Utilizing the power of Internet for Online Home Tuition
Home Tuition - Does Your Child Need Home Tuition To Improve School Work?
An introduction to utilize the power of internet in teaching:
What exactly is online tuition?
Online tuition is merely a new way to learn or improve your skills through the internet rather than at a school or college. Using the internet, learners are able to interact with teachers to either learn a subject from scratch or improve upon existing subject skills.
What is Virtual Education?
Virtual education refers to instruction in a learning environment where teacher and student are separated by time or space, or both, and the teacher provides course content through course management applications, multimedia resources, the Internet, videoconferencing, etc. Students receive the content and communicate with the teacher via the same technologies
Are lessons only written?
That depends upon the situation or that depends upon the subject you are learning online. However, using certain technologies lessons can be both audio and/or visual in which case lessons would operate as if they were face-to-face.
Why would I not just enrol at a college or take lessons face-to-face?
Many people do and if this suits your personality and lifestyle then this indeed may be a favorable option. However, some people may feel shy in large classrooms, feel as though they do not get enough attention from a teacher, may not be able to commit to regular lessons, may live a great distance from the nearest college and many parents would not feel comfortable sending children out in the evening.
Online virtual tuition provides the learner with lessons when and where they want, cutting out all the complications. The security, flexibility and cost effectiveness of online language tuition appeals to many people.
Does it work?
A simple answer to this would be that if it did not work companies such as ours would not provide the service. Clients keep coming back and new clients are always joining, demonstrating that online tuition does work.
What if I do not like my tutor?
Well, in most of the cases clients choose their tutors or they get referral from someone before they decide about the tutor. You may find another person as a tutor or we may find another one for you but that would depend on the situation.
Can I share my lesson with someone else?
That depends on the situation and arrangement by us. While most people prefer to learn in small groups and they find people or they make the groups before they start. Some others prefer to be independent. You may share the lesson with someone else if you or your parents decides to do so.
How long do lessons last?
Unlike face-to-face lessons, online last 60 minutes per lesson. Only the first lesson is shortened to 30 minutes in order to reclaim our administrative costs.
Can I take the lessons whenever I want?
To an extent the answer is yes. Online language tuition provides you with the flexibility to take your lessons when you want. However, there is an expiry limit with your lessons. Blocks of lessons must be used up within a period in weeks equal to three times the number of lessons. Therefore a batch of five lessons must be used up within 15 weeks of payment
What do I need in terms of equipment?
All you need is your computer, an internet connection, a microphone and/or a webcam (some come with built in microphones).
If you do not already use a messenger service please download one of the following:
MSN Messenger
YAHOO Messenger
AOL Messenger
Skype
Should my computer have any particular specifications?
A normal home computer can serve the purpose but in order to be convenient with the Virtual Environment that should have these minimum specifications: Minimum 900 MHz pentium processor
At least Windows XP or Later Version.
Minimum of 1GB RAM (512 MB can serve the purpose too)
Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Fire Fox or Apple Safari (These browsers are free to download and we recommend to download the latest version)
An internet connection with 56kbps modem or faster
How do I pay?
We accept payments through PayPal but you may pay by other methods too. You can pay by Certified Cheque, Bank Transfer, and Demand Drafts. We prefer PayPal to save your time and other expenses. PayPal is world leader in sending and receiving payments. We would suggest you to visit their website http://www.PayPal.com before you decide to pay.
What about refunds and complaints?
We refund your payments if you are not satisfied with the service or do not want to start the course. Full refunds can be made before the start of the training and portion of the funds will be issued if you quit during the course.
What do I do now?
Register with us now and get started. Registrations are free.
How about if I live overseas and want to learn through online tuition center?
This service is for all. Online or Virtual Classrooms are designed for you people who live at far places.
Can I watch my kids learning online?
Yes, we allow parents to sit in the virtual class or they can get access to their kids accounts with us.
Can I record a class session so that I can see it again and again to memorize?
Yes, we do allow recordings and even we suggest you to record the online learning sessions and watch or listen them after the actual class.
