Updates

New Developments for e-Tutors

• Email Notifications:
  • Email notifications will be sent to your OUM email when learners post in the forum. By replying to the email, your responses will appear in the forum.
  • These email responses will count towards your total number of posts. Additionally, your number of logins to the myVLE forum will be recorded as well.
  • All official communication related to e-Tutor matters will be relayed through your official OUM e-mail account. Please use this email service and check your inbox often.

 

• Online Training for e-Tutors:

• This online training course is called the "OUM Online Facilitator Preparation Course".
• Beginning this May 2012 semester, e-Tutor training will be conducted in a fully online mode. The first group of e-Tutors that will undergo this online course will be the new members of the e-Tutor community.
• The objective of the online training course is to equip online facilitators with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively manage learning in a virtual environment.
• During the first three weeks of the course, e-Tutors need to participate as learners and complete structured online activities and assignments.
• The respective e-Tutor forums will be monitored. Evaluations will be performed over four weeks.
• At the end of the course, all e-Tutors will receive a certificate of completion.

 

• e-Tutor Scheduling System (ESS):

• The ESS is an online system that allows e-Tutors to confirm their availability for appointments as well as to select courses for the upcoming semester.
• ITLA will announce when e-Tutors can access ESS to make the confirmation and selection.

 

• Some new expectations from OUM:

• Please log in to the forum at least once in two days.
• Please post at least eight times every week.
• Please check your OUM email inbox for email notifications related to your learners' pos