Online Tutoring - What is the best, quality service out there?
I hope by now that you all know what online tutoring is. If you don't, I'll briefly describe to you what it is. Online Tutoring is the practice of having a real-life tutor instruct a student in need through the internet. The methods in which a student may interact with a tutor varies by site. Forms of online communication include: email, instant messaging, online chat, voice-streaming, whiteboard, and web-broadcasting (with webcams).How Do You Want To Learn:
Online Teaching
Would you like to make more money teaching with less stress and be in charge of your time? Online teaching jobs opened a new world for me by merging my love for teaching, writing, schedule flexibility and working at home in my jammies. If this appeals to you, visit here regularly for new information on how to find the right online teaching job and how to be successful as an online instructor.
search for Online Teaching
Save time and target your search for online teaching jobs by borrowing techniques from internet marketers. You want to be specific enough to avoid wasting time yet broad enough to find new opportunities.
Think of this like online library research. You begin with a keyword in mind. Clever researchers know to look at the other "search terms" for different ways to find the same information. The approach for an online search is the same. A keyword is a search term.
Start with a notepad, hot latte or tea, quiet place to think and begin to brainstorm. Write down every possible combination of words that could point you toward an online teaching job. Then take the top 5 and expand them further. Here's an example:
Online teaching
Online teaching BA degree
Online teaching distance BA degree
Online teaching BA history
Online teaching BA American history
Keep expanding these descriptions which become your "keyword search" items.
If you want to teach other levels, have that information in your keywords. For example:
Online teaching high school
Online teaching high school honors
Online teaching high school AP qualified
Multiple keyword phrases take time to search and you will find some cross-over in the results. Keep an electronic card file (or paper card file) of your searches, dates resume sent and any followup needed.
The keyword search may seem time consuming at first, but it's more efficient than hours on holding on the phone.
President Obama supports Online Learning
A boost for Online Teaching Jobs
As part of the American Graduation Initiative, President Obama said, "Online educational software has the potential to help students learn more in less time than they would with traditional classroom instruction alone." Politics aside, he's right on this one! The President went on to say, "Online instruction can also be a powerful tool for extending learning opportunities to rural areas or working adults who need to fit their coursework around families and jobs."
That's an excellent description of how online education has opened opportunities for people of all ages, living an any geographic area including active duty military. Here's the good news for you - - - the President's push for online learning means more Online Teaching Jobs. Some of his ideas include $500 million to develop free online courses but that's still good news because that means more work for someone, like you, to start or find better online teaching jobs. Stay tuned for more information.
How college rankings lead to online teaching
Online education programs with the best rankings and popularity are growing programs and for you, that means new opportunities for online teaching jobs. Granted, it can be like sports where everyone claims to be #1. How do you know what is hype and what is a useful rating?
First measure of value is accreditation. A college or university that is REGIONALLY ACCREDITED (one of the big 6) offers programs that qualify students for graduate training, professional licensure,highest prestige and potential to teach in the better colleges and universities. For example, in my field (Counseling Psychology), only a regionally accredited degree makes it possible for a student to achieve license at masters or doctoral level.
More K-8 Online Teaching
Online teaching jobs are not limited to college and university. There is a growing market for online teachers with elementary and middle school experience. For example, Pinellas County (Florida) School Board opens a K-8 online program in Fall 09 (http://virtualschool.pcsb.org). This is modeled after the highly successful Florida Virtual School (high school) which is considered among the finest in secondary online programs.
Online Tutoring Jobs are Available Now
Online tutoring are currently available in a variety of subjects including English, mathematics, computer science, science, as well as many other content areas.
How To Be An Effective Online Tutor
Some students also learn better by hearing information instead of reading text on a screen. So how can online tutors overcome these obstacles? By using video conferencing.
Video conferencing is the next best thing to being there. Here are a few reasons why it's a great way for online tutors to help their students:
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