Are you... 
- A tutor using electronic and Web 2.0 methods (in combination with other methods, for example print-based materials, face to face tutorials, etc.) to support distance learners?
- A tutor using electronic and Web 2.0 methods to support learners in large classes at a face-to-face institution?
- A tutor wanting to explore Web 2.0 for teaching and learning in either distance or contact situations?
- Or a tutor trainer using electronic or Web 2.0 methods to support tutors who are responsible for supporting learners enrolled on conventional distance education programmes?


And do you...
- Work in Higher Education, in a corporate setting, a government institution or NGO that is implementing distance education or blended learning?
- Live in a developing country or a place where computers and the Internet are not yet widely accessible to the learning and teaching community?
- Want to improve your own skills as a distance educator in the technology-enhanced world of the 21st century?
- Want practical advice underpinned by theory, rather than an in-depth discussion of theory?


Then this learning guide is for you...

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