Spaces & Places '96-'97
A Guide to the Telementoring On-line Environment
Basics
E-mail or electronic mail
includes messages
sent and received through an electronic mail acount and accessed through a computer using an electronic mailing system.
E-mail is really fast and can be sent and received in seconds. All you need is access to the Internet, an e-mail program,
an e-mail account of your own, and the e-mail address of the person you are going to write to. An e-mail address might
look like: astudent@servername.edu. Most communication for this project will be through e-mail messages.
World Wide Web
Some project discussions may be web-based, that means that
messages will be sent to an address on the World Wide Web. In addition access to the World Wide Web means access to this
site amd other web resources. In order to participate you will need full Internet access and software known as a "browser" (e.g., Netscape, Internet Explorer, etc.).
Electronic Mailing Lists
An electronic mailing list is a way of sending many people the same message. Each list has its own distribution
address, which looks like an ordinary e-mail address. Once you are subscribed to a list (set up by a list administrator),
your e-mail messages from other list members. You may respond to these messages or send new thought=provoking ones of your
own. Any message you send to the e-mail list address will automatically be sent to every member of that list.
Lists
for this project are based at the Education Development Cente, Inc (EDC). The specific host name is tristram.edc.org and
you will see that address along with the specific list name on all messages coming to you as part of your Telementoring
participation. All Telementoring lists, lounges, and discussion forums begin with "tm-" (for Telementoring). List
messages come to you and arrive in you mailbox on whatever system or service you have registered with us as your e-mail
address.
Specifics
A variety of discussion spaces have been created for participants in the Telementoring
project. Some will exist on the World Wide Web while others will take place via mailing lists or individual e-mail.
One-On-One Mentoring Relationships
To have regular discussions with your mentor, you will be using electronic
mail (e-mail). Your school or organization will issue you an e-mail account and will allow time for you to access and send
messages. The conversations and discussion between you and your mentor are private. Only the two of you will have acces
to the messages you send each other.
The Student Lounge
is a "place" where you can go to meet other students
who are part of this project. In the lounge, you also take time to write about who you are as part of getting ready to
meet you mentor. hen ever you want to talk with other students, you can post a message to the Lounge. Any time you want
to send a message to your lounge, you wil use the designated lounge e-mail address, which begins with "tm-" (for
Telementoring).
Group Discussion Forum Space
is like the Student Lounge, but everyone in this space is talking
about specific topics and some mentors are a part of the discussion with students. Previous forum topics have included:
College and You, Balancing the Arts and Science, and A Day in the Life of a Scientist.
Tips and Notes
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Make sure that we know what you e-mail address is! If you have an e-mail account at home let us know which e-mail address
you will use for this project. You can send this information via private e-mail to: dbennett@tristram.edc.org.
- Messages
received on the project lists (lounges and discussion forums) must not be reposted to other lists or services -- these
messages are only intended for you and other participants.
- You can expect to receive a large number of messages generated
in the discussion spaces.
- Do not put off reading and replying to messages -- especially during you on-line
preparation. This is the time to make sure that everything is working for you. Make sure that you can get the messages
from your lounges, and group discussion forums whether mailing lists or web-based lists.
- Since any technical or
logistical problems are likely to be centered in you software or that of you network service, make sure you know how to get
support services form you end, shoul they be needed.
- Questions or problems? Ask your project coordinator or contact:
ktsikala@tristram.edc.org.