Competencies+of+online+tutors

An online tutor must be a good motivator.

An online tutor must be professional

An online tutor should have the ability to provide multi modal experiences for students.

An online tutor must be knowledgeable about the content he/she is supervising.

An online tutor must be sympathetic to the needs of the students

An online tutor needs to use different strategies in order to get students involved in online discussions.

An online tutor should provide technical assistance and encourage online participation even when students are faced wth technical difficulties. . An online tutor must be a people person.

An online tutor should be able to show enthusiasm and motivate through the use of words.

To be an onlline tutor, I believe that one must be quite aware of the technolgy and be able to guide others how to use it.

An online tutor must be patient and able to see from two perspectives - as a tutor and as a student.

The tutor is required to be flexible and not be too rigid when exercising the spirit of given guidelines/rules.

Although it pertains to children there is merit in it for adults; quite interesting.Quite Interesting

An online tutor must be patient, affirming and understanding.

A competent online tutor must be resourceful. An online tutor should be a motivator, and should be able to extract the best from all her students. An online tutor must provide support and do so in a timely manner.

An online tutor must be dedicated. He or she must be able to show support and be able to encourage all who's participating in the module.

An online tutor must have good communication skills to maintain a good rapport with students. - Terry-Ann -