Speaker
Description
Oluwatoyin, B. A.
FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (SPECIAL), OYO, OYO STATE
toyinbaks1966@gmail.com
Track: Digital Pedagogy and Teaching Innovation
Traditionally, mentoring is a term generally used to describe a relationship between a less experienced individual, called a mentee or protégé, and a more experienced individual known as a mentor. However, traditional mentoring is no longer adequate in today’s hyper-connected and fast-paced world. As such, today’s technologically driven mentoring must embrace a new form of mentoring and knowledge sharing that allows individuals to find and connect with their colleagues so they can learn while on the job, share best practices throughout all areas of the human endeavour, and collaborate with people no matter where they are located. Technological advancements make it much easier to break down barriers and bring people together. This trend is being driven in part by the millennial generation which has a preference for connecting and learning digitally. Everyone stands to gain from approaching mentoring in a millennial fashion. It is against this backcloth, that this paper explores the role of technology in the mentoring and coaching of teachers. In an exponential manner, the paper′s synopses include understanding mentoring and coaching; theoretical bases for mentoring and coaching and the affordances of technology; rationale for compelling need of mentoring through technology; types of technological driven mentoring and the “Dos” of mentoring. Other areas include the contribution of technology to mentoring and coaching; technology resources to support the work of mentors and coaches; skills common to both mentoring and coaching as well as skills specific to mentoring. Toward the end of the paper, conlusion and recommendations are drawn.
Key Word: Role, Technology, Mentoring, Coaching, Teachers
Word Count; 249