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E-Mentor<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Table 27. Moment. Best practice <strong>in</strong> e-mentor<strong>in</strong>g program EVALUATION (a literature review)<br />

RECOMMENDATIONS<br />

• Ongo<strong>in</strong>g evaluation rather than at the end of the program<br />

AUTHOR(S)<br />

MENTOR, 2001<br />

Table 28. Dissem<strong>in</strong>ation. Best practice <strong>in</strong> e-mentor<strong>in</strong>g program EVALUATION (a literature review)<br />

RECOMMENDATIONS<br />

• Consideration of the <strong>in</strong>formation needs of the program’s board, founders, communication<br />

partners, <strong>and</strong> other supporters<br />

• Shar<strong>in</strong>g of program <strong>in</strong>formation <strong>and</strong> lessons learned with program stakeholders <strong>and</strong><br />

the broader mentor<strong>in</strong>g community<br />

AUTHOR(S)<br />

MENTOR, 2001<br />

Table 29.“Don’ts” on e-mentor<strong>in</strong>g (a literature review)<br />

On plann<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> runn<strong>in</strong>g an e-mentor<strong>in</strong>g program, don’t…<br />

… rush or under-estimate the time required to set up <strong>and</strong> plan the scheme—<strong>in</strong>clude the coord<strong>in</strong>ator, mentor, <strong>and</strong><br />

mentee tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />

… commit to a long-term scheme <strong>in</strong>itially<br />

… assume mentees <strong>and</strong> mentors have good e-mail skills or easy access to equipment<br />

… assume the software will deal with all risks or that everyth<strong>in</strong>g is runn<strong>in</strong>g smoothly<br />

… let <strong>in</strong>formation technology to “take over the show.” At best, IT must enable participants to meet their traditional<br />

goals <strong>in</strong> a better way that was practically possible before<br />

… engage <strong>in</strong> e-mentor<strong>in</strong>g if you do not have experience <strong>in</strong> face-to-face mentor<strong>in</strong>g<br />

… do it for market<strong>in</strong>g or public relations purposes, but only when a genu<strong>in</strong>e need is perceived <strong>and</strong> a realistic plan<br />

can be implemented long-term<br />

… use it as a replacement for a face-to-face mentor<strong>in</strong>g program particularly with populations at high risk (failure,<br />

violence, <strong>and</strong> so on)

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