E-mentoring In Aged Care

eMentoring in Aged Care

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Sarah Stewart 2008

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Plan for today

• Barriers to traditional mentoring

• Advantages of eMentoring

• Practical points to consider when designing an eMentoring program

• Wider issues for consideration

Barriers to traditional mentoring programs

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• Time

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Geographical isolation

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Scarcity of suitable mentors

Utilizing technology, e-mentoring is the process by

which [two] people assist each other to grow and learn

in a safe and supportive relationship.

(Kevin Hunt 2003)

Advantages of computer-mediated communication (CMC)

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Reduces isolation

Time to reflect

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Increases access to mentors

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Computer Skills

Matching

• Similar– Promotes rapport & acceptance

• Random– viv la difference!

• Careful selection & training of mentors

Ongoing support for mentors & mentees

Salmon, 2004

Mentoring in ‘communities of practice’Mentoring in ‘communities of practice’

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Attitudes about ‘time’

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Not motivation…ownership

Downes, 2007