This is what some of our TUTORS had to say about TUTORING ONLINE
and about spreading the WISE Online word!
Paola, Italian Tutor
· My lessons are going well with the help of technology; I'm using Skype, that's perfect for 1:1 lesson.
Wendy, German Tutor
· The online tutoring seems to be going well. We’re using zoom, which is fine, although I need to be a bit more experimental with ‘sharing screens’. For now, I email through all the docs we need for the lesson.
Chloe, English Tutor
· We are missing seeing friends and family - as everyone is - but I love it that teaching is 'sociable' and I get to interact with people all day - despite being confined!
· The zoom sessions are going excellently – One of my students is making good progress with her reading. I actually feel like 4 x 30 mins sessions are better suited to her concentration levels than 2x 1 hour sessions. So that's good.
Neyra, Maths Tutor
· The online tutoring is going well. I was able to convert quite easily through the use of Zoom and Bitpaper. What I do is a screenshare my iPad through Zoom on my laptop and we’re able to quite easily get on. They can see everything I write on my iPad in real time.
I have really enjoyed it and definitely plan on using the tech for my teacher training next year.
Alan, Maths Tutor
· I use FaceTime at the moment. I actually find it easier than I thought I would but I do miss the interaction that only 1:1 ‘real life’ tutoring can deliver. It is more difficult to read body language and gauge how confident a student feels. Also, I’ve found that sometimes the connection speed isn’t always great and we frequently have to repeat ourselves. On a plus side it saves time because there is no travel and saves on printing costs as everything is emailed in advance.
Carlye, Maths Tutor
· The online is going well from my point of view. It's a little different with each student, both in how we connect and how we make sure we are looking at the same material. I am going to try zoom with one of my students next week as it would help if I could see more easily what he is doing. Some students mix up the terms so I don't know for sure what they are putting on paper.
Sandra, Spanish Tutor
· We are working well online. If you have new clients looking for Spanish, I have another tutor who could do it.
Fiona, English Tutor
· Tutoring is going OK…though I am only doing an hour a week over the 2 week Easter break… I am looking forward to more on-line lessons and I am ready for Skyping …..