Ohio eTutoring Collaborative
eTutoring is a growing collaborative effort between Ohio’s two- and four-year institutions, allowing undergraduate students to interact with trained tutors in numerous academic areas.
All public and private institutions of higher learning in the state are invited to join the Ohio eTutoring Collaborative, free of charge to the university and free of charge to students.
The goal of the program is to have all 107 Ohio Institutions of Higher Education join the eTutoring Collaborative making eTutoring services available to more than 600,000 students in Ohio.
Live eChats take place in an Adobe Connect room utilizing audio and video, a whiteboard, document-sharing and instant messaging. Writing students utilize the eTutoring platform by uploading papers for review. Participating higher education institutions provide eTutoring tutors who make suggestions to writers, pointing out areas for improvement or further development.
eTutoring provides academic support for traditional classes, online courses, and for distance learning students. eTutoring is available beyond the typically on-campus academic support centers’ hours and for students who cannot make it to campus. Students can also post questions that do not require immediate answers. A clearinghouse of electronic academic resources is available when students access the eTutoring website.
The Ohio eTutoring Collaborative is funded by eStudent Services, a division of the Ohio Technology Consortium, OH-TECH.
Tutors
Member colleges and universities identify, provide and pay trained tutors for the eTutoring platform. Many of these individuals have attained CRLA Master Tutor status, are current faculty members, retired professionals, or exceptional undergraduate or graduate students.
Tutors must complete rigorous online eTutoring-specific training. All training must be approved by the Ohio eTutoring Coordinator. Online eTutoring training consists of eTutoring protocol and technology training so tutors can utilize the Adobe Connect platform that is used for real-time online eChat sessions. All eTutors work with a master tutor prior to being placed on the schedule.
Tutors are usually available from 9 a.m. until 11 p.m., seven days a week. Hours of availability in specific subjects may vary.
Ohio institutions currently participating in the program:
- Baldwin-Wallace College
- Belmont College
- Capital University
- Central State University
- Central Ohio Technical College
- Clark State Community College
- Cleveland State University
- Edison Community College
- Kent State University
- Lorain County Community College
- Marietta College
- North Central State College
- Northwest State Community College
- The Ohio State University at Newark
- Rhodes State College
- Rio Grande Community College
- Sinclair Community College
- Terra Community College
- University of Akron
- University of Rio Grande
- The University of Toledo
If your institution is interested in this statewide-initiative, we welcome your inquiry. Please contact Karen Boyd, eTutoring Program Coordinator, 614-728-3141, kboyd@oh-tech.org.
