COMMUNICATION PATTERNS OF LECTURERS WITH TUTORS IN DISTANCE LEARNING

Abstract

One of the study assistance services available at UT is Tutorial. In tutorials, learning activities are carried out under the guidance of a tutor as a facilitator. Tutors have very important functions, roles and positions in the implementation of tutorials, practice and/or practicum. This research was conducted to find out the communication patterns of supporting lecturers with tutors in increasing students' willingness to learn independently, especially the communication patterns of supporting lecturers with online tutors. This research is a qualitative research that is exploratory and clarification using a case study approach. The population in this study are all tutors who are registered at the open university. The samples in this study were online tutors registered at open universities. The results of this study are the communication patterns of supporting lecturers and Tutor Tuton consisting of open communication patterns, responsive communication patterns, appreciative communication patterns, constructive communication patterns, and egalitarian communication patterns. Communication between the supporting lecturer and the Tuton Tutor is established in a formal context that is oriented towards organizational interests and shows the form of the supporting lecturer's responsibility for the smooth implementation of the online tutorial. Communication between the supporting lecturers and Tutor Tuton also runs harmoniously between the supporting lecturers and Tutor Tuton by applying the principles of equality, fairness and equality.