Electronic mentoring as an example for the use of information and communications technology in engineering education

Mueller, Sigrid

doi:10.1080/0304379032000129304

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“…In successful lessons, synchronous communication was also used to form a high degree of commitment, cooperation, interaction and flexibility. The above-mentioned findings slightly contrasted with Mueller's (2004) results about North American and East Asian college students. She found that participants in synchronous CMC did not seem to have as high a commitment as when they engaged in face-to-face communication and had lower levels of performance outcomes.…”

Section: Online Communication Competence Domaincontrasting

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“…E-mentoring facilitated both synchronous (same-time) and asynchronous or delayed communication. The asynchronous aspects of online mentoring could subsequently facilitate a more reflective, task-oriented interaction than face-to-face discussion by allowing more time to reflect rather than to respond immediately (Mueller 2004). Moreover, e-mentoring offered for some greater privacy and anonymity than face-toface communication, so mentees were more apt to address sensitive and personal concerns (Knouse 2001).…”

Section: Advantages and Disadvantages Of E-mentoringmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This study describes the findings from a systematic literature-based review that explored an existing understanding of e-mentoring core-competences relevant to modern health care practice and medical education. There had been no prior attempt to synthesise existing findings and opinions on core-competence skills for online mentoring in medical education, though a considerable body of literature dealt with the issues of mentoring, e-learning and competence (Tesone & Gibson 2001;Allen et al 2004;Mueller 2004). Many descriptions of e-mentoring skills existed but it seemed difficult to identify a comprehensive concept of required competences in a way that practitioners can make use of in their daily working lives.…”

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Core-competence skills in e-mentoring for medical educators: A conceptual exploration

Schichtel

2010

Medical Teacher

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Background: E-mentoring had the potential to improve medical training, patient services, could be cost-effective, and support continued professional development. Research in terms of required core-competences for its effective utilisation in medical education seemed to be inconsistent, fragmented with significant variations in methodological rigor. Aim: The primary aim was to review and synthesise existing evidence in educational science that addressed the question: ''what are the required core-competences in e-mentoring for medical educators?'' Methods: A systematic literature search covered 25 literature databases and employed 42 single search terms and concepts and their Boolean combinations. Coverage was improved by Internet searches, further focus on ''Grey literature'' and the manual searching of library journals and inspecting the bibliographies of the references obtained by these methods. Results: A total of 4344 citations from the literature search were identified. Altogether 44 items were finally selected for inclusion in the study. The extant quality of published research was generally weak. The weight of the best available evidence suggested that seven specific e-mentoring core-competence domains were seen as significant. Conclusions: E-mentoring seemed educationally effective and complemented face-to-face mentoring for continuous professional development. Research in this field needs improvement in terms of rigor and quality.

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Section: Online Communication Competence Domaincontrasting

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Section: Advantages and Disadvantages Of E-mentoringmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Core-competence skills in e-mentoring for medical educators: A conceptual exploration

Schichtel

2010

Medical Teacher

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“…Sticklen et al (2009) proposed replacing lecture sessions with web-based, voice-over slide presentations punctuated with full screen demonstrations and interactive quizzes to improve students' attitude towards engineering. Müeller (2004) discusses an e-mentoring system to connect students to practicing engineers or scientists that increases students' confidence in succeeding in their studies and their wish to pursue their career. Courter and Anderson (2009) proposed including interviews with practicing engineers as part of the first-year student curriculum and show how this improves students' motivation and understanding of engineering practice.…”

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Discovering the campus together: A mobile and computer-based learning experience

Pérez‐Sanagustín

Ramírez-González

Hernández‐Leo

et al. 2012

Journal of Network and Computer Applications

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Abstract:One of the most relevant difficulties faced by first-year undergraduate students is to settle into the educational environment of universities. This paper presents a case study that proposes a computer-assisted collaborative experience designed to help students in their transition from high school to university. This is done by facilitating their first contact with the campus and its services, the university community, methodologies and activities. The experience combines individual and collaborative activities, conducted in and out of the classroom, structured following the Jigsaw Collaborative Learning Flow Pattern. A specific environment including portable technologies with network and computer applications has been developed to support and facilitate the orchestration of a flow of learning activities into a single integrated learning setting. The result is a Computer Supported Collaborative Blended Learning scenario that has been evaluated with first-year university students of the degrees of Software and Audiovisual Engineering within the subject Introduction to Information and Communications Technologies. The findings reveal that the scenario improves significantly students' interest in their studies and their understanding about the campus and services provided. The environment is also an innovative approach to successfully support the heterogeneous activities conducted by both teachers and students during the scenario. This paper introduces the goals and context of the case study, describes how the technology was employed to conduct the learning scenario, the evaluation methods and the main results of the experience.

