Online tuition has never been so easy that technology creates new learning opportunities. Here are some of the most important ways students can learn new ways of choosing with the help of technology and the Internet online tutor marketplace.
1. Elimination of travel time for both parties. Rush trips can be really scary! You also save on transportation costs. After all, it's eco-friendly and durable, especially if you're relying on cars.
2. Eliminate geographical constraints - Tutors and students can find each other from anywhere in the world. It means that students can be matched with the best tutors to suit their needs without being confined to the area where they live.
3. Lessons can be taken from any global location and from more flexible/weird times (such as later at night). All you need is a device like a computer or a tablet and an internet connection - which is available to almost everyone in the Western world today. For tutors, this opens up a large potential client base at all hours of the day.
4. There is no risk of catching / spreading diseases like cold and flu.
5. Exchange efficient resources through shared cloud storage folders such as Dropbox (I have shared Dropbox folders with all my students. Including curriculum notes, case study material, past papers, practice questions, sample questions), Copy of specifications, etc.). It also helps to keep everything organized and in one place.
6. Effective sending links to diagrams, articles, notes, case studies, etc. (This is especially useful with geography).
7. Easy use of online resources such as Google Maps or Google Earth, a statistical website, or images and videos to help you learn (again, especially with geography). More interaction is possible in online tutorials.
8. Using whiteboards and screen sharing online can be a very effective tool for teaching and learning; for example, it helps explain concepts.
9. A private learning environment, without the possibility of face-to-face encounters (especially the first encounter can be a bit awkward). Going to someone else's private home can be a little exposed and weird.
10. There is no social pressure because no one there physically sees the students at every task.
11. Students are more in the driving seat with online lessons and feel more empowered in a comfortable environment.
12. Nowadays, students are accustomed to an online world and all the technology associated with online lessons, and therefore they can learn well in this way.
13. The entire lesson can be saved as a clean PDF, and recording lessons are also possible. Any links and content sent via Skype chat, for example, are available anytime later in the chat history.