Telementor Guide
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How do you find out what your mentees already know? To give the best advice, a mentor should know where their mentees are and where they need to go. One of the trickiest jobs of a telementor is to figure out what his or her mentees already know that may aid them in doing their best work. Clearly, you don’t want to talk over your mentees?heads if you can avoid it. Neither do you want to insult their intelligence. Both are bad for rapport, though neither is beyond repair. Your mentees?teacher may give you a good idea of the background knowledge the class has in the subject they are studying. However, there can be wide variations within a class, and your mentees may or may not fit the class profile. Probing your mentees' knowledge directly with questions is oten the best strategy. Even “good?students aren’t always aware of the value that their existing knowledge and experiences might have to a specific investigation.
What are mentees expectations in a telementoring relationship?
How much help is too much?
How should students' access to resources shape my advice?
Why telementoring?
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