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The Impact of Web Conferencing Training on Peer Tutors' Attitudes toward Distance Education
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Dvorak, Johanna; Roessger, Kevin – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2012
This study investigated the attitudes of peer tutors who received web conferencing training in preparation for synchronous online tutoring. A quasi-experimental design was employed to evaluate changes in peer tutors' attitudes toward distance learning following participation in an online tutor training program. Peer tutors were found to have: (a)…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Distance Education, Tutors, Quasiexperimental Design