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E-Mentoring(
Telementoring, Cybermentoring,Virtual Mentoring
)
DANIELLE MIHRAM, DIRECTORCENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHINGOFFICE OF THE PROVOSTUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
 
 
What is E-mentoring?
•The merger of mentoring with electronic communicationsto develop and sustain mentoring relationships linking asenior individual (mentor) and and a lesser skilled or experienced individual (protégé) independent of geography or scheduling constraints.•Intellectual partnerships: In the field of education, E-Mentoring often involves linking students up withknowledgeable experts who have an interest indeveloping the skills, knowledge, confidence andculturing understanding of the protégé to help him or her succeed•E-mentoring is a relatively young area of research(Bennett, 1997)
 
 
E-mentoring as a preferredcommunication medium
 –Made possible by the increased availability of electronic communications on college campuses(Guernsey, 1997, Oct. 17), in the workplace, inhomes, schools, and libraries –Provides a flexible communication environmentindependent of time and space; allows for asynchronous exchanges (ideal medium for mentoring) (Steinberg, 1992) –Unique qualities of electronic communications(attenuation of status differences and ease of thoughtful responses) make it especially promising asa medium for developing mentoring relationships.
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