Sunday, November 22, 2009
Online Tutoring Simulation
I thought the online tutoring simulation we did in class on Wednesday was really beneficial to the class because it gave us all the opportunity to practice our online tutoring. It also took off a lot of stress knowing there really wasn't someone on the other end of the computer. I feel that it got me prepared to point out the important things, rather than just focusing on grammar and punctuation. It was more about the bigger picture, and you couldn't list all of the small details that needed work because there just wasn't enough room, and I wanted to make sure I didn't bombard the client. I felt it was just really good practice and it prepared me for online tutoring better than anything else could've. I was worried that I left out some things that I needed to focus on, but at the same time, I had already written so much and tried to give the writer insight by just drawing attention to the major things, that I don't really know if the small things are that noticeable once you fix the entire work. Either way, I hope I chose to talk about the more serious issues in the paper, and I hope I did the assignment like I was suppose to.
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I think that online tutoring might lead to more drafts than in-person tutoring because of the step-by-step-like process that might get minimized when the discussion is face-to-face and trial-and-error can be expressed and dismissed quickly, if that makes sense. This can be beneficial in that the client learns more (I feel, anyway), but detrimental because it can take a toll on us, the tutors, and takes longer for the client.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure we'll have a lot to talk about on Wednesday!