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Online Mentor Resources by Robin Smith

Online Mentor Resources by Robin Smith. Mentors need two things to be effective mentors: 1. resources for the content of the module, and a quick way to access reminders about effective mentoring.

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Online Mentor Resources by Robin Smith

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  1. Online Mentor Resourcesby Robin Smith • Mentors need two things to be effective mentors: • 1. resources for the content of the module, and • a quick way to access reminders about effective mentoring. • These mentor resources provide quick links to reminders about the mentoring process in the mentoring module. Reminders cover these topics: • Building effective relationships online • Listening in a virtual learning environment • Questioning and challenging • Coming to closure

  2. Building Effective Relationships Online • How do I develop a relationship that promotes “content learning and conceptual understanding,” supports “self-regulation and self-efficacy,” and tailors “learning to individual learning goals”? • Assess • Respond • Target • Check out “The ART of Mentoring” at this url: http://itdev.gmu.edu/vhs/toat/courses/course4purp/ART.htm

  3. Listening & Attending Online • How do I listen and respond in a manner most likely to produce and maintain a productive learning environment? • Ask open-ended questions • Clarify and encourage • Reflect feelings • Paraphrase • Summarize • Check out “Basic Attending Behavior” at this url: http://itdev.gmu.edu/vhs/toat/courses/course4purp/attend.htm

  4. Questioning & Challenging • What is subtext of this message? What can I do to mold this communication into a “teachable moment”? • Focusing • Concentration • Influencing • Check out “Questioning and Challenging” at this url: http://itdev.gmu.edu/vhs/toat/courses/course4purp/quest_chall.htm

  5. Coming to Closure • What can I do to help the student evaluate the learning experience, prepare for future learning, and experience a clean, healthy separation? • Reflect on what has been learned • Celebrate • Move on • Check out “Closing” at this url: http://itdev.gmu.edu/vhs/toat/courses/course4purp/close.htm

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