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What is Online Peer Mentoring?

Beware that the terms "mentor" and "tutor" are commonly interchanged in this regard.

Beware that sometimes online peer mentoring refers to faculty-to-faculty mentoring, as in this program at UMUC, but, of course, that is not what we are talking about.

In our case, peer mentoring refers to a student modeling the role of the successful online student.

See Tips for Peer Mentors and History of Peer Mentors.