Authors:
Lighton Phiri
1
;
Christoph Meinel
2
and
Hussein Suleman
1
Affiliations:
1
University of Cape Town, South Africa
;
2
University of Potsdam, Germany
Keyword(s):
Computer Supported Instruction, Orchestration, Peer Tutoring, Technology-enhanced Learning.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Classroom Management
;
Computer-Supported Education
;
e-Learning
;
e-Learning Hardware and Software
;
e-Learning Platforms
;
Information Technologies Supporting Learning
;
Simulation and Modeling
;
Simulation Tools and Platforms
Abstract:
Peer tutoring models that involve senior students teaching junior students is a well established practice in most
large universities. While there are a range of teaching activities performed by tutors, these are often done in an
ad hoc manner. We propose to leverage organised orchestration in order to make peer tutoring more effective.
A prototype tutoring platform, aimed at facilitating face-to-face tutoring sessions, was implemented in order
to facilitate orchestration of activities in peer tutoring sessions. The tool was evaluated by 24 tutors for first
year Computer Science courses at a large university. The NASA Task Load Index (NASA-TLX) and Perceived
Usefulness and Ease of Use (PUEU) instruments were used to measure the orchestration load and usability
of the tool, respectively. The overall workload falls within acceptable limits. This initial result confirms the
feasibility of the early stage tools to implement organised orchestration for peer tutoring.