Presentation on tutorials in distance Edu
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This document defines tutorials and their purpose in distance education. Tutorials are compulsory and involve face-to-face meetings between small groups of students and a tutor. The main purpose of tutorials is to help students become independent learners by providing guidance, answering questions, and allowing discussion of problems. Tutorials can take various forms, including scheduled meetings and use of electronic media. They provide personal support and feedback to motivate students and help them prepare for exams.
Presentation on tutorials in distance Edu
- 2. Definition Of Tutorial : Tutor, Tutorial, and the study center are a tri-angle of face- to- face contact and two-way communication . Tutorials are compulsory component of distance education system. Tutorial according to Sharma and Chandra (2003, p.4) is a subpart of the class in which a teacher tries to solve the problems of the small groups of pupils. The tutor of distance education can do much to diagnose and help the learner to change the behavior of the learner.
- 3. Tutorials as defined by Pulist (2005, p.116) include ―printed instructional materials or verbal lectures delivered face-to-face by tutor himself‖. In traditional setting, tutorials are arranged in study Centre’s. With the use of electronic media in instructional process of distance education, tutorials are possible to arrange through telephone, teleconferencing and internet now a days.
- 4. Main purpose of tutorial is to help learner to become an independent learner. Good discussion and guideline given to distance learners during the tutorials help distance learners to achieve the goals of distance education.
- 5. Mostly schedule of tutorials is given to tutors and learners at the start of semester. Tutors plan lectures or guiding activities for distance learners to help them in studies. Tutorials provide chances to learners for discussing their problems with tutors that guide tutors to have an idea about the level of attention each learner need as result of monitoring the pace of each learner.
- 6. Forms of Tutorials There are two forms of tutorials 1. Tutorial schedule 2. Tutorial meetings
- 7. FUNCTIONS OF THE TUTORIAL To establish a personal link To offer individual help To allow the learners to interact To give psychological boost To provide practical experience To provide opportunity for written work To help students to work confidently when on their own. To encourage students to work independently To form self-help group
- 8. Tutorial at AIOU: AIOU has a strong system of tutorials. During the semester, part-time tutors are appointed throughout the country out of the roster of qualified experts in each field available within the concerned region. Thus, a group of 30 students is assigned to a teacher/expert (tutor) who is weekly meetings remains in the designated study Centre for 1 to 2 hours for face- to-face guidance.
- 9. Students’ reasons for attending tutorials: 1. To meet tutor and discuss course/study matters. 2. To get help with difficult aspects of the course. 3. To meet other students and discuss course/study related problems with them. 4. For discussion and help with tutor marked assignments. 5. To encourage students interest and motivation. 6. For revision and preparation for exams. 7. For general support for studies.
- 10. Selection of Tutor for Tutorials: Several factors like conditions and infrastructure of the tutorial Centre’s, tutor’s qualification, experience training in distance learning, teaching style and strategies
- 11. Tutorial classes: Tutorial classes are run in smaller groups than lectures and usually involve a member of teaching staff and 15 to 25 students. Tutorials allow discussion of lecture content and assessment, interaction with other students, presentation and debate on themes and concepts related to a course of study. Tutorials are also a great place to ask questions about course content and assessment. Most courses have one weekly tutorial.
- 12. Procedure: PREPARATION AND CONDUCT OF TUTORIAL - PRELIMINARY DIRECTIONS FOR THE TUTOR TUTORIAL – PREPARATION 1. Make sure that you have read the appropriate parts of the study material/ content and you are ready to respond to the queries. 2. If the tutorial has certain activities, be sure that you have worked through these activities yourself before the conduct of the tutorial. 3. Anticipate any difficulties that the learners may have. 4. Think out any question that the student may ask during the tutorial.
- 13. TUTORIAL – CONDUCT 5. In case a question is asked and you cannot answer, admit it and do not provide a wrong answer. 6. in such a situation (as visualized in No.5) involve the students in responding to such a question or shift it over to next tutorial for correct and verified response. There is no harm in making a promise for answer in the next tutorial.
- 14. TUTORIAL ACTIVITIES - PREPARATION 1. You may write to the students before the first tutorial, asking them which topics they would like to discuss and what problems they had met. 2. You may draft an agenda and circulate it before the tutorial indicating the work, the students must do before hand. 3. students may be contacted, if possible, just before the tutorial to remind them to come. This helps to create a feeling of purpose. 4. You may arrange the chairs, before the tutorial, in such a way that interaction is expected. 5. Accommodation is important. A comfortable room may be used for tutorial, if available.
- 15. TUTORIAL ACTIVITIES : DURING THE TUTORIAL 1. Students may be involved in small, specific and manageable tasks. 2. individuals may be asked to work on one task and then to share it with the neighbor. 3. They may jointly decide which of the tasks to be done or which topics/problems to be discussed. 4. The challenges may be extended and made more open - ended
- 16. TUTORIAL ACTIVITIES : ENDING THE TUTORIAL 1. Students may be asked for ideas for the next tutorial. 2. Reference may be made to the next assignment. 3. Letters may be written to those who could not attend the first tutorial.
- 17. Advantages of Tutorials: Enables learners to learn on demand and when they are motivated. Tutorial can be done independently of time and geography. Learner is able to stop for breaks and to repeat sections as needed. Easier to briefly review or skip sessions if not a beginner Learning through written communication may be easier than learning through oral communication Less ongoing staff time is needed for instruction Experts can devise tutorial, even though they are located at a different institutions
- 18. Disadvantages: Not possible to ask questions of instructor or to learn from questions asked by others learning the same topic. Density of presentation may be high because content must be self-contained. Individuals must be motivated enough to complete tutorial. Frequently takes novices longer to learn via tutorial than via classroom setting.