Mentoring For Impactful Learning: Creating Effective Relationships

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Mentoring for Impactful Learning:Creating Effective Relationships

Sandra Coswatte@SandraCoswatteThursday, November 20, 2014


WHAT IS A MENTOR?


A MENTOR IS …


Threefold Mentoring Process

Angulo & DelaRosa (2006)

Planning

Assessment Collection

Organizing


Great Leadership is Personal

Not Just Professional


Great Mentorship is Personal

Not Just Professional


TAKE A MINUTE

Think about YOUR mentors

- Personal

- Professional

- Others


My Mentors

ME

Reaching Out

Asking For Help

Listening Well


Mentor Roles

• Monitor Status of Mentees and Work

• Discover “SHAPE” of Mentees

• Identify with Mentee

• Make Expectations Clear

• Set Clear Boundaries

• Protect, Correct and Inspect Mentees

• Have a Heart for MenteesLeman & Pentak (2004)


Mentees SHAPE

Strengths

Heart

AttitudePersonality

Experiences


Learning Process

Social Components

Relationship Development

Continue Throughout Life

Build On Experience


OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, SR.

“A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience.”


Mentoring

Relationship Based

Success Leaves Clues

Work and Discuss with others

who have been successful


Mentoring Satisfaction

4 Variables for Success

1. Benefits

2. Experience Gained

3. Usefulness of Experience

4. Quality of Learning

(Dorner& Kárpáti, 2010)


OLC Historical Background

1992 – Originated by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Project funded 346 projects totaling $72 million

2008- Sloan Consortium Becomes Non-Profit

2014 – Rebranded as the Online Learning Consortium


22 years in research and development of online learning through publications, conferences, research and faculty development…

CON·SOR·TI·UM (kn-sôrt-ēum, -shēum)

AN INDUSTRY LEADER

513 institutional members from 50 states and 14 countries dedicated to quality online education


Organizational Culture

Dedicated to providing access to high quality e-Education to:

– individuals

– institutions

–professional societies

–corporate community


Online Learning Is Who We Are

And What We Do.


INSTITUTE FOR LEARNING2005-2015

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Program Origins

Pre-MOOC – Webpage Design

1998 with John Bourne

Workshops

Began 2005

Certificate Program

Began 2009

Advanced Certificate Program

Began 2014


Our 2013 Learning Community

350: Online Teaching Certificate

3500: Workshop Participation


Defining Mentoring

First Known Use of Mentoring in 1616 - Merriam-Webster

Someone who teaches or gives help and advice to a less

experienced person

A trusted counselor or guide


Types of Mentoring

Formal Mentoring

Established Goals

Measured Outcomes

Strategic pairing of mentors and mentees

Expert training and support

Informal Mentoring

Self-selection of mentors and mentees

No expert training or support


Experiential Learning Through Mentoring

GrowthCognitive Development

Emotional Development

LeadershipSocial

Integration

Change

Transition


Mentor

Designated Responsibilities

Assisting Mentees on Specific Goals

Mentee

Understanding Mentoring Occurring

Engaged To Work On Goals

Roles in Mentoring


Why Mentoring?

One on One Support

Chance to develop collegial relationship


OLC Mentoring Goals

• Promote Instructional Quality

• Increase Participant Satisfaction

• Encourage Continuous Improvement

• Motivate Learners


Who Benefits From Mentoring Relationship?

Mentor/Mentee • School/Organization • Society

Future Students • Employers


Online Teaching Certificate Program


Who Participates in Program?

Teaching Faculty

Administrators

Government Officials

• Graduate Students

• Online Trainers

• Instructional Designers


Participant Enrollment Reasons

• Incentive Opportunity

• Professional Development

• School Requirement for Online Facilitation

• Adjuncts Preparing For Opportunities


What is the OLC Certificate?

Signature program, featuring one-to-one mentoring, to improve online course quality and online teaching effectiveness.

YOU

Facilitator Experts

Mentor

Learning Community


Foundation Course

Learn core online teaching & course design skills and knowledge

Explore current research, best practices, effective frameworks

Engage in facilitator and peer interactions to improve understanding & provide new perspectives and ideas

Begin to develop or revise an online course


Mentee Focus Areas

• Goal Setting

• Understanding Needs

• Creating Teaching and Social Presence

• Substantive Feedback Strategies

• Meaningful Assessment Tied to Course Learning Objectives

• Technology Integration


Mentor/Mentee Communication

• Phone/Skype

• Email

• Moodle/LMS

• BlackBoard Collaborate

• Google Hangouts

• Social Networks


OLC Certificate Program Mentors

Selection

Training

MatchingMentoring


Mentees - Defining Mentoring

“Providing support and information to someone who has less experience/knowledge in a given

area.”

“Mentor shows mentees how to do things in a

more improved way.”

“Collaboration between a novice and an expert ina supportive and creative manner; adds quality to

both individuals ability as a professional..”


