| Instruction is the work of the person who helps individual learners convert course
content prepared for a general audience into personal knowledge. The instructor may be the same person who designed the
course, but more often is a specialist (sometimes referred to as a tutor) who works with
course materials designed by others. After the materials have been distributed, perhaps by
broadcast or recorded technologies, the instructor communicates by audio, video or computer conference or by correspondence. These are the technologies of
interaction without which there cannot be education. In all media, the instructors'
responsibilities include:
- discussing course content
- providing feedback on progress
- grading assignments and tests
- motivating the student
- keeping student records
The instructor may occasionally meet with students in tutorial
groups, in study centers, for example, or even in residential sessions.
More Resources:
Adekanmbi, G. 1998. Tutoring in Distance Education Centre for Continuing
Education, University of Botswana.
Muro, A., Mbenna, I.C., Ndaalio, A., & Reuben, N.Z. 1988. A programme for improving services to students: The role
to be played by Part-Time tutors. Paper presented at teh NCI's Annual Tutors'
Conference on 28 May 1998.
Zimbabwe Division of the Rapid Results College Worldwide. (no date, collected in 1999) Information for Guidance of Tutors. |
