Synopses & Reviews
"This book examines the rapidly developing sector of online tutoring and mentoring, featuring case studies of the adaptation of university-based programs for tutoring and mentoring"--Provided by publisher.
Synopsis
Despite the large lecture courses commonly found in colleges, the essence of learning is essentially a one-to-one dialogue between a tutor and learner. As such, the Internet has now made individual learning practical and cost effective to a degree never before possible.
Synopsis
Examines online educational services for individuals involved with e-tutoring and e-mentoring. Offers in-depth analysis of how learning and knowledge acquisition occurs.
Table of Contents
Facilitated telementoring for K-12 students and teachers / Judi Harris -- The e-mentoring network for diversity in science and engineering / David Porush -- Girls' e-mentoring in science, engineering, and technology based at the University of Illinois at Chicago Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Program / Sarah Shirk ... [et al.] -- Bridging the 15 million person mentoring gap / Caroline Kim Oh, Theresa Stroisch -- Mentoring the next generation / Kate Schrauth, Elie Losleben -- Implementation of an online distance mentoring system / Vassilis Syrris, Fenia Tsobanopoulou -- Supporting peer-to-peer e-mentoring of novice teachers using social software / Mark J.W. Lee, Catherine McLoughlin -- E-mentoring the individual writer within a global creative community / Linda Venis -- Design of an online community of practice to support an emerging doctoral culture / James M. Monaghan -- Writing a dissertation--University of Phoenix style / Norma J. Turner -- Online tutoring / Christa Ehmann Powers -- On-demand tutoring to students around the world / John J. Stuppy -- Reaching beyond bricks and mortar : how Sylvan Online expands learners' options / Saul Rockman, Lynn Fontana -- Collaborative reflection in globally distributed inter-cultural course teams / Nicholas Bowskill, David McConnell -- Applications of e-tutoring at Indira Gandhi National Open University / Ramesh C. Sharma, Sanjaya Mishra.