LearnSpeed Blog | Education Center and Tutor Management http://www.learnspeed.com/gd/node The LearnSpeed Blog Write A Great Tutor Session Report 01/31/12 4:45 pm GMT http://www.learnspeed.com/gd/node/write_a_great_tutor_session_report Communication is the key to successful tutoring.  Between the instructor and student it is the heart of the tutoring relationship, but there are other stake holders that need to be kept in the loop about the student’s progress.  The LearnSpeed system makes it easy to keep everyone up-to-date and informed.   Technology Is Changing The Tutoring Business 01/11/12 3:32 pm GMT http://www.learnspeed.com/gd/node/technology_is_changing_the_tutoring_business Despite astonishing advancements in technology, the tutoring and test preparation business has remained fundamentally unchanged.  Computer aided learning programs and online virtual tutor products promised to deliver individualized instruction to students at a fraction of the cost of private one on one tutoring.  However, even as these programs have seen a steady increase in use, private one on one tutoring has grown considerable over the past thirty years.  The reality is that the benefit of one on one tutoring is very hard to replicate and tutoring itself has remained low tech.   But technology is playing an increasingly important role in the business of tutoring.