Understanding How Ed Tech Faculty Mentor Online Doctoral Students in Research Experiences

• In Event: Building Capacity for Supporting New Scholars in Online Graduate Programs

Abstract

Effective mentoring has been the cornerstone of successful doctoral experience. However, online environments present unique challenges in creating and maintaining mentor-mentee relationships. To identify strategies that faculty in online doctoral programs in Educational Technology use to mentor students, twenty-four faculty of online doctoral programs answered a survey, based on Yob and Crawford’s (2012) framework and five of them participated in semi-structured individual interviews. We found communication and availability as the most important strategies reported by mentors, and time as the main challenge. Additional findings will be discussed during the presentation.

Authors

• Lida J. Uribe-Flórez, Boise State University

• Jesus Trespalacios, Boise State University

• David Byrnes, Boise State University

• Jodi Chilson, Boise State University