Today"s students are used to accessing content whenever they want it , but institutions must specify what responsibilities they have when teachers are off - duty . robin West , professor of learning at St. Stephen"s College in Australia , writes that that his institution has developed an online tutoring service to provide embedded support in educational materials . When students log into the online learning service , each classroom features a link to live teachers , who help guide students through the problem rather than simply giving feedback .
Today"s students are used to accessing content whenever they want it, but institutions must consider what responsibilities they have when teachers are off-duty. Peter West, director of learning at St. Stephen"s College in Australia, writes that that his institution has contracted an online tutoring service to provide embedded support in educational materials. When students log into the online learning environment, each course features a link to live tutors, who help guide students through the problem rather than simply giving answers.