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Can Live Online Tutoring Boost US Academic Achievement?

By Scott Cronenweth On December 18, 2012 · 3 Comments · In Teaching & Tutoring
Is live online tutoring “the answer” to America’s educational challenges? Probably not – but it can undoubtedly help deliver affordable, high-quality tutoring to many kids and adults.
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Global Private Tutoring Market to Exceed $100 Billion by 2018

By Scott Cronenweth On October 31, 2012 · 5 Comments · In Education: Industry, In The News, Teaching & Tutoring
According to a study just released by the market research firm Global Industry Analysts, Inc. (GIA), the worldwide market for private tutoring is projected to grow beyond $102.8 billion by 2018.
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Top 5 Free Online Tutoring Tools

By Scott Cronenweth On October 23, 2012 · 7 Comments · In Education: Technology, Teaching & Tutoring
As online learning grows in importance and popularity worldwide, new tools are emerging to support it. Here are 5 free tools that enable tutors, teachers – or even just well-intentioned friends and relatives – to interact with learners over the Internet, no pens or paper required. 1: IDroo whiteboard for Skype Everybody already knows about [...]
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Contract Grading

By Scott Cronenweth On October 2, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring
Though it was introduced perhaps 30 years ago, contract grading has recently grown increasingly popular among (mostly) high school and university educators and students alike. There are two primary reasons for this trend. First, contract grading helps streamline the grading process and the questions and issues of subjectivity that go with it. Second, contract grading is increasingly perceived as facilitating both better teaching and better learning.
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4 Steps to Bring Learning Analytics to Online Education

By Scott Cronenweth On September 4, 2012 · 4 Comments · In Learning Analytics, Teaching & Tutoring
In the emerging research area of learning analytics, technologists and thought leaders are envisioning ways to reveal how engaged students are, how much they’re learning, and how to enhance the lessons going forward.
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Top 5 Free Online University Courseware Sites for Tutors

By Scott Cronenweth On August 28, 2012 · 7 Comments · In Content, Resource, Teaching & Tutoring
More and more universities are offering free online content – everything from lectures to course notes to past exams. The purpose of these programs, in many cases, is to help make education free and available worldwide, without even the need to register or sign up.
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4 Learning Styles for Tutors to Tune Into as You Meet New Students

By Scott Cronenweth On August 21, 2012 · 2 Comments · In Assessments, Teaching & Tutoring
As you begin meeting new students, especially younger kids, it’s worthwhile to investigate their learning styles. The most effective tutors are attuned to how different kids process new information.
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Computer Skills for Elders: A Growing Tutoring Need

By Scott Cronenweth On July 17, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Teaching & Tutoring
Improving elders’ computer skills can reduce isolation and bring social contact, enjoyment and learning opportunities that enrich their lives and help older people feel more connected in the tumultuous modern world. We need more elder bloggers, more elders on Facebook, more elders Skyping, and so on.
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The “Shadow Side” of Asia’s Tutoring Boom

By Scott Cronenweth On July 10, 2012 · Add Comment · In In The News, Teaching & Tutoring
A study just released by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), a development institution devoted to reducing poverty in Asia, calls into question many aspects of this burgeoning trend – especially whether all this tutoring is beneficial for students and cost-effective for their families. The report also raises concerns about the social inequalities that access to tutoring could be perpetuating.
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Top 7 FREE iPad Apps for Tutors: Summer 2012 Edition

By Scott Cronenweth On June 19, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Education: Technology, Teaching & Tutoring
Recently I’ve seen several surveys asking educators to rate their top iPad apps for teaching and tutoring. Following is a compendium of what these helpful bloggers found to be the most popular free apps out there for tutors.
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