Open AccessSupporting STEM Teachers through Online Induction: An E-Mentor’s Exploration in Cyberspace
Author(s) -
Christian E. Legler
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of stem teacher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2158-6586
pISSN - 2158-6594
DOI - 10.30707/jste56.1.1624981200.229968
Subject(s) - teacher induction , cyberspace , facilitation , psychology , pedagogy , mathematics education , professional development , the internet , computer science , world wide web , neuroscience
This self-study examines the processes involved in e-mentoring novice STEM teachers while using a university-sponsored comprehensive online induction platform. During this self-study, I e-mentored three STEM teachers for four months. The self-study of teaching and teacher education practices (S-STTEP) methodology was used to study my own e-mentoring facilitation. Data were collected from interviews, online textual data, and my own personal reflective journals. By studying the process of e-mentoring, I gained a more thorough understanding of the challenges involved in e-mentoring novice STEM teachers. This research also helped me better understand the induction of novice STEM teachers through e-mentoring on a university-sponsored online induction platform.