Interactive tools for remote and synchronous mentoring by Michele Wong Kung Fong

This presentation addresses the intersection of design, education and tecnology. It investigates the design of remote mentoring interfaces. It questions ways in which the design of interactive tools can support the remote and synchronous mentoring of a middle school learner by a college student through concrete representation of abstract concepts. It looks at ways in which the design of interactive educational tools can be informed by learning styles and preferences for more more meaningful learning experiences. While this presentation focuses on specific variables such as concrete middle school learners, peer to peer mentoring and science as the subject being mentored, it shows the potential for strategies to be transferred to other educational contexts. The presentation will include demonstrations of ways in which interactivity can promote meaningful learning at the different stages of the learning process as well as ways in which characteristics of social networking portals can be appropriated for remote mentoring purposes.

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Interactive tools for remote and synchronous mentoring by Michele Wong Kung Fong is an episode from K12Online08 Audio Channel by K-12 Online Conference Conveners and Presenters.

This episode is 17:20 long.

This episode was published on Oct 30, 2008.

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