Our recent blogs about online tutoring have focused on the student learning experience, but I would like to flip the focus and take an inside look at the power of online tutoring to build an educator’s pedagogical skills. Many educators who read this blog study teaching and learning, so I invite you to step back […]
Does your school have a mobile engagement strategy? Are you connecting with students and providing timely support through their preferred devices? If not, you probably should be. As we heard at the recent Eduventures Summit in Boston – and as any parent or educator already knows – the rising generation of college learners have a […]
Have you ever wondered how world and national events influence generations? At the recent Eduventures conference in Boston, Tammy Erickson, thought leader, author, and researcher, presented a fascinating overview on how national and global events and trends shape and define a generation’s views and perspectives. Here are some findings from her presentation:* Gen Y (Born […]
Essays, extracurricular activities, and teacher recommendations all go a long way in showing admissions committees the talent, curiosity, and engagement a student would bring to campus. But grades and test scores still take the lead. According to a recent report by the National Association for College Admissions Counseling, grades, academic rigor, and standardized test scores […]
If you work in higher education, you’ve probably heard a lot about “big data” – a catch-all term for analyzing massive sets of gradebook, registrar and demographic information to identify patterns and trends in learner performance. Sounds intimidating, right? Big data proponents say these techniques will revolutionize colleges and universities by helping them admit the […]
This September, Tutor.com Client Services Manager, Jerin Jones, hit the road with colleague Alicia Conley to visit clients in the great states of Texas and Oklahoma! Five days on the road gave Jerin the opportunity to get up close and personal with clients, old and new, to talk about student success and what’s in store […]