Essential Mentor Skills from Mentee Perspective

Professionalism

Good Communication

Patience

Access to Resources

Compassion

Timely Feedback


Mentors - Defining Mentoring

“Supporting and guiding a person to help them reach a goal. Support and guidance can include being a resource, sounding board, and collaborator.”

“Providing appropriate models, offering feedback and solutions for the concerns and issues of mentees, serving as resource, providing support and encouragement.”

“Supporting, guiding, bringing out the best ...”


Why Mentors Mentor….

Help others – Give back

Chance to work with others

Share passion with others

Good mentor in program – Paying it forward


Benefits of Mentoring from Mentors

• Individualized and Detailed Feedback

• Sharing Resources and Best Practices

• Safe Place To Bounce Ideas

• Avoid Mistakes

• Personalized Support

• Real World View

• Keep on Track - Moving Forward


AdvancedOnline

TeachingCertificate

Program


Designed Around Learning Principles


Online Foundation Course

• Asynchronous Activities

• Synchronous Events

• Final Project: You Present Your Revised Course

Onsite Meeting for Participants at 2015 Annual Conference

What is the Advanced Certificate Program?

•Signature program featuring advanced teaching effectiveness strategies for experienced online educators


Benefits of Advanced Certificate Program

Provide better resources for students with varying learning styles

Take necessary steps to ensuring a quality learning experience for all learners – including those with disabilities

Learn about and incorporate assessment measures designed to help you be more consistent in grading and provide better feedback to students


Benefits of Advanced Certificate Program

Receive direct feedback from peers regarding course redesign

Integrate various methods designed to increase student engagement and critical thinking skills

Learn about and incorporate methods designed to help students take greater ownership and responsibility of learning


Collegial/Peer Mentoring

Participants gain value and provide value to those in the program.

Active participation required


Peer Mentoring

“ Peer-based sharing is the most effective model for providing support in a professional learning community”

(Louis & Kruse, 1995)


Certificate Program Testimonial

“Excellent course, well-paced, knowledgeable and supportive instructors and facilitators. Highly recommend for anyone who wants/needs to learn how to structure a quality online course.”

Patty BallNorthern Essex Community College


Certificate Program Testimonial

“Overall, this 9 week Sloan C certificate course has been an enlightening educational experience, and the support I received from my cohort leader and from my mentor has been wonderful.”

Penny VadlaKenai Peninsula College


Advanced Certificate Testimonial

“The workshop will provide you with the tools that you need to revise your course and make it much better than you dreamed it could be.”

Dr. Denise LintonAssistant Professor/Nurse Practitioner Coordinator

Department of NursingUniversity of Louisiana at Lafayette


Advanced Certificate Testimonial

“The OLC’s Advanced Certificate Program is for online instructors who are ready to challenge themselves to improve their courses and to develop an extreme course makeover during the course. This course is worth every penny and the ideas, networking and collaboration with other online educators equals a valuable experience.” Dr. Melissa Kaulbach

Chair, Education ProgramsSarasota University


QUESTIONS?


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References

Allen, T. D., Poteet, M. L. and Russell, J. E. A. (2000), Protégé selection by mentors: what makes the difference?. J. Organiz. Behav., 21: 271–282. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1379(200005)21:3<271::AID-JOB44>3.0.CO;2-K

Baugh, S. G., & Fagenson-Eland, E. A. (2007). Formal mentoring programs. The handbook of mentoring at work: Theory, research, and practice, 249-271.

Bell, C. R. (2000). The Mentor as Partner. Training and Development, 54(2), 52-56.

Benabou, C., & Benabou, R. (2000). Establishing a formal mentoring program for organizational success. National Productivity Review, 19(4), 1-8.


ReferencesDorner, H., & Kárpáti, A. (2010). Mentoring for innovation:

key factors affecting participant satisfaction in the process of collaborative knowledge construction in teacher training. Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 14(4), 63-77.

Gaskill, L. R. (1993). A conceptual framework for the development, implementation, and evaluation of formal mentoring programs. Journal of Career Development, 20(2), 147-160.

Kram, K. E. (1985). Improving the mentoring process. Training & Development Journal.

Leman, K. (2010). The way of the Shepherd: 7 ancient secrets to managing productive people. Zondervan.


References

Louis, K. S., & Kruse, S. D. (1995). Professionalism and community: Perspectives on reforming urban schools. SAGE Publications Ltd.

McCracken, H., & Dittmar, E. (2012). Promoting Continuous Quality Improvement in Online Education: The Meta Model. Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 16(2).

Mentor. (n.d.). Retrieved November 11, 2014, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mentor

Moore, J. C. (2005). The Sloan consortium quality framework and the five pillars. The Sloan Consortium. Retrieved July, 15, 2007.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mentor


References

Shea, G. F. (1997) Mentoring (Rev. Ed.). Menlo Park, CA: Crisp Publications

Villar Angulo, L. M., & Alegre De La Rosa, O. M. (2006). Online Faculty Development in the Canary Islands: A Study of E‐mentoring. Higher Education in Europe, 31(1), 65-81.


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• Meeting by Sergi Delgado from The Noun Project

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