need of tutoring services. Each e-tutor was assigned a specific child, developed a Web Course Tools course and corresponding online activities to improve teacher-identified skill deficiencies, and provided 8 weeks of e-tutoring. Three video conferences complemented online instructional interaction between e-tutor and e-tutee. Children, parents and TE students expressed positive evaluation of the initiative. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-132442017-09-13T14:59:51Z Technology education students: E-tutors for school children Johnson, Genevieve Bratt, S. E-tutoring refers to individualised learning support mediated by Internet technology. While increased demand for tutors has led to a surge in commercial e-tutoring services, volunteer e-tutoring programs for children are rare. To test the viability of volunteer e-tutoring for elementary school students, 10 undergraduate students enrolled in a technology education (TE) course provided online with instructional support to children in need of tutoring services. Each e-tutor was assigned a specific child, developed a Web Course Tools course and corresponding online activities to improve teacher-identified skill deficiencies, and provided 8 weeks of e-tutoring. Three video conferences complemented online instructional interaction between e-tutor and e-tutee. Children, parents and TE students expressed positive evaluation of the initiative. 2009 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13244 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2007.00805.x Blackwell Publishing restricted |
| spellingShingle | Johnson, Genevieve Bratt, S. Technology education students: E-tutors for school children |
| title | Technology education students: E-tutors for school children |
| title_full | Technology education students: E-tutors for school children |
| title_fullStr | Technology education students: E-tutors for school children |
| title_full_unstemmed | Technology education students: E-tutors for school children |
| title_short | Technology education students: E-tutors for school children |
| title_sort | technology education students: e-tutors for school children |
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