Blended Tutoring
This method blends physical tutoring, along with online tutoring. In this method, online tuition is a supplement of physical tutoring. Students get to meet the tutors in person physically at the tuition centre. This is usually carried out on either an as-needed basis, (e.g. when the students feels the need to discuss something in person) or on a routine basis, (e.g. the students gets to meet the tutors at the tuition centre and discuss problems each week).
This method provides a ‘comfort factor’ to the students, as they meet their tutor and there is a human touch involved. This ‘human touch factor’ is more popular, but this model has two distinct drawbacks.
1. A physical tuition centre is required (an expensive proposition for most).
2. It is a highly localized business. (Only students who can physically travel to the centre can participate limiting the operations to small area).
When choosing a blended tutoring method, it is a good idea to use hybrid-tutoring method for online tutoring, as this will give the students who do not fall in the commutable geographical area of the physical tuition centre to use the tutoring facilities.
