The role of the tutor in supporting online engagement in higher education

In order to generate insights into the role of an online tutor in supporting student learning, this thesis studied the online interactions of four tutors who were teaching four separate groups of first-year undergraduate pre-service teachers. The study used focus group interviews, analysis of online...

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Main Author: O'Hare, Sheena
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Curtin University 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/179
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description In order to generate insights into the role of an online tutor in supporting student learning, this thesis studied the online interactions of four tutors who were teaching four separate groups of first-year undergraduate pre-service teachers. The study used focus group interviews, analysis of online transcripts and individual interviews. Several recommendations are made that provide university educators with new insights into ways to support online teaching and learning.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-1792017-02-20T06:41:17Z The role of the tutor in supporting online engagement in higher education O'Hare, Sheena In order to generate insights into the role of an online tutor in supporting student learning, this thesis studied the online interactions of four tutors who were teaching four separate groups of first-year undergraduate pre-service teachers. The study used focus group interviews, analysis of online transcripts and individual interviews. Several recommendations are made that provide university educators with new insights into ways to support online teaching and learning. 2014 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/179 en Curtin University fulltext
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url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/179