Tutorials convey content from a tutor to a learner and may include instructor and student, student and student, digital media and student, and print and student. some applications can play the role of tutor because of its ability to quickly deliver a variety of responses to different student input. tutorials can be used for learning all types of content. Unlike drill and practice, which simply goes over previously presented information again and again, you can use tutorials to introduce new material to students.
A tutor presents content, poses a question or problem, requests Student Response, analyzes the response, supplies appropriate feedback, and provide practice until learner's demonstrate a predetermined level of competency. Tutoring is most often done 1 to 1 and is frequently used to teach basic skills such as reading and arithmetic, although you may use it to teach higher level skills as well.
The computer can present information dynamically such as by highlighting important text on the screen to capture the learners attention, using images, depicting processes with animation, or employing audio and video.
Tutorials on the computer like drill have the advantage of being Interactive. students may take an active role by answering embedded questions and the computer provides immediate feedback.
Computer tutorials can automatically branch, that is, address content presentation order according to the learners responses to embedded questions or choices. Remediation or advancement can be built in to meet the needs of individual learners.
Computer tutorials can automatically maintain student records, which inform students of their progress. In addition the teacher can check the records to ensure students are progressing satisfactorily.
Present an overview of the material. Prompt students through content or skills, then release them to demonstrate content or skills on their own. Provide opportunities for students to apply what they have learned.
Present content or skills one step at a time.
Ask questions of the student and encourage the student to ask questions.
lan for varying rates of completion. Monitor students progress regularly to ensure that they are on task and learning.
For each of the following instructional activities, review the questions and reflectively consider how the various activities and strategies can be incorporated within your instructional materials:
What strategies will you use to hold students’ attention throughout the lesson?
What strategies will you use to help students see the relevance of the information?
Will you use to increase students’ confidence in learning?
What strategies will you use to increase student satisfaction in learning?
Do to help students understand the objectives of the current lesson?
What will you do to link the lesson to previous lesson?
What will you do to form transitions?
What will you do to summarize the lesson and Link it to future lessons?
What major content ideas will you present? In what sequence? Using what examples?
What will you do to help students understand and remember those ideas?
What will you do to help students see the relationships among the ideas?
What will you do to help students understand when and why the ideas will be useful?
What will you do to give students an opportunity to apply their new knowledge or skill?
How much guidance will you provide in what form will that guidance take?
In what way will you give students feedback about their performance during practice?
What will you do to determine whether students have achieved the learning objectives?
how will you give students feedback about their performance during the evaluation?
Provides optimum individualized instruction; all students get the individual attention they need
Provide the highest degree of student participation
Expands the number of “teachers” in the classroom by using students or computers as tutors
Frequently benefits student tutors as much as or more than the tutees
Introduces New Concepts in a sequence, interactive way
May be impractical in some cases because appropriate tutor or tutorial material may not be available for individual students
May encourage student dependency on human to tour; students may become reluctant to work on their own
Youtube
Show a brief content-related video to build interest (i.e. it introduces a topic for debate, inspires students to ask questions, draws on previous knowledge, connects classroom content to real-world context)
VoiceThread
Teachers create an interactive presentation (with images or slides), which students can view and respond to (recording or writing) when prompted. Excellent for highly visual lessons and for having students respond to one another.
EdPuzzle
Teachers embed questions and feedback in videos (any YouTube video or a screencast lesson that you create). Helps with engagement, accountability, and immediate feedback. Include a few fun and silly questions. Include a space for students to voice their own questions.