Thursday, 27 March 2014

Becoming A Good Tutor

     With the title that so straight forward, I think most people could have guessed what I am going to share today. Before I start, I have to introduce myself in this blog and it feels so awkward. It feels like you are talking to a mirror.

     I am Aisyah, a newbie tutor in our department, Department of Ultrasound. I just started joining this department in January this year but before that, I already worked with Vision College starting from March 2013. So, I already shed my blood, sweat and tears with Vision College for 1 year *congratulate myself

     A newbie means that I am lacking skills and still on a journey of becoming a good tutor. So, I am going to share 10 golden rules to become a good tutor.

1. Be honest
2. Be flexible
3. Be patient
4. Be a good listener
5. Be professional
6. Willing to share your own experiences
7. Be a collaborator
8. Teach the student how to learn
9. Be confident
10. Use available resources

Most of people already know this, but the difference is “Are they applying it?”

     Challenges that we are facing as tutors nowadays are tough and it reminds me of a video showing how a mother teaches her daughter. It is not related to this topic but it has something that we can learn.



    Lastly, people always said that “learning is a continuous process” but for me teaching is also a continuous process.



By Siti 'Aisyah Bt Omar
Tutor
Postgraduate Diploma of Medical Ultrasonography (Asia)