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Main Authors: Waite, Kathryn, Gannon-Leary, Pat, Carr, James
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 2011
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ949949
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author Waite, Kathryn
Gannon-Leary, Pat
Carr, James
author_facet Waite, Kathryn
Gannon-Leary, Pat
Carr, James
Waite, Kathryn
Gannon-Leary, Pat
Carr, James
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contents The Role and Responsibilities of an E-Tutor Librarian Waite, Kathryn Gannon-Leary, Pat Carr, James Electronic Learning Distance Education Online Courses Tutors Librarians Tutoring Library Science Higher Education Electronic Libraries Training Foreign Countries Outcomes of Education Information Technology Virtual Classrooms Library Role Computer Mediated Communication Current trends in librarianship in higher education have indicated an increasing tutoring role for librarians in the online environment. This article examines how the role of the e-tutor is outlined in selected online learning literature before progressing to examine the implications for librarians of fulfilling the demanding e-tutoring role by drawing upon the authors' own experiences of online education and training courses in UK universities. In conclusion it outlines the authors' increased awareness of the distinct nature of e-tutoring and discusses the key learning outcomes for future e-tutoring activity by librarians. (Contains 3 tables.)
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spellingShingle The Role and Responsibilities of an E-Tutor Librarian
Waite, Kathryn
Gannon-Leary, Pat
Carr, James
Electronic Learning
Distance Education
Online Courses
Tutors
Librarians
Tutoring
Library Science
Higher Education
Electronic Libraries
Training
Foreign Countries
Outcomes of Education
Information Technology
Virtual Classrooms
Library Role
Computer Mediated Communication
The Role and Responsibilities of an E-Tutor Librarian Waite, Kathryn Gannon-Leary, Pat Carr, James Electronic Learning Distance Education Online Courses Tutors Librarians Tutoring Library Science Higher Education Electronic Libraries Training Foreign Countries Outcomes of Education Information Technology Virtual Classrooms Library Role Computer Mediated Communication Current trends in librarianship in higher education have indicated an increasing tutoring role for librarians in the online environment. This article examines how the role of the e-tutor is outlined in selected online learning literature before progressing to examine the implications for librarians of fulfilling the demanding e-tutoring role by drawing upon the authors' own experiences of online education and training courses in UK universities. In conclusion it outlines the authors' increased awareness of the distinct nature of e-tutoring and discusses the key learning outcomes for future e-tutoring activity by librarians. (Contains 3 tables.)
title The Role and Responsibilities of an E-Tutor Librarian
topic Electronic Learning
Distance Education
Online Courses
Tutors
Librarians
Tutoring
Library Science
Higher Education
Electronic Libraries
Training
Foreign Countries
Outcomes of Education
Information Technology
Virtual Classrooms
Library Role
Computer Mediated Communication
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ949949