Can I see my teacher while in teaching session?
Yes, you can see teacher and other students in the class. We use a web conferencing module for our online sessions and you can see your classmates.
Can I see the resource person’s desktop screen to see how they teach us?
Yes, we allow you to see the teacher's or resource person's desktop for better learning.
Can online Tuition Center arrange more than one teacher for one class?
That depends upon the course content. We may arrange more than one teachers if this is the requirement of the course you are in.
Can I learn in my language?
You may arrange your online tutor and use our system. We welcome you to make a group and find a teacher and we will give you the access to our system for online teaching.
What are the benefits of Online Tuition?
Counting on the benefits of online tuition, one finds that some of its important features include the convenience, cost effectiveness and comfort associated with it. Students are not required to visit the tuition centres and waste their time in travelling. They are just required to log on to the computer and the respective website to have quality tutoring with subject experts in real time. Moreover, they also get rid of undue stress that occurs during travelling to the tuition centres. Also, the parents remain assure that their children are safe and at home while studying.
The teachers available in the online session give simple explanation of complex topics that helps in better understanding and retention of the concept. Students also get homework help from the subject experts. Discussion over school assignment further helps a student in completing their schoolwork quickly and easily. All these supports ultimately results into extra marks that a student scores in exams.
Why Online Teaching or Tuition?
In Virtual Class, students are given freedom to express their will and plan their class as per their requirement. Selecting date, time, class, subject and topic. The students do all as per their learning plan. The requested class is offered to the students instantly. Moreover, personalized session of Class on Demand further makes the online session more beneficial for the students.
Who can get benefit from online tuition centers?
Online tuition has proven to be of great help especially to the students who reside in small towns and are devoid of quality teachers help. The teachers in the online session are subject experts who have the know-how in explaining the simple and complex topics to the students. Thus, the desires of small town students to have quality teachers help are fulfilled through online tuition. In addition, unlike private tuition where a student has to study all the subjects and topics from the teachers, online tuition gives them an opportunity to have teachers help only for certain subject or topic as per their requirement.
Home Tuition - Does Your Child Need Home Tuition To Improve School Work?
An introduction to utilize the power of internet in teaching:
What exactly is online tuition?
Online tuition is merely a new way to learn or improve your skills through the internet rather than at a school or college. Using the internet, learners are able to interact with teachers to either learn a subject from scratch or improve upon existing subject skills.
What is Virtual Education?
Virtual education refers to instruction in a learning environment where teacher and student are separated by time or space, or both, and the teacher provides course content through course management applications, multimedia resources, the Internet, videoconferencing, etc. Students receive the content and communicate with the teacher via the same technologies
Are lessons only written?
That depends upon the situation or that depends upon the subject you are learning online. However, using certain technologies lessons can be both audio and/or visual in which case lessons would operate as if they were face-to-face.
Why would I not just enrol at a college or take lessons face-to-face?
Many people do and if this suits your personality and lifestyle then this indeed may be a favorable option. However, some people may feel shy in large classrooms, feel as though they do not get enough attention from a teacher, may not be able to commit to regular lessons, may live a great distance from the nearest college and many parents would not feel comfortable sending children out in the evening.
Online virtual tuition provides the learner with lessons when and where they want, cutting out all the complications. The security, flexibility and cost effectiveness of online language tuition appeals to many people.
Does it work?
A simple answer to this would be that if it did not work companies such as ours would not provide the service. Clients keep coming back and new clients are always joining, demonstrating that online tuition does work.
What if I do not like my tutor?
Well, in most of the cases clients choose their tutors or they get referral from someone before they decide about the tutor. You may find another person as a tutor or we may find another one for you but that would depend on the situation.
Can I share my lesson with someone else?
That depends on the situation and arrangement by us. While most people prefer to learn in small groups and they find people or they make the groups before they start. Some others prefer to be independent. You may share the lesson with someone else if you or your parents decides to do so.
How long do lessons last?
Unlike face-to-face lessons, online last 60 minutes per lesson. Only the first lesson is shortened to 30 minutes in order to reclaim our administrative costs.
