ELECTRONIC TUTORIALS IN THE CONTEXT OF VIRTUAL EDUCATION: A CASE STUDY FROM ENGLISH PHILOLOGY

Authors

  • Martín Pérez Lorido
  • Rodrigo Pérez Lorido
Keywords: campus virtual, e-learning, tutorías presenciales, tutorías virtuales, orientación universitaria

Abstract

Among the many initiatives implemented by traditional, offline universities in adapting to virtual campuses and e-learning, it is perhaps student orientation and personalised electronic tutoring (through the Internet) the one that has received more attention lately. As more importance is attached to the student's autonomous work in the new teaching and learning scenarios, the need for technologically-assisted tutoring methods becomes patent. In this paper we aim at presenting the results of a case study in which we have analysed the use of virtual tutorials, comparing them with face-to-face ones during five complete academic years in three on-campus subjects belonging to the degree in English Philology at the University of Oviedo (Spain). The main goal of this paper is to contribute to determine the level of adaptation of university students to online instruction and virtual campuses, as well as to assess the inherent validity of virtual tutoring as a method for distance learning.

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Author Biographies

Martín Pérez Lorido

Universidad de La Coruña

Rodrigo Pérez Lorido

Universidad de Oviedo
How to Cite
Pérez Lorido, M., & Pérez Lorido, R. (2008). ELECTRONIC TUTORIALS IN THE CONTEXT OF VIRTUAL EDUCATION: A CASE STUDY FROM ENGLISH PHILOLOGY. Distance Education Journal, (19). Retrieved from https://revistas.um.es/red/article/view/23931
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