Teaching is not just a profession, but it is the combination of service, dedication and passion. Anyone can become a teacher, but only few can become a good teacher. In this modern world, direct face to face learning is not the only way of teaching. The world now depends a lot on internet and professional online teaching or tutoring is now become one of the main ways of learning.
Nowadays students and knowledge seekers are always searching
for a good online tutor for their studies because online e-learning is more
comfortable and flexible. Opportunities in the field of online tutoring are
always rising and this will surely attract more trainers/tutors to the field of
online teaching. But, how can you become a successful online tutor? This
article helps you to learn about the skills required to become a successful online
tutor.
Skills required for an online tutor
Online tutor must be an expert in the particular fields that
he/she teaching. It is almost like a traditional teaching, but an online tutor
must pose some more skills than just a traditional teacher. So an online tutor
must need some quality skills which are described below.
- Presentation skills
In online tutoring, teaching a lesson is not just a direct
face to face process. In majority cases the content is shared to the students
as self study materials and mainly through any audio, video and other internet
platforms. To improve the presentation skills, the factors like voice, attitude
and directions of the tutor must be very clear and accurate so that students
can pick it up quickly.
- Skills to demonstrate
It is very easy to demonstrate a theory or problem in front
of your student while you are on the classroom. The same happens when
considering the process of online tutoring because here we got a number of
options like video etc. to demonstrate our theory. Use more video options and demonstrate
your theories to your student so that they can learn it quickly.
- Providing of other resources
Online tutoring is not all about spoon feeding a particular course
or module, but it also include referring and providing other resources to the
students. This will not only help the students to gain more knowledge but also
make them more professional in seeking knowledge.
- Be a contributor
An online tutor must focus on contributing useful
information in various discussions, forums etc. to help various students. Engaging
on different forums and discussions is always better for online tutors as well
as students to gain extra information.