Can I take the lessons whenever I want?
To an extent the answer is yes. Online language tuition provides you with the flexibility to take your lessons when you want. However, there is an expiry limit with your lessons. Blocks of lessons must be used up within a period in weeks equal to three times the number of lessons. Therefore a batch of five lessons must be used up within 15 weeks of payment
What do I need in terms of equipment?
All you need is your computer, an internet connection, a microphone and/or a webcam (some come with built in microphones).
If you do not already use a messenger service please download one of the following:
MSN Messenger
YAHOO Messenger
AOL Messenger
Skype
Should my computer have any particular specifications?
A normal home computer can serve the purpose but in order to be convenient with the Virtual Environment that should have these minimum specifications: Minimum 900 MHz pentium processor
At least Windows XP or Later Version.
Minimum of 1GB RAM (512 MB can serve the purpose too)
Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Fire Fox or Apple Safari (These browsers are free to download and we recommend to download the latest version)
An internet connection with 56kbps modem or faster
How do I pay?
We accept payments through PayPal but you may pay by other methods too. You can pay by Certified Cheque, Bank Transfer, and Demand Drafts. We prefer PayPal to save your time and other expenses. PayPal is world leader in sending and receiving payments. We would suggest you to visit their website http://www.PayPal.com before you decide to pay.
What about refunds and complaints?
We refund your payments if you are not satisfied with the service or do not want to start the course. Full refunds can be made before the start of the training and portion of the funds will be issued if you quit during the course.
What do I do now?
Register with us now and get started. Registrations are free.
How about if I live overseas and want to learn through online tuition center?
This service is for all. Online or Virtual Classrooms are designed for you people who live at far places.
Can I watch my kids learning online?
Yes, we allow parents to sit in the virtual class or they can get access to their kids accounts with us.
Can I record a class session so that I can see it again and again to memorize?
Yes, we do allow recordings and even we suggest you to record the online learning sessions and watch or listen them after the actual class.
Can I see my teacher while in teaching session?
Yes, you can see teacher and other students in the class. We use a web conferencing module for our online sessions and you can see your classmates.
Can I see the resource person’s desktop screen to see how they teach us?
Yes, we allow you to see the teacher's or resource person's desktop for better learning.
Can online Tuition Center arrange more than one teacher for one class?
That depends upon the course content. We may arrange more than one teachers if this is the requirement of the course you are in.
Can I learn in my language?
You may arrange your online tutor and use our system. We welcome you to make a group and find a teacher and we will give you the access to our system for online teaching.
What are the benefits of Online Tuition?
Counting on the benefits of online tuition, one finds that some of its important features include the convenience, cost effectiveness and comfort associated with it. Students are not required to visit the tuition centres and waste their time in travelling. They are just required to log on to the computer and the respective website to have quality tutoring with subject experts in real time. Moreover, they also get rid of undue stress that occurs during travelling to the tuition centres. Also, the parents remain assure that their children are safe and at home while studying.
The teachers available in the online session give simple explanation of complex topics that helps in better understanding and retention of the concept. Students also get homework help from the subject experts. Discussion over school assignment further helps a student in completing their schoolwork quickly and easily. All these supports ultimately results into extra marks that a student scores in exams.
Why Online Teaching or Tuition?
In Virtual Class, students are given freedom to express their will and plan their class as per their requirement. Selecting date, time, class, subject and topic. The students do all as per their learning plan. The requested class is offered to the students instantly. Moreover, personalized session of Class on Demand further makes the online session more beneficial for the students.
Who can get benefit from online tuition centers?
Online tuition has proven to be of great help especially to the students who reside in small towns and are devoid of quality teachers help. The teachers in the online session are subject experts who have the know-how in explaining the simple and complex topics to the students. Thus, the desires of small town students to have quality teachers help are fulfilled through online tuition. In addition, unlike private tuition where a student has to study all the subjects and topics from the teachers, online tuition gives them an opportunity to have teachers help only for certain subject or topic as per their requirement.
Last modified: Friday, 12 February 2010, 08:43 PM