Holding Your Hand From a Distance: Online Mentoring and the Graduate Library and Information Science Student | Zendy

Elizabeth Buchanan | Zendy; Sarah Myers | Zendy; Sherrie Langston Hardin | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Open Access

Holding Your Hand From a Distance: Online Mentoring and the Graduate Library and Information Science Student

Author(s) -

Elizabeth Buchanan,

Sarah Myers,

Sherrie Langston Hardin

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

the journal of educators online

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.499

H-Index - 16

ISSN - 1547-500X

DOI - 10.9743/jeo.2005.2.4

Subject(s) - distance education , perception , psychology , graduate students , medical education , variety (cybernetics) , professional development , computer mediated communication , higher education , pedagogy , computer science , the internet , world wide web , political science , medicine , artificial intelligence , neuroscience , law

The effectiveness of distance learning must be measured in results—quality learning. Learner-center programs and competent instructors are two oft-cited keys to success in higher education. Teaching online requires specific skill sets (competencies). This paper identifies and describes 51 competencies needed by online instructors and outlines an instructor-training program that satisfies 3 of the 24 benchmarks for excellence recommended by the Institute for Higher Education Policy.\u

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research