The role of the trainer in online courses

• Author(s): Dias, Ana Augusta
• Date: 2001
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/11364
• Origin: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
• Subject(s): e-tutors and e-trainers; Learning, teaching and interactivity; Students needs; e-trainers tasks; Institutional suport; Active learning
• Document Type: Conference Object
• Language: English

Description

This article describes the main challenges faced by teachers and trainers when guiding or "tutoring" online courses. The focus is on their emerging role as e-tutors or e-trainers. The challenges are related with the processes of orientation, guidance and monitoring e-learners within an e-course.