What is “telementoring?
Online mentoring, also called “e-mentoring” and “telementoring,” holds great potential for both learners and teachers. Telementoring “is a caring, structured relationship [that] focuses on the needs of the mentored participants, adds value to the lives of those involved, [and] uses technology to connect people across time and/or distance” (National Mentoring Partnership, 2002). Telementoring typically involves long-term, text-based exchanges between mentors and proteges who use electronic mail, Web forums, and/or videoconferencing to communicate. Telementoring can occur one-to-one or one-to many; as an integral part of school curricula or as an extracurricular exploration of career interests, academic topics, or personal issues.
