1. E- Tutoring
Dr. S. Prakash
Principal
Thiagarajar College of Preceptors
Madurai.

2. e Tutoring

3. SCOPE
• Definition of e Tutor
• Competencies required
• Drawbacks of traditional tutoring
• Present day e Tutoring on the net
• What are MOOCs?
• What is NPTEL?
• Conclusion

4. Definition of e Tutor
• E-tutoring can be defined as teaching, support,
management and assessment of students on
programmes of study that involve a significant
use of online technologies
• Also defined as the process of tutoring in
an online, virtual environment or networked
environment in which teachers and learners are
separated by time and space.

5. COMPETENCIES REQUIRED
• A good all round knowledge of the
subject-matter of the course
• The background pedagogy that
underpins the course
• A good understanding of the limits
and limitations of the information and
communications technology

6. DRAWBACKS OF TRADITIONAL
TUTORING
• Usually not entire time of training is spent on
effective learning
• Impossibility of adjusting message to level of
all participants ('one size does not fit all')
• Difficulties in monitoring participants'
progress and evaluating acquired knowledge.
• Teaching process may vary depending on
tutor, participants, time of day

7. PRESENT DAY E TUTORING ON
THE NET
• Various sites are available nowadays for the task
• Also a source of employment
• Students are free to access any courses of their
choice
• Students not bound by a rigid curriculum
• Encourages open thinking
• Signals a paradigm shift in teaching and learning
process

8. MOOCs
• Massive Open Online Courses
• Recent development in 2012
• US leads the race worldwide
• edX, Coursera and UDACITY are some of
most popular sites
• Ivy league varsities such as MIT, Harvard,
Cornell, etc host their courses
• Courses spread over a variety of fields

9. NPTEL
• National Programme on Technology
Enhanced Learning
• Funded by MHRD
• NPTEL provides E-learning through online
Web and Video courses in Engineering,
Science and humanities streams.
• The mission of NPTEL is to enhance the
quality of Engineering education in the
country by providing free online
courseware.

10. NPTEL
• Course material prepared by seven IITs
and IISC
• Video, pdf downloadable formats available

11. CONCLUSION
• Next step in education
• Indicator of role of technology in evolution
of teaching/ learning process
• Free open education to all with a net
connection