{"title":"Scoping the Potential for Anytime-Anywhere Support Through Virtual Mentors","authors":"J. Augusto, V. McNair, P. McCullagh, A. McRoberts","doi":"10.11120/ital.2010.09020010","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Anytime-anywhere student support is a growing area of investigation as indicated by its inclusion in a range of University policies and academic research. A range of technologies can be applied to support teaching and learning, however they have limitations in providing students with anytime-anywhere support. This article proposes a holistic approach, which blends different available technologies in a Virtual Mentor. A Virtual Mentor is not normally intended to replace a human mentor but can offer support when a human mentor is not available. This new approach is contrasted with currently used technologies to show its advantages.","PeriodicalId":247470,"journal":{"name":"Innovation in Teaching and Learning in Information and Computer Sciences","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2010-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"6","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Innovation in Teaching and Learning in Information and Computer Sciences","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.11120/ital.2010.09020010","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract Anytime-anywhere student support is a growing area of investigation as indicated by its inclusion in a range of University policies and academic research. A range of technologies can be applied to support teaching and learning, however they have limitations in providing students with anytime-anywhere support. This article proposes a holistic approach, which blends different available technologies in a Virtual Mentor. A Virtual Mentor is not normally intended to replace a human mentor but can offer support when a human mentor is not available. This new approach is contrasted with currently used technologies to show its advantages.