E-Mentoring Strategies for Cross-Cultural Learning and Community Building

Authors

Deborah LaPointe, University of New Mexico
Carol Richmond, University of New Mexico
Jennifer Linder-VanBerschot, University of New Mexico
Charlotte Nirmalani Gunawardena, University of New MexicoFollow
Kerrin Barret, University of New Mexico
Marlie Saligumba Cardiff, University of New Mexico
Jason Skinner, University of New Mexico

Document Type

Other

Publication Date

2008

Abstract

This paper builds on mentoring practices by describing the strategies and results of cross-cultural group e-mentoring in an inquiry-based online course activity that supported Sri-Lankan faculty as online learners or protégés and higher-education students in their quest for knowledge and community. It focuses on the online e-mentoring experience of eight e-mentors in the United States (master's and doctoral students at the University of New Mexico) who engaged in a three-week-long, cross-cultural problem-solving learning activity using Moodle.

Publication Title

Proceedings of the 2008 Mentoring Conference: Fostering a Mentoring Culture in the 21st Century

First Page

107

Last Page

114

Keywords

E-mentoring, cross-cultural learning, inquiry-based, online, Moodle

Recommended Citation

Citation: LaPointe, D., Richmond, C., VanBerschot, J. A. Gunawardena, L., Barrett, K., Cardiff, M., & Skinner, J. (2008). E-mentoring strategies for cross-cultural learning and community building. Proceedings of the 2008 Mentoring Conference: Fostering a Mentoring Culture in the 21st Century (pp.107-114). Albuquerque, NM: The University of New Mexico, Mentoring Institute.

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Comments

Preprint version.