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I want to facilitate an online tutorial (asynchronous)

Instead of or as an extension of synchronous online (tutorial group) meetings, you can request your students to prepare and interact asynchronously. 

Have students divide tasks or define learning goals they will work on after the (online) meeting and ask them report on their findings in a shared working place, e.g. a discussion board in EleUM (Blackboard).  You can also offer documents or videos as a starting point to exchange information and build knowledge.

Set rules for the expected quality and provide some online etiquette and be clear about your role as a tutor: how often will you read, are you going to give instant feedback or will you use the discussion as a starting point in a (synhronous) meeting? 

You can also invite the students to work on assignments (papers, video, presentations, etc) and have them either work collaboratively on these assignments (have them discuss roles and tasks). EleUM offers several options to facilitate co-creation and collaborative knowledge building. Think of group pages (with file share) or wikis (ideal for collaborative writing and peer review) and blogs (e.g. suitable as a reflection tool). You can also introduce peer review on the concept versions of the assignments.

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