The UHI Mentoring Scheme: identifying goals and aims and facilitating reflective conversations through and beyond the University Mentoring Scheme
This participative workshop will explore how the University Mentoring Scheme can support colleagues through one-to-one partnerships to empower the mentee to reach their aims and goals with the support of a mentor through one of the four strands of the scheme. The session will begin by exploring techniques for identifying initial goals and aims and how mentors can facilitate this. Participants will then explore effective mentoring through listening and communication, building rapport and trust, and using tools and techniques to approach reflective conversations and feedback. Participants will have the opportunity to use the break-out space to discuss and try approaches to mentoring and will be provided with further resources to explore beyond the workshop.
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Format:
Webex Meetings, 2.5 hours, (8 December 2021,1400-1600 hrs)
14:00 – 14:50: Overview of the University Mentoring Scheme, exploring goals and aims.
14:50 – 15:00: Break
15:00 – 16:30: The mentoring conversation: effective listening and questioning approaches for reflective dialogue.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this session, delegates will:
- Have an understanding of what mentoring is and how it can support them.
- Reflect on and consider how to identify initial goals and aims.
- Be equipped with a ‘toolkit’ of mentoring conversation approaches to use in practice.
The University Mentoring Scheme
Within further and higher education institutions mentoring has become an established and efficient approach to harnessing the experience and expertise of staff through mentoring colleagues, usually in a one to one partnership, for professional development, professional recognition, supporting the development of early career/and underrepresented groups, and the enhancement of academic practice and research. The role of the mentor is considered to be both skills based and psychosocial, through providing professional development support and offering encouragement, confidence, emotional and listening support (Allen et al., 2004). A meta-synthesis review of mentoring research (Castanheira, 2016) found that benefits to taking part in mentoring for teachers, principals and higher education staff included increased networking and problem-solving skills; job satisfaction; greater organisational awareness and increased self-confidence.
The University of the Highlands and Islands’ University Mentoring Scheme, in current form, has been operating since October 2017. The scheme has four mentoring strands in the areas of Professional Recognition, Learning and Teaching Enhancement, Scholarship Development, and Research. Typically, mentoring is carried out through one-to-one partnerships for periods of up to 12 months supported by mentoring strand leads and the mentoring scheme coordinator.
Presenters
Alex Walker SFHEA FRSA
Alex is Professional Development and Recognition Lead within the Learning and Teaching Academy. Alex coordinates the University Mentoring Scheme, coordinates the ALPINE (Accredited Learning, Professional Development and Innovation in Education) professional recognition framework, and oversees professional development events which promote and support good practice in learning and teaching at UHI. Alex is on twitter @Walker80alex and contributes to UHI’s LTA blog https://ltauhi.wordpress.com/
Pre workshop task
Participants are invited to read the University Mentoring Code of Practice ahead of the workshop.
Register
Please register for this workshop by emailing lta@uhi.ac.uk
Accessibility
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