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“…[2] Mentör terimi 1699 y›l›nda Fenelon taraf›ndan yaz›lan "Telemak'›n Maceralar›" eserinde Mentör Telemak'›n duygusal ve entelektüel rol modelinin ismi olarak an›lm›flt›r ve yayg›n kullan›lmaya bafllam›flt›r (Mueller, 2004).…”

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Mentorship in higher education: A practice to determine the perspectives of mentors and mentees

Kılınç¹

2014

Yuksekogretim Derg

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M M entörlük, özellikle yüksek potansiyeli olan bireylere kariyerlerinin ilk aflamalar›nda rehberlik etmek olarak tan›mlanabilir. Mentörlü¤ün hem sorumluluk, hem sanat hem de mentör ve menti paylafl›m›n› içeren iliflkiler bütünü (Adrica, 1996) oldu¤u düflünüldü¤ünde kavrama genifl bir perspektif ile bakmak gereklidir. Bu durum, mentörlük kavram›n›n, kar amac› gütmeyen iflletmeler taraf›ndan da öneminin fark edilerek kullan›m›n› artt›rm›flt›r. Günümüzde yüksekö¤re- Ampirik Araflt›rma / Empirical Research www.yuksekogretim.orgBireylerin hem sosyal hem de ifl hayatlar›nda kiflisel geliflimleri ad›na oldukça önemli bir yeri bulunan "mentörlük" olgusu bu araflt›rman›n konusunu oluflturmufltur. Özellikle yüksekö¤retim kurumu gibi bireylerin kariyerlerine yön veren, kiflisel geliflim süreçlerinde önemli katk›lar sa¤layan bir ortamda mentörlü¤ün gereklili¤i, etkinli¤i ve bu etkinli¤i art›rmak için mentör ve menti gruplar›n›n birbirlerinden beklentilerini ortaya koymak araflt›rman›n amac›n› oluflturmaktad›r. Bu amaçla, her biri yirmi befl üniversite ö¤renci-sinden oluflan iki ö¤renci grubu ve dört ö¤retim üyesi, bir ö¤retim görevlisi ve bir araflt›rma görevlisinden oluflan ö¤retim elemanlar› grubu ile odak grup çal›flmas› gerçeklefltirilmifltir. Araflt›rman›n bulgular›na göre, mentör-lük her iki grup taraf›ndan da gerekli bir sistem olarak görülmektedir. Ö¤-renciler mentörlerinde öncelikle iletiflim özelliklerine, akademik yetkinliklere ve kiflisel özelliklere dikkat etmekte, bununla birlikte profesyonel görünü-me, sektör deneyimine ve karizma unsuruna önem vermektedir. Mentör olarak ö¤retim elemanlar› ise, analitik düflünme yetene¤ine sahip, disiplinli, ça-l›flkan, samimi, ç›karc› olmayan, bireyleri menti olarak tercih edeceklerini ifade etmektedirler. Ayr›ca ö¤retim elemanlar› iyi bir mentörde bulunmas› gereken özellikleri; özverili, tutarl› ve dürüst olmak, iletiflim kurma becerisinin yüksek olmas›, mesle¤e ve e¤itimcili¤e dair yetkinliklerinin fazla olmas› fleklinde ifade etmifllerdir. Bunun yan›nda mentör olarak ö¤retim elemanlar› mentörlük sisteminin hem ö¤renciye hem üniversiteye hem de ö¤retim eleman›n geliflimine katk› sa¤layaca¤› konusunda hemfikirlerdir.Anahtar sözcükler: Mentörlük, mentör, menti, yüksekö¤retim.Mentoring phenomenon, which is of vital importance for personal development of individuals in their both social and professional lives, has been subject of this study. The aims of this study have been necessity and effectiveness of mentoring, and also to bring out expectations of mentors and mentees from each other to increase this effectiveness, especially in higher education institutions which give directions to career orientations of individuals and contribute significantly to their personal development process. Focus group study was conducted with two groups of university students and one group of instructors consisting of four faculty members, one lecturere and one research assistant. Findings of the study reveal that mentoring is seen as an important system by both groups. Students pay attention ...

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Electronic mentoring as an example for the use of information and communications technology in engineering education

Cited by 37 publications

References 6 publications

Core-competence skills in e-mentoring for medical educators: A conceptual exploration

Core-competence skills in e-mentoring for medical educators: A conceptual exploration

Discovering the campus together: A mobile and computer-based learning experience

Mentorship in higher education: A practice to determine the perspectives of mentors and mentees

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