Tutoring at a Distance, Online Tutoring and Tutoring in Second Life

Autor/inn/en	Hawkridge, David; Wheeler, Matthew
Titel	Tutoring at a Distance, Online Tutoring and Tutoring in Second Life
Quelle	In: European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning, (2010) 1, (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1027-5207
Schlagwörter	Web Sites; Electronic Publishing; Open Universities; Distance Education; Educational Technology; Tutors; Teleconferencing; Virtual Classrooms; Tutoring; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Electronic Learning; Computer Assisted Instruction; Computer Mediated Communication; Online Courses; Synchronous Communication; Asynchronous Communication; Electronic Mail; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Web-Design; Elektronisches Publizieren; Offene Universität; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Unterrichtsmedien; Förderlehrer; Lehrender; Tutor; Telekonferenz; Förderkonzept; Nachhilfeunterricht; Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Computerkonferenz; Online course; Online-Kurs; Elektronischer Briefkasten; Großbritannien
Abstract	Research into tutoring at a distance has a fairly long history and the functions of tutors in distance education institutions are well understood. Over the past 20 years research into online tutoring has advanced significantly as such institutions have "gone electronic": in this paper we cite published research from the UK Open University. Recently, blogs, wikis and podcasts have arrived to supplement established systems like email, virtual learning environments (VLEs, such as Blackboard) and computer conferencing. Little research has been published so far, however, on tutoring distant students in three-dimensional multi-user virtual environments (3-D MUVEs). Distance educators may well ask whether the best practices from tutoring at a distance and online tutoring can be transferred to these environments, which do "not" resemble VLEs. To clarify what may or may not be feasible in a prime example of a 3-D MUVE, this paper elucidates tutoring by and through avatars on a Second Life Island created by the Beyond Distance Research Alliance at the University of Leicester (which has 7,000 students learning at a distance). It analyses what can be done in Second Life by way of meeting students' needs for tutoring, and discusses some of the opportunities and challenges inherent in asking students and tutors to meet in such an environment. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	European Distance and E-Learning Network. Available from: EDEN Secretariat, c/o Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Egry Jozsef u 1, H-1111, Hungary. Tel: +36-1-463-1628; Fax: +36-1-463-1858; e-mail: secretariat@eurodl.org; Web site: http://www.eurodl.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10