Slides for the video lecture on the role of the online tutor.

1. Role of the online tutor in
online collaborative
learning environments
Aleksandra Lazareva
Department of global
development and planning

2. Online tutoring
• Not teaching, but guiding
• Classification of the online tutor roles
• Pedagogical
• Managerial
• Technical
• Social

3. Social presence
• Connection vs. isolation
• Important for meaningful collaborative knowledge construction
• Collaborative community vs. exchange of information

4. What affects it?
• Communication medium
• Communication context
• Emotional expression
• Open communication
• Group cohesion
• Online tutor
• Open mind & encouragement
• Mutual respect & acknowledgement of all contributions
• Shared values in the group
• Social interactions

5. Thank you!