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Creating an E-Mentoring Community
How DO-IT does it, and
how you can do it, too

Contents

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Preface

• Overview of this Book
• History and Current Trends Regarding People with Disabilities
• DO-IT
• The Role of Technology in Creating this Book
• What You'll Find in this Book
• How to Use this Book
• How to Download or Purchase this Book and Complementary Videos

PART I: CREATING AN ELECTRONIC MENTORING COMMUNITY

Chapter One: An introduction to e-mentoring and e-communities.

• Peer, Near-Peer, and Mentor Support
• Computer-Mediated Communication
• E-Mentoring Communities
• DO-IT's E-Mentoring Community
• Joining an Existing Online Mentoring Program

Chapter Two: Steps to creating an e-mentoring community.

• Establish clear goals for the program.
• Decide what technology to use.
• Establish a discussion group structure.
• Select an administrator for the e-mentoring community, and make other staff and volunteer assignments as needed.
• Develop guidelines for protégés concerning appropriate and safe Internet communications.
• Establish roles and develop guidelines, orientation, and training for mentors.
• Standardize procedures for recruiting and screening mentor applicants.
• Determine how to recruit protégés.
• Provide guidance to parents.
• Establish a system whereby new mentors and protégés are introduced to community members.
• Provide ongoing supervision of and support to mentors.
• Monitor and manage online discussions.
• Share resources.
• Employ strategies that promote personal development.
• Publicly share the value and content of communications in the e-mentoring community and the contributions of the mentors.
• Monitor the workings of the e-mentoring community as it evolves. Adjust procedures and forms accordingly.
• Have fun!

Chapter Three: Orientation and training for mentors.

• Mentor Tip: Orientation
• Mentor Tip: Discussion Lists/Forums
• Mentor Tip: Mentoring Guidelines
• Mentor Tip: Communication of Emotions
• Mentor Tip: Positive Reinforcement
• Mentor Tip: Listening Skills
• Mentor Tip: Questions for Protégés
• Mentor Tip: Disabilities
• Mentor Tip: Guiding Teens
• Mentor Tip: Conversation Starters
• Mentor Tip: "Dos" when Mentoring Teens
• Mentor Tip: "Don'ts" when Mentoring Teens

Chapter Four: Introduction to mentoring for success and self-determination.

• E-Community Activity: Welcome to Online Mentoring
• E-Community Activity: Guidelines for Protégés
• E-Community Activity: Safety on the Internet
• E-Community Activity: Jessie and Learning Strategies
• E-Community Activity: Jessie and Disability Benefits
• E-Community Activity: Randy and Proving Yourself
• E-Community Activity: Randy and Taking on Challenges
• E-Community Activity: Advice from Randy
• E-Community Activity: Todd and an Awkward Moment
• E-Community Activity: Todd, Family, and Friends
• E-Community Activity: Jessie, Randy, Todd, and Success Strategies
• E-Community Activity: Jessie, Randy, Todd, and Awkward Situations
• Mentor Tip: Success
• E-Community Activity: Emulating Characteristics of Successful People
• E-Community Activity: Achieving Success
• Mentor Tip: Self-Determination
• E-Community Activity: Defining Self-Determination
• E-Community Activity: Characteristics of Self-Determined People
• E-Community Activity: Steps Toward Self-Determination
• Mentor Tip: Commitment to Learning
• Mentor Tip: Positive Values
• Mentor Tip: Social Competencies
• Mentor Tip: Positive Identity
• Mentor Tip: Self-Development
• Mentor Tip: Problem Solving
• E-Community Activity: Advice from Teens
• E-Community Activity: Success Stories on the Web
• E-Community Activity: Affirming Success

PART II: SUPPORTING TEENS IN AN E-MENTORING COMMUNITY

Chapter Five: Define success for yourself.

• Mentor Tip: Steps to Success
• Mentor Tip: Definition of Success
• E-Community Activity: Learning from Successful Experiences
• E-Community Activity: Finding Your Goals for Success
• E-Community Activity: Learning from Teens with Disabilities
• E-Community Activity: Learning from Role Models
• E-Community Activity: Discovering Academic Success Factors
• E-Community Activity: Selecting Your Best Teacher
• E-Community Activity: Defining Success
• Mentor Tip: Keeping a Positive Attitude
• E-Community Activity: Building a Positive Attitude
• E-Community Activity: Finding Humor
• E-Community Activity: Affirming Success

Chapter Six: Set personal, academic, and career goals. Keep your expectations high.

• Mentor Tip: Goals
• Mentor Tip: Goal Setting
• E-Community Activity: Setting Goals
• Mentor Tip: Promoting High Expectations
• Mentor Tip: Getting Help with Setting Goals
• E-Community Activity: Getting Help to Maintain High Expectations
• E-Community Activity: Matching Academic Interests with Careers
• Mentor Tip: People with Disabilities and STEM
• E-Community Activity: Pursuing STEM
• E-Community Activity: Considering College Options
• E-Community Activity: Making Plans
• E-Community Activity: Affirming Success

Chapter Seven: Understand your abilities and disabilities. Play to your strengths.

