If you follow our blog, you are surely interested in training. If you are also a professional in this field, the information we bring you will be very attractive.
Considering the teaching profile shared by many readers like you, we have launched into preparing new possibilities for you to advance in your digital skills linked to teaching and to be able to provide training actions in distance learning mode.
At Cursos Femxa we have decided to make your access to this type of training more flexible. To do this, we have launched a new private training catalogue with more than 80 NON-subsidised courses that you can access regardless of your age, employment situation or career. Yes, yes, without access requirements! In addition, within this catalogue you will find a specific theme dedicated to education courses and specifically the "AAFF Online Tutoring for Employment" course.
What is the purpose of the online tutoring course for training actions for employment?
This tutoring course will allow you to complete your teaching profile so that you can teach training activities in distance learning mode, especially online professional certificates.
In the teaching methods linked to distance learning, the psychopedagogical aspects of learning are modified compared to the face-to-face method. With this course you will be able to specialize and develop professionally as an online trainer.
At the regulatory level, the accreditations required to be a teacher in training actions for employment are established by the resolution of May 26, 2014 of the state public employment service , in its fifth additional provision.
According to this provision, in order to access the position of online tutor, it will be considered necessary to prove 30 hours of training in the field of distance learning and information and communication technologies. The documents that justify this proof will be:
Diploma certifying that training activities in this subject of at least 30 hours have been successfully completed. This training will include studies on the tutor's skills, knowledge of the e-learning platform, and communication with students.
Complete or partial professional certificate (accreditation of training module MF1444_3 (Teaching and tutoring of training actions for employment).
In the daily work of an online distance learning tutor, tasks are mixed that have to do with the management of a group of students and others that are purely academic, derived from teaching a specific subject.
To carry out the first ones correctly, it is necessary to know the e-learning platform to be used, in addition to the communication strategies that involve achieving student motivation, and therefore, the successful completion of the course in a timely manner.
Regarding the latter, in addition to basic training and professional experience in the field of knowledge to be taught, the use of new technologies is essential. Managing various Internet functions to search for resources and complement landline number the course content are also requirements set out in the regulations.
online tutor giving an online class
Breaking down these aspects, in this course you will find this structure:
1. General characteristics of online learning
At this point, the different learning styles and processes are studied, as well as how to prepare the tutorial plan. On a practical level, it is about establishing strategies to encourage the student's independent work and aligning the concepts involved in online training with its most important tools.
2. Functions, skills and competencies of the tutor – trainer
Through this section, you will be clear about the functions that an online tutor must perform throughout a course. Among them, the most important ones will focus on the organization and planning of tutorial actions, how to coordinate the group of students and how to quickly supervise the work of each student, always maintaining your tutoring style.
When tutoring in Spain, the tutor takes on several roles, which you will learn to differentiate: Student facilitator, subject matter expert, evaluator and, to a certain extent, also administrative, since course management generates various types of documentation.
3. Methods, strategies and tutorial tools (e-learning platform)
This would be the most practical part of teaching. The platform to be used becomes important. You will study various types of platforms and their functionalities.
During daily interaction via an e-learning platform, an online tutor performs multiple tasks. In this phase of the course, we will explain how to organize and generate activities or practical cases and how to record grades.
For proper communication with students, the role of the platform will be fundamental. Your contacts will be recorded and you will have to use the tools inherent to this technological environment: forums, chats, video conferences and internal messaging of the platform where all the training takes place.
4. Computer programs and tools for tutoring. Online communication and assessment. Social networks as a resource search tool
In addition to the course environment, the e-learning platform, other ICT elements are important in tutoring. We will teach you how to use the Internet as a teaching resource. The role of the teacher as a professor is increasingly diminishing, while the role of the guide is gaining importance through the huge amount of resources found on the Internet. We will show you how to complement the course material, creating personalized content based on the student profile and creating pedagogical guides that guide your students before they begin their training.
You must be able to use free tools such as blogs, wikis, video tutorials, simple design tools or forums and know how to distinguish between spaces with added value and others that will not be interesting for your students. You will also learn to use social networks as an element of content curation, without the need to download files, and as a resource to stay up to date on the subject being studied.