The tutorial is designed to train teachers on how to use the Oncourse lesson plan system. It will cover how to create effective lesson plans, properly upload plans to Oncourse, and how to use the system. Teachers will learn to include essential components in plans, log into Oncourse, input plans under the correct date, and check "Post Plans" for administration to view them. The tutorial aims to help educators efficiently utilize Oncourse's benefits like viewing other's plans and storing documents.