Hard to answer the question without knowing which way the discussion might go,
but I'd hate to see us rule out 'human aspects of networked learning' in
principle. I don't see any harm in you opening a discussion topic about
mentoring in NL environments - see how it runs?
Peter
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Trisha Greenhalgh [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2000 10:13 AM
> To: networked-learning
> Cc: rosenbloom
> Subject: Mentoring support group
>
>
> Dear list members
>
> I run a web based masters course in which all students are required to have
> a local mentor for personal support. One of those mentors has asked me if
> I'd like to help her set up a mailbase list for other mentors so they can
> explore their 'pastoral' role and provide mutual support. This sounds like a
> good idea but a lot of work to run, and I suspect there's already an
> appropriate mailbase list which my team could plug into. This
> networked-learning list seems to me to be about the academic and political
> aspects of web based learning. Is there an equivalent for the human aspects?
> Or have I made the wrong assumptions about what this list is for?
>
> b/w
>
> Trisha Greenhalgh
> Senior lecturer in primary care
> Department of Primary Care and Population Sciences
> Holborn Union Building
> Whittington Campus
> London N19 3UA
> Tel 0171 288 3246
> Fax 0171 281 8004
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