Providing online laboratory assistance

A method of providing online laboratory (lab) assistance, the method comprising:

• receiving at least one lab assignment from a first client device, wherein the first client device is associated with a student;
• sending the at least one lab assignment to one or more second client devices, wherein the one or more second client devices are associated with one or more potential tutors, and wherein the sending of the at least one lab assignment is based on one or more pre-qualification policies;
• receiving at least one qualification message from at least one second client device of the one or more second client devices, wherein the at least one qualification message includes tutor information associated with an interested tutor of the potential tutors and includes an indication of interest from the interested tutor;
• sending the at least one qualification message to the first client device based on one or more qualification policies;
• and
• receiving a selection message from the first client device, wherein the selection message includes a selection of the interested tutor.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium with program instructions stored thereon, the instructions when executed by one or more processors are operable to perform operations comprising:

• receiving at least one lab assignment from a first client device, wherein the first client device is associated with a student;
• sending the at least one lab assignment to one or more second client devices, wherein the one or more second client devices are associated with one or more potential tutors, and wherein the sending of the at least one lab assignment is based on one or more pre-qualification policies;
• receiving at least one qualification message from at least one second client device of the one or more second client devices, wherein the at least one qualification message includes tutor information associated with an interested tutor of the potential tutors and includes an indication of interest from the interested tutor;
• sending the at least one qualification message to the first client device based on one or more qualification policies;
• and
• receiving a selection message from the first client device, wherein the selection message includes a selection of the interested tutor.