Online Tutoring Services
Hi! My name is Rob Burchett and I've been teaching mathematics online
for three years. Graduating from the University of Toronto and pursuing a teaching career, I worked for two years for Oxford Learning in Newmarket, Ontario.
I've instructed students in algebra, geometry, trigonometry, analytic geometry, linear systems, quadratic relations, functions and relations, data management and calculus and vectors.
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Realizing current technology could enable online tutoring, I created a teaching system which uses interactive online methods and have experienced great success. Offline and online I have instructed over fifty students
Usually parents of teens, teens or adult learners will contact me by phone or email and we will get to know each other
and their concerns. Any further information I can provide at this time such as references from
parents, students, etc., I will be happy to provide.
I can easily give you a demonstration of the teaching system. Then a time is worked out
to meet the student over the internet. At the prearranged time and sitting at our computers, I will help the student with any immediate needs. The inital session is free of charge. A schedule of times to meet the student will be arranged, and payment schedule also.
Plans are all worked out on an individual basis in consideration of the curriculum and immediate student needs.
Parental involvement is fully encouraged.
System Requirements
If you have a 1.3Ghz processor or higher with at least 512Mb of Ram with a high speed broadband internet connection (256kbps for good audio connection and 512kbps for good video) using internet explorer 6 or newer, mozilla firefox 2 or newer, safari 3.0 or newer with Java and Javascript enabled on your browser and are running windows 7/vista/xp/2003/2000 or macintosh os 10.4 or newer we will be able to communicate effectively.For voice connection I am using voice over internet so it is preferred that you have a headset, although if we are located close together we can communicate by telephone. Even though we may be far apart we can communicate effectively over the internet.
Teaching sessions usually consist of voice and video communication complemented with two-way whiteboard writing and prepared files.
You do not have to subscribe to any software and there is no security risk.
It is only necessary to follow simple steps and the two computers will connect, allowing us to see each other, to online chat, if desired (but usually a voice and video connection makes more sense, and is easier). Any software which I can use as aids, such as online textbooks, graphing programs, research material from the internet, etc. I can display to you.
This system of teaching is quite effective even though I am not physically present. Usually, it takes less than 5 minutes for the two computers to be fully connected.