TERESA OLIVEIRA ALCINO PASCOAL LOURENO FRAZO FCTUNL PORTUGAL

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TERESA OLIVEIRAALCINO PASCOALLOURENÇO
FRAZÃOFCT-UNL PORTUGAL
VELVITT Conference e-Tutors Training
Profile
TEI of Crete Heraklion GREECE October 11th,
2005
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e-TUTORS competenciesprior to the course

• Clear knowledge about course requirements and
  goals
• To define participation and grading criteria
• To manage student expectations
• Allow flexibility and negotiation
• To communicate in clear language
• To use whatever technology
• To develop exercises that take advantage of the
  web
• To manage various evaluation tools.

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e-TUTORS competenciesduring the course - 1

• To act as a facilitator on course content and
  the development of the learning community
• To promote collaborative learning and
  cooperation among students
• To help students being integrated within the
  institution and its culture
• To be acquainted with the specific needs of new
  students, who might be unfamiliar with the
  adopted VLE (prevent them of fear and anxiety).

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e-TUTORS competenciesduring the course - 2

• To promote active learning techniques
• To use the best practices for enhancing the
  participation of peers
• To motivate students complying with deadlines and
  agreed-upon working times emphasis on time for
  task
• To evaluate students and to give prompt feedback
• To foster learner centeredness
• To promote reflection.

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e-TUTORS competenciesduring the course - 3

• To help students identifying their strengths and
  weaknesses
• To assist students developing critical thinking
  skills
• To encourage students bringing up real-life
  examples to the online classroom
• To contact students (typically by phone) who are
  not participating or are disruptive
• To respect privacy and to bear in mind that there
  are real people attached to the words on screen.

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e-TUTORS competenciesafter the course

• To reflect on the course as a whole, that is the
  exercises, outcomes, roles, and student comments
• To use those for students evaluation process
• To provide prompt feedback to students on final
  assignments and tests
• To continue respecting individual privacy issues
  after the course has come to an end.