COLLABORATING WITH TECHNOLOGY

Can E-mentoring be successful?

YES, IN THESE CASES:

• Students from poverty
• Students struggling academically
• Students who are confident using technology
• Students who were disengaged in school

WHAT ARE THE PROs?

• Mentors can partner with specific groups based on needs
• Students can be linked with people in similar circumstances without regard to logistics
• Connection can be made easily without considering schedules
• Students can have more than 1 mentor
• Mentors can provide info, resources, care and support
• Relationships easily formed digitally by digital natives

WHAT ARE THE CONs?

• There is not face to face contact
• There may be language or cultural differences
• There are security concerns

SECURITY MEASURES

• No communication face to face
• No communication in real-time
• Monitoring for inappropriate communication
• No sharing of location
• Suggested age is 12+ years

ATTENTION BLINDNESS

Attention blindness is
focusing on one element to the point that you ignore or miss everything else

• Concentrating on one element to the degree that you miss everything else happening

UTILIZE ATTENTION BLINDNESS

CROWDSOURCING

DUKE UNIVERSITY'S EXPERIENCE

• Student innovation ensued through app development
• Students' interconnection grew through use of iPod for collective learning
• Professors began to value differences rather than viewing them as deficits
• Innovation in teaching mad grading practices resulted

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