At a glance
Phase | What to do | Effort |
Before you start | Course description, materials, generate quiz questions and hide them | 60 to 90 minutes, one time |
Kick-off | Introduce OneTutor, show the QR code, add the link to your LMS (e.g. Moodle) | 5 minutes in class |
During the course | Release quiz topics week by week, pick up on learners' questions | 5 to 10 minutes per week |
Before the exam | Remind learners in class and through your LMS | 10 minutes |
Two things decide the outcome: the quality of the materials you upload and mentioning OneTutor regularly in class.
1. Before the term: prepare your course
The more relevant context OneTutor receives through the course description and your materials, the better the AI tutor answers subject-related and recurring questions from your learners. This is where the biggest relief over the term comes from.
Fill in the course description in detail, including learning objectives and the exam format.
Upload all relevant materials: script, slides, problem sets, sample solutions, recordings.
Set the answer strictness to match your subject and test the course with five typical questions from your learners.
Generate quiz questions per course topic, review them and hide the topics for now. That way the effort is a one-off and you release topics week by week during the term.
Everything on the description, material quality and strictness is covered in Usage Tips and Set up your first Course. Co-instructors and teaching assistants are invited via Roles & Rights.
2. At the start: introduce OneTutor
A short introduction in the first session is enough. Two arguments land best with learners: the tutor answers based on your course materials and cites its sources, and the quiz questions are curated by the instructors and close to the exam. Learners use the quizzes heavily for exam preparation in particular.
How learners join the course:
Download the introduction slide from Documents for Sharing.
Replace the QR code on the slide with the one for your course. You will find it in your course under "Share course".
Show the slide in the first session, learners join directly through the QR code.
Also add the course link to Moodle, likewise found under "Share course". If the Moodle integration is active, set up the LTI activity instead: Step-by-Step-Guide (Instructor).
Text block for your LMS (e.g. Moodle):
OneTutor is available for this course, an AI tutor that works exclusively with the materials of this course. You can ask questions about the script, slides and exercises at any time and check your understanding with curated quiz questions. Access: [insert course link]
If learners ask about data protection:
Instructors only ever see submitted questions in aggregated and pseudonymised form. That is exactly what lowers the barrier, and the reason why far more questions are asked through OneTutor than in course forums.
3. During the term: keep it part of the course
This is where the preparation pays off, or does not. Three routines with a good effort to effect ratio:
Release quiz topics week by week. Once a chapter is finished, make the matching topic visible and mention it in class in one sentence. That creates a regular reason to open the course.
Collect questions during the break. Invite your learners to ask open questions either directly to you or to OneTutor before the break. Shortly before the break ends, check the dashboard and pick up the relevant questions together. This works well in practice, because asking anonymously is easier for many learners and the break stays flexible.
Use the insights for the next session. Quiz results and frequent questions are in the dashboard and under "Quizzes". Recurring comprehension gaps make a good opening for the next session. More on this in Analytics & Course Improvement.
Upload new materials right after each session. Questions about content that is not yet stored are the most common cause of unfitting answers. Formats by course type are covered in Use Case Examples.
4. Before the exam
We see the heaviest usage in the weeks before the exam. Two measures are enough: a targeted reminder in class, ideally with a concrete suggestion on how to study with the quiz questions, and a short announcement in Moodle. If you are allowed to share past exams or sample solutions, upload them beforehand. That shifts usage from asking questions to actual practice.
Text block for the exam period:
To prepare for the exam, OneTutor offers curated quiz questions on every chapter of the course, set at the level of the exam. You can also ask comprehension questions about the script and exercises in the chat. Access: [insert course link]
5. What to realistically expect
Learners appreciate having a tutor available throughout the whole term. For instructors, relief comes above all where recurring organisational and subject-related questions are answered through OneTutor instead of by email or in the forum.
That said, OneTutor does not change typical study behaviour by itself. In introductory courses at universities in particular, usage only rises sharply shortly before the exams. The routines in section 3 spread it noticeably more evenly across the term.
If usage stays below your expectations:
What you see | What helps |
Hardly any sign-ups after the first week | Place the course link permanently at the top of your LMS (e.g. Moodle), show the QR code in class again |
Sign-ups yes, hardly any activity | Release quiz topics week by week and mention them in class |
Answers do not fit the course | Upload the missing materials, adjust the answer strictness |
After the term, the course can be duplicated for the next one: Reusing a course.
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