Keywords
asynchronous, synchronous, email, video chat, accessibility, grand narrative, group tutoring, online instruction, pedagogy, relationships, student perspectives, talk, training
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At last week’s Midwest Writing Centers Association conference, we asked the folks who attended our panel whether their centers were tutoring online. Many of them said they were toying with the idea.
What a layered metaphor that is! Compared to the careful pedagogy, scholarship, and hard work of teaching students, one by one, how to become more effective writers, online instruction can feel like a kind of toy.
Citation Information
Type of Source: Blog Post
Author: Mike A. Shapiro
Year of Publication: 2013
Title: “Toys and Transformations in Online Tutoring”
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