Youde, A. (2020). The Emotionally Intelligent Online Tutor – Effective Tutoring in Blended and Distance Learning Environments. London: Routledge.
Tutoring online is an art. Some see it as correcting student work or as an instructional activity, but it is much more than that. It is a relationship of engagement and sharing in which the intention is to develop a sense of real engagement of the learner with the work, the materials being studied, with other learners and with the tutor. It’s a real skill – one that not all who “lecture for a living” have. The focus is on adult learners and the development of intensely human connections. It’s well written and researched.