This presentation talks about how a mentoring program can be set up for health professionals and some of the things you have to think about when you are designing a mentoring program, especially if it is an e-mentoring scheme.

1. eMentoring in Aged Care Image: ' mentor ' www.flickr.com/photos/88224664@N00/2218777224 Sarah Stewart 2008 http://sarah-stewart.blogspot.com [email_address] Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand License

3. Barriers to traditional mentoring programs

5. Image: ' Money! ' www.flickr.com/photos/37108241@N00/61056391 Finance

6. Geographical isolation

7. Image: ' The Lady Bunny Interview ' www.flickr.com/photos/27086465@N00/63131914 Scarcity of suitable mentors

9. Advantages of computer-mediated communication (CMC) Email Bullitin board Instant messaging Skype Web cam Telephone Video

10. Community eMentoring

11. Image: ' IMG_8118 ' www.flickr.com/photos/18374272@N00/183503927 Reduces isolation

12. Time to reflect Image: ' elephant talk ' www.flickr.com/photos/47968145@N00/325235488 Reflection

13. Time flexibility Image: ' Time* Ticking away...' www.flickr.com/photos/15734079@N00/1032525361

14. Increases access to mentors Image: ' Clowning Around ' www.flickr.com/photos/42921300@N00/264814182

15. BUT...

16. Computer Skills Computer skills and digital literacy

17. Internet access Broadband Resources Firewall Computer Internet policies

18. Privacy and confidentiality

20. Educating staff about eMentoring

22. Ongoing support for mentors & mentees Salmon, 2004

23. Mentoring in ‘communities of practice’

24. Image: ' After 5 days of processing in a 10 day index build ‘www.flickr.com/photos/44124477712@N01/19954330 Lack of engagement

25. Understanding of CMC Image: ' Ciber Cafe ' www.flickr.com/photos/70321513@N00/95757299

26. Attitudes about life-long learning & computers

27. Attitudes about ‘time’ Attitudes to work and time Image: ' From the Ashes of the First Stars - An Artist9s Impression by NASA/ESA/ESO/STECF (NASA) ' www.flickr.com/photos/39735679@N00/490020730

28. Image: ' The Key of my mind... ' www.flickr.com/photos/44532984@N00/755378645 Not motivation… ownership Downes, 2007