Interviews with Digital Media Thought Leaders
Online Tutoring (Spontaneous not Scheduled) - Part 2 of 2
Podcast Video | Posted by Phil Leigh on November 20, 2007
If you would like to learn about a spontaneous online tutoring service that uses tutors domiciled in North America, this interview is for you. (Part 2 of 2).
Our guest today is George Cigale who is the CEO of Tutor.com. His company is a competitor to TutorVista, but George’s tutors live in North America, whereas those at TutorVista are typically located in India.
During Part 1 of our interview the CEO of Tutor.com, George Cigale, provided a demonstration of a live tutoring session. It began with the log-in process which initiates the spontaneous assignment of a tutor. Thereafter, George presented a geometry problem and we watched as the tutor helped him solve it.
In Part 2 we conclude with general questions about the service and the future of online tutoring. We learn that the company received a $13 million venture financing earlier this year with Intel Capital participating.
Tutor.com has been in business for more than five years. The company started by providing online tutoring services that libraries could purchase in order to encourage students to use library PCs constructively. Today, however, in addition to being available at libraries, it can also be used by students at home, or in the dorm room, or wherever they can find an Internet connected computer.
Length: This video interview is covered in about 16 minutes.
Categories: Podcast Video
Tags: Algegra, Calculus, digital-media, distance-learning, Education, George-Cigale, Internet-Tutoring, On-Line-Tutoring, Phil-Leigh, Physics, Students, Tutor, Tutor.com, Tutoring, TutorVista
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