Telementoring: Using Online Communication for a Student
Mentoring Project.

Naomi Hupert, a researcher at EDC's Center for Children and Technology, describes the pioneering project Telementoring Young Women in Science, Engineering, and Computing. This article appeared in the June, 2000 issue of Technology and Learning.

Critical Issues in the Design and Implementation of
Telementoring Environments.

Written by CCT research team Dorothy Bennett, Naomi Hupert, Kallen Tsikalas, Terri Meade, and Margaret Honey, this September, 1998 CCT report synthesizes the lessons learned from a three-year telementoring project. Based on research from the implementation phases of the project, the writers examine the key features of the program design and the critical issues that emerged as they worked with teachers, students, and mentors. (Available for downloading as a PDF.)

Year 3 Evaluation: The Benefits of Telementoring for High School Girls.

Written by CCT research team Dorothy Bennett, Naomi Hupert, Kallen Tsikalas, Terri Meade, and Margaret Honey, this September, 1998 report describes the results of the Telementoring project, focusing on the individual online relationships between students and their mentors during the final evaluation year. (Available for downloading as a PDF.)

Teacher Survey Results from the International Telementor Program.

Teachers reported both positive and negative experiences: They gained in
technological proficiency and reported that students improved as learners; on the
other hand, technological infrastructure within schools and lack of support from school administrators hindered the experiences of some teachers.

Education & Community: The Collected Wisdom of Teachers, Parents,
and Community Members.

Written by experienced teacher Ted Nellen, this article about the positive impact of telementoring appeared in First Monday (a peer-reviewed Internet journal)
in 1999.

Telementoring: One Researcher's Perspective.

In this article, researcher Kevin O'Neill reports some lessons learned through the Collaborative Visualization Project. O'Neill contrasts telementoring with other forms of mentoring, and describes both its challenges and its rewards.

Assessing the Potential of E-mentoring: A Survey of Current Issues.

This collection of virtual interviews and a guided study (WebQuest) about e-mentoring was facilitated and compiled by Mark Fulop, director of the National Mentoring Center.

Mentoring: A Promising Strategy for Youth Development, Research Brief
from Child Trends.

This February, 2002 report highlights the findings of studies on 10 youth mentoring programs. The research synthesis shows that "mentoring programs can be effective tools for enhancing the positive development of youth," but some important "cautionary notes" are raised. For example, "mentoring relationships of short duration may do more harm than good," and "in most programs, mentoring was augmented with other services, such as academic support."