This course introduces participants to e-tutoring by defining etutoring and outlining the competencies required of etutors as compared to those required of tutors in the face-to-face setting. It discusses the role of the etutor and introduces participants to the use of both synchronous and asynchronous tools in the online experience. Techniques to enhance online collaboration are also explored.

Developed by The University of the West Indies (UWI) and the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech), under the auspicies of the UWI/UNESCO Caribbean Universities Project for Integrated Distance Education (CUPIDE), funded through the Japanese Funds in Trust for Capacity Building.