“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 smitaasthana@yahoo.com

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

E

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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 Asthanasmitaasthana@yahoo.com