EDIT 643 - Online Mentoring 1: Building Relationships

This one credit hour course is designed to assist students in the development of online mentoring skills related to the integral role that building relationships plays in the success of online learning. Students will examine online mentoring strategies including appropriate questioning, effective listening, assessing communication for underlying messages, and responding to virtual learners' need for connectedness adult interaction. Through a series of case studies, students will examine online interpersonal communications and discuss ways to improve and/or refine those communications. Finally, students will participate in role playing activities simulating email exchanges with virtual high school learners.