| 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:
Fung, Y. YH
& Carr, R. 1999. "Tutorials
in a distance education system: students' expectations
and preferred approaches," In Ronnie Carr, Olugbemiro
J Jegede, Wong Tat-men and Yuen Kin-sun (eds.), Asian
Distance Learner, Hong Kong: The Open University of Hong
Kong Press, pp.151-163.
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