E-Tutoring
Students getting instructional facilities through online services are called e-tutoring. Students should have their own computer and an internet connection to get avail this service. Those who wish to avail the facility of 'e-tutoring' should register themselves with the agency which provides this service, by paying the requisite fees. After enrolling as a subscriber, the agency which offers e-tutoring service will provide them (i) user name and (ii) password.
The individual student who wish to learn a particular topic in a subject or the entire subject paper itself should first get access to the service provider at the time of his choice and reveal his personal identity and educational needs. Upon this, the e-tutor appears in the computer screen of the student through the web-camera and interacts with him and provides the needed instructions. By this method the student can get his doubts clarified, learn a new topic or receive training in a skill. The student can interact with his tutor either through voice micro-phone or by typing in the keyboard of his computer. This is nothing but an alternative form of a high power 'Interactive Video' in which the student and the expert teacher operate on either side of it.
Benefit of e-tutoring:
Benefits of E-tutoring are plenty of which the following are the important ones :
1. Saves time and money: One of the major benefits of e-tutoring is the saving of time and money. Tutoring costs are generally 30-40% less than those in the US UK
2. Convenience: Rain or shine, the students do not have to leave their comfortable homes to receive tutoring. They also don't have to cancel their scheduled appointments with tutors, due to tutors’ unavailability. It is this convenience factor that is making e-tutoring a fast growing choice for the students.
3. Subject specialists: Students don't have to stick to a single tutor. They can hire different specialists for different subjects and topics, and that too with ease.
4. Anywhere, anytime: Students can avail tutoring from anywhere where they have an internet access, be it a school or public library, cyber café, home, etc. They can have a session at any time suitable to them. Be it or early morning, your tutor is always available. Instant trouble-shooting: If you are stuck up in a homework question or you need to get ready for tomorrow's examination, a tutor will be available immediately. So you don't have to wait for the tutor, you can get them.
5. Multi-subjects at one place: Students can avail the tutoring in different subjects from one place. They don't have to search for different subject specialists. A majority of the tutoring companies have the pool of different subject experts. it helps students to save time and money on search and hire.
6. Highly individualized and customized: Since it is one-on-one tutoring, e-tutoring is highly customized. The student can set his own pace of learning and do the topics of his choice. There is no pressure on him to finish the topic fast or go slow.
7. Security: E-tutoring can be done from highly secured and comfortable environment of home.
8. Direct approach: It's a myth that e-tutoring cannot be that much interactive as direct tutoring. But chatting along with VOIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) makes it feel as if a tutor is sitting next to the student. Moreover, different tools like Power Point presentation along with animations, flash movies etc. make these tutoring sessions a great learning experience for the student.
9. Easy as 1, 2, 3: Most of the tutoring companies are using user-friendly software with highly secured interface. It helps to keep the student's information confidential without hampering its usability.
10. Flexibility: Unlike direct tutor tutoring, e-tutoring offers tutoring of any length of time. Students can opt for tutoring sessions of any duration.
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