Share Paper: Designing eMentoring Training through Authentic Learning Principles at the Interface of Higher Education Studies and Working Life

  1. Irja Leppisaari, Centria University of Applied Sciences, Finland
  2. Helena Ã…kerlund, Centria University of Applied Sciences, Finland
Monday, November 14 1:30 PM-2:00 PM Banneker

Abstract: Mentoring is recognised as an effective learning method in the transition from higher education to working life. Digitization of education brings new challenges to mentoring competencies and mentoring implementation methods. This paper examines how the initial stage of an eMentoring training developed by three Finnish universities of applied sciences is delivered to meet the authentic learning principles (Herrington et. al., 2010) of the digital age. Authentic tasks emerged as the strongest authentic learning elements, while the weakest element was collaborative construction of knowledge. This is a critical development challenge as collaborative learning can be seen as specific affordances of this ...