NOVEMBER 2020

ONLINE COURSE REPORT

TutorTutorTRAINING

AND DEVELOPMENTPROGRAMME

I N S P I R I N G G R E AT N E S S

ENROLMENT STATSThe course enrolment and engagement rate improved from the first pilot in 2018 to the second pilot

in 2019. The tutors found the online course convenient, useful, valuable and recommendable.

In 2018, the Teaching and Learning Office, in collaboration with College representatives, initiated aTutor Training and Development Project, aimed at providing an online training and support

programme to existing and aspiring tutors.

2018Course content developmentCourse DesignCourse implementation

2020Course pilot 2 - enrolmentCourse completionParticipant certificationCourse evaluation

2019Course pilot - enrolmentCourse completionParticipant certificationCourse evaluationProject

Timeline

Total Enrolment

32696 230

20192018

Course Certification

Uncertified

128198Certified

Achieved 80% andabove in theassessments

Achievedbelow 80% in theassessments

Participants are allowed to attemptthe assessment multiple times.

Course Completion

99Uncompleted

227Completed

Attempted theassessments

Did not attemptthe assessments

Course Performance

72%Class Average 100% Pass mark

12Tutors

Course Evaluation Snapshot

Recommendable100% Valuable Productive

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

83

1712 15

67

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72

29

2116 14

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SAEES

0

25

50

75

DEMOGRAPHICS

11543

1917

CLMS (59.28%)

CHUM (22.16%)

CHS (9.79%)

CAES (8.76%)

194

No of Participants

Participants' Designation

Experience as TeachingAssistant

Number of attempts toachieve pass mark

Participants' School

College Distribution

Completed Evaluation

194Tutors

103103103

414141

161616

333333

1 Semester

2 Semesters

3 Semesters

More than 3Semesters

0 50 100

133133133

535353

888

1 attempt

2 attempts

3 attempts

0 50 100

56

138

Yes No0

200

I have attended other Tutortraining programmes

192

2

Yes No0

200

This is my first time engagingin an online Tutor training

93105

Yes No0

200

It took me longer than I expectedto complete the course

The majority oftutors indicated that

they did nothave access to any

form of tutor trainingprior to this online

course.

COURSE EVALUATION

GENERAL COURSE EXPERIENCE

COURSE SUPPORT

All participants' responses show that they had a good experienceon the course as they strongly agreed to the following.

courseis valuable

productivelearning

experience

courseincreased theirknowledge and

skills

they willrecommend thecourse to others

they will attendanother similar

16

178

Yes No0

200

Did you require anyassistant during the course

114

80

Yes No0

200

Did you have access totechnical support

110

84

Yes No0

200

Did you get assistancewhen required

COURSE MATERIAL

Course content is easilycomprehensible

175 172

0 50 100 150 200

188 5

0 50 100 150 200

Course material explains roleas a tutor

180 122

0 50 100 150 200

Quizzes assessed what Ilearned in the course

186 71

0 50 100 150 200

Course content helped toachieve the learning objectives

179 114

0 50 100 150 200

course content and quizzescomplemented each other

Agree Neutral Disagree

The majority oftutors did not

require assistanceduring the coursebecause it is self-

paced andexplanatory.

The majority oftutors

had positiveexperience

engaging with thecourse materials.

UKZN TUTOR TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

COURSE REPORTT E A M M E M B E R S

C o m p i l e d a n d d e s i g n e db y : A b d u l b a q i B a d r u &

V i c t o r F a n i r a n

P r o f R u b b y D h u n p a t h ( U T L O )D r A n n a h B e n g e s a i ( C L M S )D r H e i d i M a t i s o n n ( C H U M )D r V e e n a S i n g a r a m ( C H S )D r V i n o d h a n i P a i d e y a ( C A E S )M r A b d u l b a q i B a d r u ( U T L O )M r s S i l i n d i l e M c h u n u ( U T L O A d m i n )

COURSE PLATFORM

QUALITATIVE RESPONSES

All the images in the course arevisible

190 4

0 50 100 150 200

182 12

0 50 100 150 200

It is easy to navigate throughthe course content

187 7

0 50 100 150 200

The course instructions are clearand easily comprehendible

193 1

0 50 100 150 200

All the text in the course isvisible

179 123

0 50 100 150 200

The course content isstructured for easy reading

176 15 3

0 50 100 150 200

Earning course badges isrewarding and encouraging

Agree Neutral Disagree

The majority of tutors gavecredit to the course as

they believe it is valuable,useful, holistic, and well

structured.They also found the

delivery methodconvenient, easy to

navigate, and user-friendly.

34.33%34.33%34.33%

29.28%29.28%29.28%

12.15%12.15%12.15%

8.02%8.02%8.02%

7.73%7.73%7.73%

5.39%5.39%5.39%

Valuable and useful Information

Preparatory (for tutoring)

Concise and Holistic

Clear and comprehendible

Easy and user-friendly

Delivery and Quizzes

10 20 30 40

Participants' thoughts about the strength of the course

The majority of tutorsbelieve the course is

good enough as is. Whilesome indicated that thequality of the course canbe improved by addingmore content such as

video content andpractical activities.

21.55%21.55%21.55%

17.13%17.13%17.13%

15.47%15.47%15.47%

6.63%6.63%6.63%

5.52%5.52%5.52%

3.87%3.87%3.87%

3.31%3.31%3.31%

No improvement needed

Concise and simpli�ed content

Improve quality of the quizzes

Add more content

Include videos

Add practical elements

Proof read

10 20 30 40

Participants' opinions on how the course can be improved