Online Tutoring and Advice – Asian College of Teachers
Asian College of Teachers’ Office will take all the decisions regarding all questions related to the presentation of written assignments, doubts on online content, comprehension, knowledge level, etc., alongside any administrative procedure. The College will act as a mediator and transfer your issue to the respective department.
For the academic needs of the program offered, Asian College of Teachers relies on an international network of instructors, along with a worldwide connection with other educational institutions. All those associated with ACT’s academic network are located in different countries and comprise highly qualified professionals with years of formal experience. To remain connected with this complex academic network that consists of professors from America, Europe and Asia, the ACT office in the USA, the UK and Thailand proves to be the most efficient way to communicate and find out the best way to handle a range of student requests.
At Asian College of Teachers, we have devised several ways to provide adequate academic support and advice to our students during their online learning process.
General advice
Answer time: We believe in taking quick action; therefore, we always respond within 24 working hours. Questions from students regarding their home study assignments (reports, project, or thesis), the format of the work to be submitted and the presentation, along with any concerns about the administrative procedures are addressed by our ACT administrators.
Instructor interaction
Time to schedule an interaction:: If our students want to talk to us, they can do that on all working days. The ACT administrators can connect you to an academic advisor to guide you regarding any academic concerns. However, students can also interact via email. All kinds of interaction will be monitored by the ACT office to ensure smooth flow of communication. Please note that since we have a body of advisors, hence your academic advisors may not remain the same as you progress along your program of study, as per their availability. We hope this change will not disrupt the quality of support to our learners as all of the ACT instructors are all well-updated with the academic materials.
Support online contents
Time for support text assignation: Usually taking around 1 to 3 weeks, when questions posed by the students, with respect to the understanding of the assigned online content, may remain unclear even after an instructor's interaction. In such cases, there will be some home study support textbooks assigned to the student by the ACT Faculty, to assist the learner in filling up the knowledge gap. ACT promotes the idea of additional reading to enhance your understanding and knowledge of the subject, as the faculty will help you by sharing learning links and resources for your help in your field of study. However, we require no reports on the texts assigned for support purposes.
Research mentoring
Time for research mentoring: It varies, as it depends on each case. The instructions on how to elaborate a research work have been constructed to meet different academia criteria. For instance, some students may be allowed to use footnotes, others may just add a final appendix containing research references, while some may not provide any notes, as per the ACT research format; however, all of them must have a well-referenced bibliography. A proper reference highlights the students’ thorough research around the subject, as they compile inferences and information from varied credible, academic sources.
ACT also allows certain format freedom. Subject to approval by the ACT administrators, the student may propose the theme of the research, or may request for a discussion with an academic advisor on a range of research ideas to help them select the one that matches their preferences. On the other hand, our academic advisors will also explain to you how to produce a research paper, the fundamental structure required to pursue it, and even guide you with respect to some literature and methods required to perform your research. ACT may also offer some online/home-study support textbooks to help you develop a sound academic foundation for the proposed research.
Feedback & improvementv
Time for evaluation results (grades): This takes around 1 to 3 weeks from the time of receiving the assignments. The evaluated assignments will receive feedback about any academic work (reports, project or thesis) from the ACT instructors. Our instructors always focus on providing detailed feedback to our students so that they can understand their strengths and weaknesses, and work on them accordingly. Our instructors are bound by an obligation to provide relevant and constructive comments for any work that has a final grade lower than 3.0 (70%). Besides, it is the student’s liberty to resubmit their work by producing a new paper showcasing their comprehension of the feedback received. This step will enable them in developing a more exhaustive knowledge of the overall subject matter.
Program reassignment
Time for program reassignment: Time for program reassignment: It takes around 1 to 3 weeks, but it changes on exceptional situations that may include few occasions where the assigned program may present some level of inconsistency. For instance, the student can find the assignments to be too easy or too hard to comprehend. These kinds of rare cases generally occur due to some résumé misinterpretation during the admission of the student. In such cases, the whole program will be reviewed and new programs/textbooks will be reassigned by Asian College of Teachers, after confirming accurate information from the student regarding his/her expected learning goals and exact problems of the initial assignment. In such cases, the student’s background can be checked in detail and verified before producing the new assignment. It is the authority of the Academic Board to modify, add, or delete any bibliography and/or assignments.
Other languages - for non-native English
It is often seen that our students find reading in a foreign language much easier than writing those; so, you may request to study the ACT program with English textbooks, and write the required academic work (reports, project, or thesis) in another language, subject to approval by our administrators. However, translating the books cannot be done. If possible, ACT may help you to search for equivalent books in your preferred language that fit the contents of our original resources. Please note that ACT does not test language levels; please do it at your discretion to ensure a good comprehension of the books assigned.
Am very proud to be part of the ACT learning community. The courses are of international standard. The support system is one of the best I can think of. The academic journey has been one with great expectation and accomplishment.
The learning experience at ACT has been nothing short of being fantastic. It was a seamless experience, right from the beginning - coordination, timely support, well crafted materials that were easy to comprehend. The feedback given was also useful, to the point. Overall, it was great and I am glad I took up ACT for my course(s)! Thank you very much!
I was looking for a master’s to enhance my teaching career as well as gain an internationally recognised degree that’s affordable, flexible and manageable when I chanced upon Asian College of Teachers. I really enjoyed this program.This program is tailored in a way that suited me perfectly. I am a high school teacher and with this flexible program I was able to complete all the assignments at my own time and pace. The staff at ACT and EIU were especially helpful and they guided me through the program. I am indeed indebted to ACT, EIU and the staff for giving me this learning opportunity, assistance and support to earn myself a master’s degree while I was working!
I have completed my PG Diploma in TEFL/TESOL and continued my Master's with specialization in Educational Administration with ACT and EIU. My learning experiences with ACT have been phenomenal. I have been well guided by my instructors at all times and it has been a pleasure to be an alumni of this institute. After my PG Diploma I was appointed as an English teacher at a school I have been trying for many years and within 3 years of working I was promoted to the Head of the English Department as soon as I completed my Master's. The knowledge I have gained through these programs have been very helpful in my career and my creativity as a teacher and now a team leader. I am planning to continue my Doctorate at the same institute but still looking for guidance as to which field to take... But will start very soon.
It was a great experience taking up this course. Initially, I was skeptical about taking the course given my situation having a one year old kid to take care of along with my household chores and office work. When I started this course, I was not even sure if I would be able to make it. But then the course materials were very easy to follow and with the feedback on each assignment given by the course instructor I was able to complete the course with a first class grade. This course was structured very well and real time examples in each module helped me understand things better. For an aspiring teacher like me, this course was really useful. It helped me understand the future of education and teaching.
My learning experience in ACT/European International University has been excellent. The skills from this course are really valuable, it was great to be part of this course. I plan to complete Master of Arts in Education with SEND soon with ACT/EIU. Thank you for the amazing feedback received from the instructors as well as the course coordinator who was very helpful and supportive in facilitating course completion and timely guidance given to me during enrolments.