Revista Scientific Volumen 2 / Nº 6 - Noviembre-Enero 2017-2018 | Page 272

Abstract The objective of the present study is to analyze the different roles or roles that the teacher comes to perform in teaching practice in the context of virtual learning, at the Universidad Politécnica Territorial del Estado Trujillo, Valera municipality, Trujillo state. In this sense, the methodology used for the study was descriptive, with field and document design; The conclusions show that virtual tutoring demands the competitive teacher, able to mediate the environments to guide the student, besides appropriating new knowledge in the technological field, with the fulfillment of roles to facilitate learning in the student. Keywords: virtual learning; teaching practice; teaching and training. Date Received: 24-04-2017 Date Acceptance: 30-06-2017 271 Arbitrado Role of the Tutor in the Context of Virtual Learning