ERIC Number: EJ875065
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 8
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Training of Distance Education Tutors at Wawasan Open University
Ng, Wai-Kong
Quarterly Review of Distance Education, v8 n3 p261-268 2007
Tutor training for distance education is still necessary and through a face-to-face mode despite advances in digital delivery mechanism. A questionnaire records the before, during, and after training perceptions and feedback of tutors on the training conducted over 1 day. Tutors become aware of the uniqueness of the course materials and the Internet support through WawasanLearn. Questionnaire statements that are responded to positively are identified and there is evidence of increased confidence toward performing as a distance education tutor. Subsequent small-scale teleconferencing through use of Skype in tutor training was also initiated and this could be the precursor toward training tutors off site. (Contains 9 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Open Universities, Distance Education, Tutor Training, Measures (Individuals), Tutors, Internet, Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Feedback (Response), Teleconferencing, Teacher Attitudes, Computer Software
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Malaysia
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