e-mentoring
Online professional coaching
E-mentoring is mentorship conducted through electronic communication—email, video calls, messaging platforms—rather than face-to-face meetings.
The format allows mentor-mentee relationships across geographic distances and offers flexibility in scheduling: The nonprofit paired students with professionals through an e-mentoring program.
Also called online mentoring or virtual mentoring.
Existing in effect, not fact
- onlineNetwork-connected state
- platformRaised flat structure
- video-conferencingReal-time remote visual communication
- digitalOf discrete data
asynchronous · email · chat · webinar · portal · app · remote · synchronous
Advice for decisions
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- menteeOne receiving guidance
- trust-buildingEstablishing mutual confidence
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
communication · feedback · goal-setting · check-in · accountability · encouragement · advice · coaching
Lifelong occupational pursuit
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- industryEconomic production sector
- skillsLearned competencies
- developmentProgress toward maturity
sponsorship · internship · resume · LinkedIn · promotion · leadership · expertise · onboarding
Subject to potential harm
- outreachProactive community assistance
- afterschoolFollowing final bell
- underservedInsufficiently provided for
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
motivation · aspiration · resilience · community · nonprofit · volunteer · engagement
Relating to education or theory
- studentOne formally enrolled somewhere
- tutoringIndividual academic guidance
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
university · graduate · undergraduate · faculty · coursework · scholarship · research · STEM
virtual
Existing in effect, not fact
- onlineNetwork-connected state
- platformRaised flat structure
- video-conferencingReal-time remote visual communication
digital · asynchronous · email · chat · webinar · portal · app · remote · synchronous · messaging
guidance
Advice for decisions
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- menteeOne receiving guidance
- trust-buildingEstablishing mutual confidence
rapport · communication · feedback · goal-setting · check-in · accountability · encouragement · advice · coaching · pairing
career
Lifelong occupational pursuit
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- industryEconomic production sector
- skillsLearned competencies
development · sponsorship · internship · resume · LinkedIn · promotion · leadership · expertise · onboarding · corporate
at-risk
Subject to potential harm
- outreachProactive community assistance
- afterschoolFollowing final bell
- underservedInsufficiently provided for
empowerment · motivation · aspiration · resilience · community · nonprofit · volunteer · engagement
academic
Relating to education or theory
- studentOne formally enrolled somewhere
- tutoringIndividual academic guidance
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
thesis · university · graduate · undergraduate · faculty · coursework · scholarship · research · STEM · curriculum
- mentoringmentees, protege, apprentice, advisor, guidance
- mentoring typeslife coach, executive coach, tutor, guru, wellness coach
e-mentoringself-directed learning
Education you control yourself
autodidacticism · self-teaching · independent study · trial and error · mentorless