Online Tutoring Revolution!

I had always been sceptical about online tutoring and whether or not it was feasible. How could any online forum replace the power of one-on-one in person? Especially for Maths. I do not know I you’ve ever tried it, but typing equations and formulas is tedious and time consuming. And so, along I plodded, inside my comfort zone, only offering in person tutoring to local students.

Crises have a funny way of making us think outside the box and problem solve. Through the lockdown of Covid-19, not only did I investigate online tutoring and how to make it work, I recognised that the benefits of online tutoring far exceed any reservations I have had.

Student Benefits of One-On-One Online Learning:

Access to any tutor- Private home-based tutoring limits your access to good quality tutors. As a tutor myself, I will travel up to half an hour for my students, and charge for my travels. Any further than that is just not feasible. The selection of tutors for online tuition is endless and you are more likely to find someone both you and your child are truly compatible with.

The Online Interactive Classroom – The online classroom acts as though the tutor and student are sitting side by side. The tutor observes the students working and the student watches the step by step demonstrations and instructions of the tutor. Documents can be uploaded and worked through together, and the classroom even offers the assistance of graphs, grids and symbols. The tutor and student can share their screens, which can be beneficial for a quick look at important videos or other external resources, such as CAS calculator emulators.

Lesson Recording – All online lessons are securely recorded, so that students can revisit and review lessons as needed to cement their understanding.

More flexible time slots – Often, tutors can open up more flexible time slots given that they are able to work from anywhere

Tutor Benefits of Online Tuition:
No travel required – You can literally work from anywhere and can save on petrol and time. This opens up opportunities for taking on more students and charging slightly less.

Offer you services to more students – Gone are the days of tutoring locally. Through remote tutoring options, you can tutor anyone within your state (and possibly interstate if you understand differences in curriculum). This is huge for tutors, as they are likely to receive more enquiries from a bigger pool of potential students.

Online Classroom preparation and homework – I have been finding the access to the online classroom great for me and my students to interact outside of lessons. I set homework that they can complete in their own time, and I then go in and correct their work. The flexibility and ease of this allow both the student and tutor benefits that in person tutoring cannot offer.

If as a parent, student, or tutor, you have been resisting online tutoring for whatever reason, I urge you to give it a try! At Maths Tutors Melbourne, we are currently offering a free half hour trial of the online classroom for new students. Contact us now for more information.