Educational Technology

May 21, 2017

Is this increasingly popular teaching job the Uber for teachers?

Filed under: Educational Technology — admin @ 12:30 am

BY KARINA GODOY, REBECCA CRUTCHFIELD, AND SARAH GRIEGO, eCampus News

Three educators share their experiences teaching English to Chinese students on their own schedules and from their own homes. Apps like Uber, Lyft, and Task Rabbit have helped millions of people use their skills to earn money on their own schedule. This model has now come to the American education market with 51Talk (pronounced “five-one-talk”), an online platform that connects educators in the U.S. with Chinese students who want to learn English. During each 25-minute lesson, teachers interact one-on-one with students using a live videoconferencing platform. Here, three early adopters share the challenges and rewards of practicing their craft whenever and wherever they want.

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2017/05/03/teaching-job-uber-teachers/

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