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It's A Simple Idea, But It's Not Easy To Do: Practical Lessons In Telementoring, Judi Harris, Ellen O'Bryan, Lena Rotenberg
It's A Simple Idea, But It's Not Easy To Do: Practical Lessons In Telementoring, Judi Harris, Ellen O'Bryan, Lena Rotenberg
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There are now more than 42 million people worldwide with access to global electronic mail. Many of these millions are subject matter specialists whose knowledge encompasses a wide spectrum of expertise. What if “matches” could be made so that volunteers from among this group could communicate directly with K-12 students and teachers who are studying about these experts'specialties? This article discusses lessons learned from The Electronic Emissary Project, an internet-based interpersonal resource that matches teachers to experts in different disciplines.
Online Mentoring: A Success Story, Barbara Sanchez, Judi Harris
Online Mentoring: A Success Story, Barbara Sanchez, Judi Harris
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Since February 1993, the Internet-based Electronic Emissary Project has been helping teachers locate other Internet account holders who are subject matter experts ("SMEs") in different disciplines, for the purpose of setting up curriculum-based, electronic exchanges among experts,students and teachers. The Electronic Emissary "matches" K-12 teachers and students with professional partners elsewhere in the world, helping them to explore new ways of experiencing collaborative learning in computer-mediated contexts. We would like to share with you some of what we have learned about how to conduct successful, curriculum-based electronic mail exchanges, using one long-term exchange as an example.