student services: academic mentoring
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Academic mentoring is an important activity in all educational institutes. This is a part of student services which are expected by the parents and students. The art of mentoring students is presented for the benefit of teachers.TRANSCRIPT
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ACADEMIC MENTORING
Dr. V. THANIKAHCALAM
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POLYTECHNICS• Majority of polytechnic students
are from lower middle class• A large number of polytechnics are
self-financing• About 80% of the polytechnics are
rural based.
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POLYTECHNIC LECTURERS• The teachers of the polytechnics
are new graduates without adequate exposure to industry and instructional systems technology.
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POLYTECHNICS• Many polytechnics do not have
Training and Placement Officer.• The vacancies of faculty vary from
40 to 70% even in Government Polytechnics
• Most of the polytechnics do not have development planning for the faculty and staff
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POLYTECHNICS STUDENTS• Majority of the students are not
aware of the trends in industrial development
• Are not aware of job potential• Lack of communication skills
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STUDENT STRENGTHS• Motivated• Intelligent• Ready to acquire professional skills• Positive attitude• Achievers
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STUDENT NEEDS• Advisors for academic planning• Coaches for academic activities• Mentors for overall professional
achievement.
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MENTORS• Influential senior faculty members
who significantly help mentees reach their major life goals.
• Trusted and significant leaders• Experienced and knowledgeable
faculty members
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• Facilitators• Committed to providing assistance
for upward mobility• Guides• Friends• Encouragers• Supporters and Advisers
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MENTORING PROCESS• A relationship which gives people
to share their professional and personal skills and experiences and to grow and develop in the process
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PROCESS - 1• A complex, interactive process
occurring between individuals of differing levels of expertise which incorporates interpersonal or psycho social development, career and / or educational development, and socialization functions in to the relationship (Carmil, 1988)
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PROCESS - 2• Carefully planned activities to
encourage mentees to analyse and reflect on their work performance, and to review the proposed next step in their personal career management programmes. (Garrick and Alexander, 1994)
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PROCESS - 3• Facilitates the learning to learn of
their employees / students, contributes to the process of meaning-making in the institution and hence to its responsiveness to its environment, while meeting the developmental needs of faculty / students (Beardwell & Holder 1994)
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PROCESS - 4• Involves teaching protégés
how to advance in education and acquiring abilities.
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PROCESS - 5• Partnership between a more
experienced faculty and student new to a role or the institution. It involves teaching, counselling providing psychological support and motivation (Lacey 1999)
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PROCESS - 6• Mentoring is a process of
empowering individuals by helping them capitalize on their personal and professionals trengths, giving them the support and guidance to challenge themselves and take risks, and helping them to find an appropriate and rewarding career path. (Appelbaum 2000)
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MENTORING PROGRAMME• Should focus on helping an
individual to assess his / her experience, and strengths and weaknesses, and providing guidance and support to enable them to make the most of opportunities that arise.
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BENEFITS OF MENTORING• Benefit to the protégé• Stronger culture• Better team work• Better uses of human resources• Promotion of ideas gained by the
institution
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PLANNING A MENTORING PROGRAMME• Address the key issues• Expectations of the programme• Structuring the programme• Measurement and Evaluation
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STUDENT NEEDS• Enhancing the achievement• Getting good industrial exposure• Industrial Training
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DEVELOPMENT OF COMPETENCIES• Problem solving skills• Financial management skills• Motivation for further education• Selection of projects• Improving communication skills• Maintenance skills
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MENTORS• Heads of Departments• Senior Lecturers• Willingness to accept responsibility• Ready to listen• Scrutinizing student records• Evaluating the students aptitude• Fixing the goals
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MENTORING PRE-REQUISITES• Allocation of mentors based on
speciality• Matching of mentors and protégés• Listing to the expectation of the
protégé• Scheduling meeting between the
mentors and protégé• Exchanging e-mail Ids, phone
numbers, addresses.
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MENTORING PROCESSES• Identification of problems of the
protégé• Reflective discussion with the
protégé• Empathetic responding• Recognizing and assessing
mentee’s needs
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DISCUSSIONS WITH MENTEES• Reviewing the problems• Analysis of the problems• Enumerating the solutions• Evaluation of the solutions• Selection of priority solutions
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SELECTION OF SOLUTIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATIONS• Protégé’s readiness• Second review of the solutions• Consultation with mentor
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SUSTAINING THERELATIONSHIPS• Mutual respect• Managing the mentoring
relationship• Encouragement• Nurturing• Right attitude
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ROLES OF PROTÉGÉS• Set out achieve new skills and
knowledge• Identification of development needs• Setting goals• Formulation of action plan to
achieving learning goals• Seek guidance and advice in
professional development
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RESPONSIBILITIES OF PROTÉGÉS• Accept responsibility for their own
decisions and actions, and maintain confidentiality
• Acting on expert and objective advice• Carryout set tasks and projects
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ROLES OF MENTORS• Facilitate the mentee’s learning
and growth• Provide information, feedback and
constructive comments• Evaluate the mentee’s plans and
decisions• Support and encourage
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RESPONSIBILITIES OF MENTORS• Highlight short falls in agreed
performance• Maintain confidentiality• Manage learning experience in the work
place• Select and advocate appropriate
learning strategies• Invest time and effort• Maintain regular contact and
communication with the mentee
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BENEFITS TO THE POLYTECHNIC• Increased productivity • Improved management and
technical skills• Excellence in performance• Supper leadership• Better recruitment and retention of
skilled faculty
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• Established networks• Improved delivery of services• Improved student commitment• Enhancing institutional culture and
image• Valuing faculty through recognition
of individual contributions
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BENEFITS TO THE STUDENTS (PROTÉGÉS)• Acquiring intellectual skills and
professional competencies• Acquiring problem solving skills• Acquiring self-confidence• Expanded vision• Improved communication• Improved satisfaction• Empowered to achieve
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BENEFITS TO THE MENTORS (FACULTY MEMBERS)• Job satisfaction• Improved enthusiasm and intrinsic
rewards• Professional recognition• Transferring experience and knowledge• Enhanced self-esteem• Super leadership• Contribution to create excellence
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LIMITATIONS• Time• Unsatisfactory relationships• Protégés reluctance• Mentors reluctance• Unsatisfactory climate
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HOW TO MAKE A MENTORING A SUCCESSFUL EVENT?• Discussion with the protégés• Periodical review of the progress• Discussion with the mentors• Networking of mentors to tackle
special problems
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SUCCESS FACTORS• Open discussion• Implementation• Review at various intervals• Replanning
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PLAN FOR MENTORING IN YOUR POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE• Discuss with HoDs / Senior
Lecturers• Discuss with the students• Plan the activities
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