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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
School of Education Articles
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
School of Education Articles
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.
Integrating Research And Education With Public Outreach At Coastal Laboratories, John D. Milliman
Integrating Research And Education With Public Outreach At Coastal Laboratories, John D. Milliman
VIMS Articles
Coastal marine and Great Lakes laboratories increasingly are asked to provide both advisory and educational outreach to the general (and often specific) public. To facilitate this interchange, basic and applied research must be more integrated with advisory services, with care taken to present facts and concepts, not opinions or advocacy. Moreover, outreach efforts should be proactive, not reactive. With the rapid expansion of telecommunications, such as electronic mail and teleconferencing, outreach can optimize the links between education and research. Public outreach also gives graduate students an opportunity to utilize practical applications and interpretations of marine science, thus providing valuable experience …
School Of Marine Science Graduate Catalog 1996-1997, College Of William And Mary, School Of Marine Science
School Of Marine Science Graduate Catalog 1996-1997, College Of William And Mary, School Of Marine Science
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Catalog for the Graduate program of the School of Marine Science at the College of William & Mary for the listed academic year.