11+ Private tutor Aletta, online tutor, shares 4 quick fire tips on the benefits of online tuition.
Online tuition is in increasing demand and provides a great alternative to more traditional, face-to-face tutoring. Although lessons are structured in the same way and deal with the same content as face-to-face sessions, the setting is different. In teaching online, tutors work with an interactive whiteboard and Skype or FaceTime. Both tutors and students can upload a wide range of course materials, like past papers, practice questions and sample answers. Moreover, screens can be shared, allowing for the use of instructional videos to make abstract topics come alive.
The tutor that is right for you might not be the tutor that lives nearest to you
When looking for a tutor, parents often search by postcode. Sometimes dubbed the ‘postcode lottery’, finding a tutor that is right for your needs, that is available to teach and lives in your area can be difficult. Finding a tutor online increases the chances of finding a teacher that responds well to the specific needs of your child or teenager. In smaller cities and in the country side, families now have access to high quality tuition that might not be found next door.
Students can attend lessons anywhere
With online tuition, students do not need to be in a specific place – that is, at home – to attend their lessons. This can be particularly useful when a student’s parents do not live in the same area, or the same city. Other students might spend their holidays at their grandparents’ house in the countryside or outside of England. In both cases, and in other similar scenarios, this type of tuition provides a sense of continuity for students that live in different places or that travel a lot. Students that have an online tutor tend to be able to have more classes than students that only have face-to-face tuition; an asset that is important in today’s competitive environment of, especially, 11+ entrance exams.
Course materials are stored on your computer and can be revised at any time
The files that are exchanged in online lessons can be quickly saved and organised by date and topic. In that way, students build a database of course materials that they can access at any time. This database is theirs to keep and helps them to revise for exams or other important tests, and to prepare for and meet deadlines.
Online tuition is interactive and enjoyable
Online tuition provides the students with quick, easy-to-use tools for interaction and students often enjoy working online. Because the tuition now provides a significantly different environment from the school class room, both the students’ ability to focus and their enjoyment of the lessons increase.
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