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Role Model Interviews
What is it? 
Role model interviews generally refers to a conversation between two people in which one person acts as an interviewer to ask a set of questions, and the other person answers the question as an expert. Role model interviews can also consist of several people as a panel asking questions of one or more role models.
Role Model Interviews
What are the educational uses and benefits?
Motivation
- Role model interviews function to convey to students information and attitudes that are necessary to succeed.
- Role model interviews give students real-world examples of successful persons and allows students to ask questions in order to model their success.
Role Model Interviews
Can I see an example?
An example of Role Model Interviews is coming soon! Please check back!
Role Model Interviews
How do I get started?
Synchronous Role Model Interviews
- Utilize Audio Conferencing for synchronous audio only role model interviews.
- Utilize IM or Chat and Breakout Rooms for synchronous text only role model interviews.
- Utilize Elluminate Live!, Second Life, Whiteboards, Video Conferencing, and Web Conferencing for multimedia role model interviews.
Asynchronous Role Model Interviews
- Create a discussion board forum in which students can post questions for the role model.
- Create a blog on which students can post questions for the role model.
- Have students submit questions to the instructor in advance and create a Mediasite or YouTube recording of the responses.
- Have students submit questions to the instructor in advance and create and post a transcript of the responses to a Blog, E-mail, Discussion Board, RSS Feed, or Website.
Role Model Interviews
Where can I learn more?
- Interview Your Role Model: An article and set of guidelines on interviewing a role model.
- Role Model "Interview": An article on using a role model to help in character education.
- Role Model Interview Examples: A list of role model interviews of various Entrepreneurs and CEO’s.
For information on tools available to conduct synchronous Role Model Interviews visit:
- Audio Conferencing
- Breakout Rooms
- E-Learning at UF
- Elluminate Live!
- IM or Chat
- Second Life
- Video Conferencing
- Web Conferencing
For information on tools available to conduct and evaluate asynchronous Response Groups visit:
