To Australia’s teachers:
You’re the experts, YourTutor is the safety net.
To Australia’s teachers:
We aim to support your workload, support parents,
and grow students’ persistence, confidence,
and learning outcomes.
What we hear from teachers:
98 per cent of teachers feel their time is increasingly taken up
by bureaucratic, administrative, and compliance tasks
1,000 teachers surveyed by the Australian Education Union, ACT Branch, September 2014
Out-of-hours workload is increasing
because of online delivery:
“
10 or 20 years ago, you never would text a parent, but there are more ways we can
communicate now and a lot of time can be spent with this kind of communication.
Teachers haven’t been good at that - separating work and home.
They’ll take home certain parts of their work to at home but we all know that with
teaching you can spend hours and hours and hours every week. It’s endless and so we’ve
got to have the disconnect.
Dr Nicola Johnson, Senior Lecturer School of Education, Federation University
”
Students: After-hours, Australian students study 6 hours a
week; an hour more than the OCED average.
Education at a Glance report released by the OECD, 2014. Public school 5.1 hours/week, Private school 7.4 hours/week.
How do Australian students compare…?
US and Japanese students were given an impossible
maths problem.
The US students struggled for 15 seconds then gave up.
The Japanese students were still struggling after an hour.
Study by Dr James Stigler, The National Commission on Mathematics And Science Teaching For The
21st Century
High
We all have different skills.
Challenge level
Interest
Anxiety
Flow
Worry
Control
Apathy
Relaxation
Boredom
Low
Low
Skill level
High
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s “Flow Model”
Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Management
at Claremont Graduate University
Every student approaches a
challenge uniquely,
and have a different ‘struggle’ limit
before they give up.
High
Challenge level
Interest
Anxiety
Flow
Worry
Control
Apathy
Relaxation
Boredom
Low
Low
Skill level
High
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s “Flow Model”
Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Management
at Claremont Graduate University
Educators know that getting
“stuck” on a challenge
is just part of learning.
What’s important, is what the
student does next…
High
Challenge level
Interest
Anxiety
Flow
Worry
Control
Apathy
Relaxation
Boredom
Low
Low
Skill level
High
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s “Flow Model”
Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Management
at Claremont Graduate University
After-hours study, and the flipped
classroom, don’t work effectively
when students can’t progress past:
…worry, anxiety, interest…
High
That’s how we help.
Challenge level
Interest
Anxiety
Flow
Worry
Control
Apathy
Relaxation
Boredom
Low
Low
Skill level
High
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s “Flow Model”
Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Management
at Claremont Graduate University
When a student is stuck, YourTutor
helps them get unstuck.
High
YourTutor is
after-hours, one-to-one help
Challenge level
Interest
Anxiety
Flow
Worry
Control
Apathy
Relaxation
Boredom
Low
Low
Skill level
High
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s “Flow Model”
Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Management
at Claremont Graduate University
to develop persistence,
confidence, and achievement
YourTutor is:
After 3pm
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To support flipped
learning
When teachers aren’t able
to offer one-to-one
responses to 30 unique
student enquiries
YourTutor is:
After 3pm
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To support flipped
learning
When teachers aren’t able
to offer one-to-one
responses to 30 unique
student enquiries
Trusted local
teachers
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Only the best teachers,
tutors, and university
experts
So that schools across the
country can trust the
support is ethical and of
the highest-standards
YourTutor is:
After 3pm
-
To support flipped
learning
When teachers aren’t able
to offer one-to-one
responses to 30 unique
student enquiries
On-demand
guidance
Trusted local
teachers
-
-
Only the best teachers,
tutors, and university
experts
So that schools across the
country can trust the
support is ethical and of
the highest-standards
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Moments of intervention
So students receive the
guidance to move past
anxiety
To catch learning
opportunities before
students give up
How does YourTutor work?
How does YourTutor work?
How does YourTutor work?
When a student gets stuck
He or she signs in, usually via the
school’s intranet system.
The tutor helps students discover the
answer on their own, to develop
confidence as well as learning.
Where can students use YourTutor?
At school
At home/s
Anywhere with an internet connection
3pm – late, Sunday to Friday
Who are the online tutors?
Hundreds of the best, local
Australian teachers, tutors, and
university experts
See who they are:
yourtutor.com.au/tutor-biographies
What subjects can the tutors help with?
English skills and concepts
Essay writing
Creative writing
Maths – General
Maths (Years 7-10)
Maths - Intermediate
Maths - Specialist/Extension
Accounting
Business studies
Commerce
Economics
Biology
Chemistry
General science
Physics
Engineering Studies
Library Skills
Referencing
Assignment research
Report writing
Speeches
Study skills
English and writing help?
Students can also drop off a file for feedback
One of our expert tutors will provide the student with
personalised feedback in 24 hours.
“ A hat tip to you for the YourTutor help, my result in my latest physics
test has greatly improved and was in fact the top mark in the class!
thank you!!!
Banksia Park International High School Student, 2014
”
In September 2014, students aged 13 – 18 were asked:
Has YourTutor helped with your marks at school?
85% said “Yes”
"Students who use YourTutor do better overall."
Saue Kokonis, Academic Director, Swinburne Online
“ A hat tip to you for the YourTutor help, my result in my latest physics
test has greatly improved and was in fact the top mark in the class!
thank you!!!
Banksia Park International High School Student, 2014
”
“YourTutor offers an independent voice, not a voice that will rewrite the
assignment, story or essay, but a critical voice that can assist the
students to improve their work. There is no doubt that those students
who use the service regularly have benefited. Just receiving feedback
that makes them think about their writing is a huge advantage.
Babs Helleman, Head of English, The Kings' School NSW
”
“
"YourTutor provides an excellent opportunity for students to take
control of their learning whilst at the same time it encourages a love of
learning and a culture of learning across the school community."
Christopher Gold, Principal, St John's College Nambour
”
“
What a lovely experience. Actually focused on how to tackle the question instead of just giving me answers.
As a Chinese student studying in Australia, It is kinda hard to understand all the concepts in class,Because
I’m a ESL speaker ,I would need that extra help, but the teacher wont have enough time to help
everyone,This is where Yoututor really stand out from the rest of the online tutoring sites.At first I thought
its another tutor website with tonnes of scripted lines and bots,I didn't give much hope to it ,until I tried it
today,Its just like a tutor that helps you in every subject.Now, not all tutors can do that and all of this are just
for FREE.I will be using Yoututor more often,improving on my English skills and essay writing. I'm glad to be
one of the students witnessing the turning point of future education.
ZeMing Jiang, Year 11 student, Western Australia
”
Teachers, how can you use YourTutor with your students?
We all know students are busy and distracted.
You can consistently remind students YourTutor is free for them,
exclusively and unlimited as part of their enrolment.
Contact your local YourTutor Director for free staff information, to set up a staff training, for free materials
and template email copy, student training videos, and more.
Tip: Copy and paste this text for your next email to students, or
to add to the student forum, intranet space, or your out-ofhours email signature
“Need to get unstuck on English, maths, or
your writing? Get on-demand help from
the ‘YourTutor’ service: Real life experts
waiting to help with your question, 3pm to
late, Sun-Fri.
You need to sign in through the school LMS
and click ‘YourTutor’.
Visit: yourtutor.com.au/schoolstaff
Questions about how your students connect?
support@yourtutor.com.au