• Mentor Tip: Disability Acceptance
• E-Community Activity: Accepting Disability
• Mentor Tip: Labels
• E-Community Activity: Trying New Things
• E-Community Activity: Identifying Your Likes and Dislikes
• Mentor Tip: Incorrect Assumptions
• E-Community Activity: Dealing with Incorrect Assumptions
• E-Community Activity: Describing Your Disability
• E-Community Activity: Dealing with Rude People
• E-Community Activity: Thinking about Language
• E-Community Activity: Responding to Labels
• E-Community Activity: Building on Strengths
• E-Community Activity: Redefining Limitations as Strengths
• E-Community Activity: Exploring Learning Strengths and Challenges
• E-Community Activity: Taking Inventory of Your Learning Style
• E-Community Activity: Finding Careers That Use Your Skills
• E-Community Activity: Matching Skills with Careers
• E-Community Activity: Identifying Your Career Interests and Work Style
• E-Community Activity: Healthy Self-Esteem
• E-Community Activity: Valuing Yourself
• E-Community Activity: Learning to Value Yourself
• E-Community Activity: Affirming Self-Value
• E-Community Activity: Affirming Success

Chapter Eight: Develop strategies to reach your goals.

• Mentor Tip: Self-Advocacy
• Mentor Tip: Goals
• Mentor Tip: Short- and Long-Term Goals
• E-Community Activity: Making Informed Decisions
• Mentor Tip: Rights and Responsibilities
• E-Community Activity: Knowing Your Rights and Responsibilities in College
• E-Community Activity: Securing Accommodations in College
• E-Community Activity: Developing Study Habits
• E-Community Activity: Creating Win-Win Solutions
• E-Community Activity: Changing Advocacy Roles
• E-Community Activity: Self-Advocating
• E-Community Activity: Self-Advocating with Teachers
• E-Community Activity: Disclosing Your Disability in College
• E-Community Activity: Disclosing Your Disability to an Employer
• E-Community Activity: Advising a Friend about Disability Disclosure
• E-Community Activity: Being Assertive
• E-Community Activity: Securing Job Accommodations
• E-Community Activity: Asking for Accommodations at Work
• E-Community Activity: Standing Up for Convictions and Beliefs
• E-Community Activity: Learning from Mistakes
• E-Community Activity: Affirming Success

Chapter Nine: Use technology as an empowering tool.

• E-Community Activity: Surveying Accessible Technology
• Mentor Tip: Promoting Technology
• Mentor Tip: Technology Access
• Mentor Tip: Technology and Success in School
• E-Community Activity: Becoming Digital-Age Literate
• E-Community Activity: Using Technology with Young Children
• E-Community Activity: Using Technology for Success in School
• E-Community Activity: Using Technology to Complete Homework
• E-Community Activity: Using Technology in Science and Engineering
• E-Community Activity: Surfing the Web to Prepare for College
• E-Community Activity: Using Technology in Your Career
• E-Community Activity: Using Technology in Careers
• E-Community Activity: Surfing the Web to Prepare for a Career
• E-Community Activity: Using Technology to Enhance Your Social Life
• E-Community Activity: Affirming Success with Technology

Chapter Ten: Work hard. Persevere. Be flexible.

• Mentor Tip: Actions to Achieve Goals
• E-Community Activity: Working Hard
• E-Community Activity: Coping with Stress
• E-Community Activity: Being Flexible
• E-Community Activity: Taking Risks
• E-Community Activity: Taking Action
• E-Community Activity: Learning from Experiences
• E-Community Activity: Learning from Work Experiences
• E-Community Activity: Understanding the Value of Work Experiences
• E-Community Activity: Being Resilient
• E-Community Activity: Affirming Success

Chapter Eleven: Develop a support network. Look to family, friends, and teachers.

• Mentor Tip: Teen Support
• Mentor Tip: Supportive Environment
• Mentor Tip: Self-Determination Support
• Mentor Tip: Teen Relationships with Adults
• E-Community Activity: Developing Relationships with Adults
• E-Community Activity: Working with Adults
• E-Community Activity: Participating in Activities
• E-Community Activity: Being a Good Friend
• Mentor Tip: Friendships
• E-Community Activity: Developing Friendships
• E-Community Activity: Locating a Career OneStop
• E-Community Activity: Finding Resources and Support

PART III: WHERE TO GO FROM HERE

Chapter Twelve: Share your story.

• E-Community Activity: Share Your Views on Success
• E-Community Activity: Share Your Views on Goals
• E-Community Activity: Share Your Views on Abilities
• E-Community Activity: Share Your Views on Strategies
• E-Community Activity: Share Your Views on Technology
• E-Community Activity: Share Your Views on Working Hard
• E-Community Activity: Share Your Views on Support Network

Chapter Thirteen: Sample Documents

• Sample Mentor Guidelines
• Sample Protégé Guidelines
• Sample Mentor Application
• Sample Parent/Guardian Consent

Chapter Fourteen: Resources and Bibliography

• Electronic Resources
• Bibliography

© 2007 University of Washington

Permission is granted to copy these materials for non-commercial purposes provided the source is acknowledged.

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