The Principles and Practice of a Successful Online Tutoring Environment
Join Dr. Allyson Tearnan, executive director of writing and humanities for Smarthinking, to learn what key features are critical to the success of an online tutoring environment and how to increase student engagement, motivation, and confidence.
Dr. Allyson Tearnan
In this session, we’ll cover some of the common misconceptions associated with online tutoring, struggles that have surfaced as a result of the pandemic, and new hybrid learning environments. We’ll walk-through key features that are critical to the success of an online tutoring environment and how they help increase student engagement, motivation, and confidence. We’ll also cover the following practices: thorough vetting of tutors; properly leveraging predictive data, analytics, and alerts to improve outcomes; and consultative relationships for customization.
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About the speaker
Allyson Tearnan, PhD, Executive Director, Writing and Humanities, Smarthinking
Allyson Tearnan directs writing and humanities online tutoring products and services for Smarthinking at Pearson. Before joining Pearson, Allyson taught composition and literature at the University of Maryland where she received her master’s degree and PhD in English.