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CYBERMENTORING AND TELEMENTORING: Overcoming the Obstacles of Physical Distance
Presented by:
Michael G. Zey, Ph.D.
 Professor
Montclair State University
Upper Montclair, NJ
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Cybermentoring
A form of mentoring in which electronic-based communication is the primary format for mentor-protégé interaction.
Computer Mediated Relationship
Cybermentoring Modalities
Telephone
 E-mail
 Fax
 Chatrooms
 Webcam
 Videoconferencing
 Virtual reality
Current Cybermentor Programs
Mentornet
MentorsByNet
British Petroleum
KLA-Tencor
Federal Gov’t—GoLearn.gov
Dow’s Web Matching
Why Cyber/telementoring?
Multinational Corporations
Mentors and Proteges from Different Organizations
All Organizations More Dispersed
Home-commuting
General Time Constraints
Gen X, Gen Y, Millennials
Non-Mentoring Electronic Mediated Relationships
Telecoaching/Cybercoaching
Online Relationships
Educational Institutions/Distance Learning
Online tele-therapy
Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality
"Teaching the corporate culture"
Teaching the corporate culture
 Information-sharing
 Personal counseling
 Skill-building
 The Problematic
“Shadowing”
Experiencing meetings, other multi-person events
Sales Training
Body Language
Mentor-generated networking



  Some Suggestions
Facilitators
Thorough training in the “electronic arts”
Explicitly-stated time/ communications frequency estimates
Initial holistic sharing of self
Some face-to-face interaction must be permitted