Hadi T

That was really good from you that you checked her prior knowledge before diving into the actual contents of the session. And I am not sure, but I believe this whole series is dedicated to Hind S, which is why you asked her and marked the words with which she can easily mistake for. That's good, showing that you have a positive interaction with your learner. I gave "Intermediate" level for "Continuously engaging learners" is because it states that you are frequently engaging learners to "solve problems", but the majority of engagement still comes from the tutor. For a session where the learners are learning new concepts, I would say this is the norm, because obviously we don't expect them to know each and everything. I really would have liked to give you "Advanced" in that rhetoric, since you were actually engaging her to try to translate the sentences for herself, and even applauded when she was able to translate "Difference between critical thinking and creative thinking".

Tutor · 6 days ago

I really liked the example you gave on "Creative Thinking", and used the term "bifurcated" to explain how we get many different ideas which originates from one single idea when we are thinking critically. Coral Reefs was a perfect example to explain the concept of critical thinking. Also, I can understand that when the lessons become pretty advanced, it is hard to remember all the vocabulary that come up in the lesson, which is why you had to search some vocabulary on Google. But still you were able to relate a word to a concept we can visualize, and I really liked this stuff from you.

Tutor · 6 days ago

As I said earlier, she was able to translate "Difference between critical thinking and creative thinking", which shows that Hind S is actually learning the stuff that you are teaching her over the entire series. Keep it up! You had to end the session early, that's why you couldn't teach the contents properly. Now I don't know, maybe you would have tested her knowledge after you had taught the concepts if you were able to conduct the session properly, but I would say that you should apply some tests or practice questions BEFORE ending the session after the contents are taught just to check whether or not she understood the concepts that you taught. But overall, great job!

Tutor · 6 days ago

I can see when she could not entirely remember the meaning of a word, she simply guesses what the meaning could be. And then you explain the word starting from where she just ended. That shows that she is comfortable making mistakes and thereafter learning from her mistakes. And this is how a tutor should be when a learner is learning a new concept, which in this case was learning an entirely new language. And in the end of the session, I can also see that she was telling you about you doing your homework and then she was telling about how she couldn't go to the university because she had a two day long holiday. This interaction simply shows a bonding between the tutor and a learner where both the tutor and the learner knows each other's situation. And clearly, this is a sign of where the learner is having a comfortable learning environment and a positive interaction.

Tutor · 6 days ago