“the fundamental task of the mentor is a libratory task. it is not to encourage the mentor’s...
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“The fundamental task of the mentor is a libratory task. It is not toencourage the mentor’s goals and aspirations and dreams to bereproduced in the mentees, but to give rise to the possibility that the students become the owners of their own history.
Mentorship and Beyond . . .
Dr. Smita Asthana Head, Dept. of Chemistry
St.Ann’s College for Women, Mehdipatnam, Hyderabad [email protected]
My Plan Today
Who is a mentor? 15 min
Types of mentors 5 min
Types of mentoring 5 min
Mentoring in educational institutions
5 min
Peer mentoring 5 min
Teacher mentor 10 min
Conclusions 10 min
Clapping by you 1 min
Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right direction. ~ John Crosby
~ Be the change you want to see in the world. ~ Gandhi
Who is a Mentor ? ? ?M Master, Motivator, Mother, Moulds, Monitor
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Explorer, Enthusiastic, Experienced, Entrepreneur
Nurturer, Networked, New , Need
To teach, To inspire, To train, To communicate, Trustworthy
Organizer, Open, Objective, Optimistic, Opportunity
Relationship, Reality check, Reviewer, Researcher
Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending. ~ Maria Robinson ~
Aspiring Mentors
The Five Senses -
SEE – Non-verbal communication, Body language, Empathy
LISTEN - The power of silence, The spoken and unspoken words
TASTE – Right choice, Adjustments
TOUCH – Feel, Heal, Warmth
SMELL – Trouble, Fear
The Sixth Sense --- INTUTION
Double role – Teacher and Mentor
All glory comes from daring to begin. Eugene F. Ware
Who am I?
How do I see myself?
How do ‘they’
see me?
What am I
aiming for?
Execute!!Begin with the end in
mind!
Right person, wrong seat
Introspection
Right person, Right seat
MENTORMENTOR
360* check
Just Do it
KnowledgeRelationships
Mentoring vs. Networking
Mentors Network
FriendsFamily
Co-workersAcquaintances
NeutralSpecific
Often professional
“I really just need to talk”
Generic
Warm
In any circle
Goal-oriented
Knowledge is free . Just bring your own container
A Mentor Is Not
• A Psychiatrist• Your Career Planner • Necessarily an Executive• Boss• Your problem fixer• Spouse
• A Psychiatrist• Your Career Planner • Necessarily an Executive• Boss• Your problem fixer• Spouse
A Mentor Is
• Experienced• Honest• Open• Impartial• Available• Trustworthy• Enthusiastic• A Resource• An Advisor• A Sounding Board
• Experienced• Honest• Open• Impartial• Available• Trustworthy• Enthusiastic• A Resource• An Advisor• A Sounding Board
We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give. Winston Churchill
Types of Mentors• Career growth:
– What career path tools are available?– How can one broaden the job responsibilities?– What skills need to be developed? – What assignments / updation are needed for upward
mobility?
• Personal growth:– How to develop better people skills?– How to develop communication skills?– How to build self confidence?
• Work Life Balance:– How to make time for family and work?– How to best further the education and work?– How to deal with the responsibility of an ageing parent?
Teaching is more than imparting knowledge, it is inspiring change. William Arthur Ward
Types of Mentoring
• Peer Mentoring
• Small Group Mentoring
• 1:1 Mentoring
– Formal (Assigned)
– Informal
Learning is more than absorbing facts, it is acquiring understanding
How to Find an Informal Mentor
• Decide what you need • Who has the skills that you want to acquire?• Who has had the experience that you’re seeking?• Who knows the skills and pre-requirements to the position you wish to
attain?• Who is the most effective at meeting?• Who has their ear to the ground?• Look for someone who can assess your performance (career specific)• Look for someone in your network• Pick someone who you get along with you• Don’t pick someone who will only praise you OR be overly critical• Approach someone you respect and ask
By learning you will teach, by teaching you will learn. Latin Proverb
FACULTY
Senior Faculty
Junior Faculty
Research scholars
Students
Administrative /Support staff
Mentoring in Educational Institutions
The Big Boss
Peer Mentoring
Freshers Batchmates
“great scientists stand on the shoulders of those who preceded them.”
Academic fears
Emotional support
Cultural support
Establish a positive, personal relationship
Help mentee(s) to develop academic and life skills.
