Telementor Guide

What kinds of questions and advice work better for mentees? Questions can serve multiple purposes in telementoring dialogue. They can be used to gather information, to generate awareness of a specific issue, or to complicate students' view of the world in productive ways. However, if you want your questions to do the work you intend, you should make clear to students what you are trying to accomplish with them. For example, if you are just throwing out ideas for consideration, say so. If you are expecting answers back, say that. Keep track of how each of your mentees is progressing, and be prepared to change your advice-giving strategies if one or more students don't seem to be responding to them.