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7 Reasons Why Online Tutoring Is the Future of Education.

In the current climate, we have lost the option of in person tutoring and sitting in a classroom. Online tutoring…

7 Reasons Why Online Tutoring Is the Future of Education

14th July 2020

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Online tutoring has become a popular way for children, teenagers and adults to revise their chosen subjects. In the current climate, which sees many being home schooled and revising at home, we have lost the option of in person tutoring and sitting in a classroom. Online tutoring combines artificial intelligence, one-on-one lesson plans and immediate feedback to give students realtime results and education.

Many have chosen online tutoring due to the pandemic but they are now thinking about implementing it full-time in their schedules due to convenience, accessibility and technology. Online tutoring can be all the difference in securing top-tier grades and it takes place in the comfort of the surroundings of your choice.

To explain the benefits of online tutoring and why many are making the switch, founder of The Profs, Richard Evans has listed the 7 reasons why it is the future of education.

1. Convenience

There is a big air of convenience when the power is in your hands. Online tutoring allows you to pick times and dates which suit your schedule, alongside having the option to work from anywhere. This can be useful if you have a set revision plan and only have certain time slots to fit in one-to-one lessons. As well as this, not having to commute to a classroom means you have more time to learn and less time getting distracted and procrastinating.

 

2. Personalised learning

Online tutoring means that the student can move at their own pace with no time restrictions. This differs to learning in groups where individuals have the match the pace of the class. Spending more time on the same topic can strengthen weaker areas of a subject as they can move at their own speed and ask all the questions they need to. Once a tutor gains an understanding of the students’ strengths and weaknesses, they can prepare tailored lessons and make it a personalised experience.

 

3. Regular contact with your tutor

In comparison to classroom teaching, online tutoring doesn’t just end when the lesson finishes. Since students are in contact with their tutors via video calling, they have access to regular contact at the ease of a button in between sessions. Students can benefit from the increased communication as they build up a relationship of trust with their tutors creating continuous dialogue evolving in more than weekly sessions.

 

4. Improved grades

One-to-one interaction with a tutor increases the motivation of students and keeps them more engaged in their lessons. Tutors can closely monitor progress to make sure students are excelling in their exams and academic life. This is effective in improving individual grades as lessons are tailored to suit areas of weakness. Online tutoring also increases a sense of responsibility as they can’t copy work from other pupils or place workloads on others. The sole reliance on themselves leads to a switched on and serious approach in reaching their target grades.

 

5. Cost-effective

Private tuition can be costly, online tutoring makes quality teaching available at a lower fee and during the current pandemic every student is keen to access tutoring at the ease of their own home. Online tutoring allows tutors to keep prices low since there is no downtime credited from travelling.

 

6. Choice

Rather than praying to secure a teacher who meets your needs and ways of learning, many online tutoring platforms gives you a selection of tutors to choose from. This feature allows students to focus on how and who they wish to learn from. The broader choice also provides the option of working with multiple tutors who specialise in different subject areas, which ensures you target the lessons you need help with.

 

7. Organisation

Technology makes everything easier to share. Whilst you can write-up your notes pen to paper, efficient resource sharing can be easy via cloud storage shared folders such as Dropbox or Google Docs. Having one place to store case studies, past papers, sample questions etc provides students with ease of learning which they can use at any time that suits them. More interactivity is possible in an online lesson.

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