Mentoring-the Sum

Translating into a

MentorFaculty

Development Programme,

Alva’s College of Engineering

& Management,

January 21, 2015

Mentor

• Difficult to define

• Someone regarded as a guide whose opinion is accepted without questioning by another

• Formal Mentor-Full Time Job

• Teacher cum Mentor

A Brief History

• Guru in Hinduism & Buddhism

• Elder in Judaism

• Apprentice in Guild

• 1970s, HR Practices absorbed the term in the USA

Why Teacher should be a Mentor?

• Students have an identification of their purpose in the college

• Longer engagement of students

• Better trained under a system

• Teachers Responsibility as the builder of a generation, builder of a society, builder of a nation

• Remuneration has nothing to do with being a mentor

Why Mentoring?

• Critical Period (General Studies to Career Oriented Studies)- Academic Mentoring

• Enhancing Confidence Levels• Development of All Round

Personality• Resolving Childhood and Teen

Aging• Bad Parenting• Better Value System• Physically Fit with a Strong

Mind

Where to Begin?• A Group Programme for the

Parents (suitably in the PTA) meeting

• Calling the Parents, when necessary

• Mentor the Parents, wherever needed

• If many students suffer from unsuitable study atmosphere at home, prepare and send some brochures

Mentee’s Expectation

• Academic Orientation

• Positive Attitude in Life

• Genuine Interest in Students’ Welfare

• Inquisitive, Alert and a Quick Impulse

• Work Commitment

• Personal Integrity

• Values-Based Life

• Emotional Equanimity

Academic Orientation• Becoming Highly

Knowledgeable• Spending sufficient number

of hours on study• Awareness about the latest

developments• Enhancing the Curiosity of

the students• General Reading apart from

Subject Books• Encouraging Interaction in

the class room• Seminars, Symposium,

Conferences, Fests• Membership of Professional

Bodies

Personal Attitude

• Exuding Energy• Positive Attitude• Courage in dealing with students• Punctuality and Time Sense• Not easily moved by psychological manipulation of students• Impartial in meting out punishment

Genuine Interest in Students Welfare

• Guiding the students in improving attendance

• Selectively monitoring the progress of the students

• Lending them books from personal library

• Tips to avoid stress at the time examination

• Tips to maintain their physical fitness and a sound mind

• Encouraging to participate in extra-curricular activities and helping them in maintaining balance with studies

Work Commitment

• Punctuality or Early Arrival in the Institution

• Maintenance of the department well

• Showing keen interest in the development of infrastructure

• Multi-Tasking• Establishment of manageable

systems and practices• An all pervasive work culture• Least Absenteeism• Late Hours Working

Values-Based Life

• Having principles

• Personal integrity including financial integrity

• Not oriented towards money-making

• Not being a miser

• Contributing to good and social work

• Social Consciousness

• Honesty and Truthfulness

Emotional Equanimity

• Not affected by emotions like ordinary people

• Ever growing maturity in dealing with problems

• Pretending to be angry in unacceptable situations

• Not shocked by violent atmosphere

• Debating with a controlled voice

THANK YOU