Assist mentee(s) in accessing academic and university resources.
interact comfortably and productively with people/groups from diverse racial, ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right direction. ~ John Crosby
Peer Mentoring
Qualities of a Good Teacher Mentor
• Accessibility
• Networking
• Short-term goals
• Constructive criticism and encouragement, compliments on achievements.
•Helping to sort out
• Long-term goals
o Developing visibility and prominence within the profession
o Achieving career advancement.
Learning is more than absorbing facts, it is acquiring understanding. ~
Teacher MentorEFFECTIVE TEACHING
•Instructional Skills•Resource material•Teaching Methodologies•Innovation•Classroom dynamics•Teacher centric or Student centric
EFFECTIVE TEACHING•Instructional Skills•Resource material•Teaching Methodologies•Innovation•Classroom dynamics•Teacher centric or Student centric
INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS•Team building•Communication skills•Strengths & weakness•Trust •Empathy
Technology owes nature an apology
FACULTY DEVLOPMENT• Orientation/Refresher courses•Training programmes•Skill enhancement•Networking•Paper presentation in seminars/conferences•Exchange programme
FACULTY DEVLOPMENT• Orientation/Refresher courses•Training programmes•Skill enhancement•Networking•Paper presentation in seminars/conferences•Exchange programme
ICT UPDATION•Computer skills•Computational skills•Websites•E-resources•Information literacy•Social networking•Test modules & Online testing
ICT UPDATION•Computer skills•Computational skills•Websites•E-resources•Information literacy•Social networking•Test modules & Online testing
"Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."
Teacher Mentor
Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person. ~ Mother Teresa
RESEARCH
•Emerging Areas•Projects and Proposals•Funding Agencies•Publications, Impact factor, Citations•Industrial Collaborations•Patents•Intellectual Property rights•Ethecis
ADMINISTRATION
•Institutional vision & Objectives•Initiative and Leadership•Team building & Cooperation•Prioritising issues•Time management•Work Delegation•Risk taking•Networking & Collaborations
Teacher Mentor
OUTREACH ACTIVITIES
•Community service
•Giving back to society
•Philanthropy
•Individual/Institutional goals
•Joining with Go's, NGO‘s
Teaching is the profession that teaches all the other professions.
Teacher Mentor
How to Be a Protégé ?• Ask yourself – What do you REALLY want from this relationship?
• Provide your mentor with a resume prior to your first meeting
• Ask for what you want. Be proactive. Be honest with yourself.
• Listen, Listen, Listen
• Be prepared for meetings/discussions – often this is above and beyond regular responsibilities
• Share your experiences, personality, interests and accomplishments
• Meeting venues can be anywhere, formal or informal
Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths theater. ~Gail Godwin
Mentors Benefit Too
• Realizing how much they DO know• Opportunity for personal growth• Realizing that they share more with others than they realize• Opportunity to give back• Opportunity to feel more accomplished in their career
• Learning from your protégé• Opportunity to meet someone new• Feedback that you might not otherwise have access to
• Mentoring relationships empower a person to take charge of their own development
A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops. ~Henry Brooks Adams
WHAT CAN INSTITUTIONS DO?
•Planned mentoring programs include establishing purpose and goals, vision and Objectives
• Customized programs need to meet the needs of the proteges, the mentors, and the community ,the college or the university.
• Campus awareness about the importance of mentoring,
• Establishing a mentoring program with faculty assistance and input,
• Recognition to participants, and providing support through institutional resources.
A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for others. ~Author Unknown
Moving On
• Mentoring relationships may have a finite or undefined duration
• Goals are achieved
• A mentoring relationship may not have chemistry or be a good fit
• Be honest when it’s time to move on
• Remember that the wrong mentor today may be a good resource in the future
• Goodwill to last a lifetime
Everyone is gifted - but some people never open their package ~
My Mentor, My Friend
Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to learn from you
Thank you for taking the time to show me the necessary skills today that will lead me with confidence into tomorrow for believing in me and having enough faith to share your work your dreams and your vision
Thank you for accepting me as I am with all my eagerness and my sheer joy over the little things...
I realized the knowledge I need for work can be learned anywhere, taught by most anyone but the life skills I needed that go along with it... well, that would have to be taught by a very unique individual with a very special gift for giving a gift of patience and understanding
that someone is you, my Mentor and now, my friend
Thank youSmita [email protected]