Mentoring Development: Building rapport and asking questions

When considering mentoring as a learning process, mentors should facilitate reflective conversations that are driven by the mentee who is motivated by their own learning ambition.  This non-directive approach can empower the mentee to reach their mentoring goal(s).   This workshop will see participants explore effective mentoring approaches through listening and communication, building rapport and trust, and using tools and techniques to asking questions in mentoring.   

Optional pre-workshop task: Work through this open online course that explores open questions in mentoring.  OpenLearn Create course: Mentoring Matters 

Although presented as separate workshops, the 4 mentoring workshop sessions are purposely scaffolded to develop mentoring practice and participants are encouraged to attend all where possible.  

Presenters

Alex Walker

Alex Walker (she/her) MEd FRSA CMALT PFHEA

Alex is the Professional Development and Recognition Lead within the Learning and Teaching Academy (LTA).  

Alex coordinates the University Mentoring Scheme which offers a range of mentoring opportunities for university colleagues through four distinct strands, comprising Research, Learning and Teaching Enhancement, Professional Recognition and Scholarship Development.  As well as coordinating the scheme Alex is the lead for the Professional Recognition strand. Alex has mentored colleagues applying for Certified Membership of the Association for Learning Technology (CMALT), HEA Fellowships through ALPINE, through direct applications to Advance HE for Principal Fellowship HEA and internationally through a global funded research project exploring professional recognition and mentoring with colleagues at the Royal University of Bhutan (RUB).

Alex gained Principal Fellowship HEA (PFHEA) in 2021, and in 2022 completed a Masters in Tertiary and Higher Education, receiving a distinction for a dissertation researching mentoring for professional recognition. Alex is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) and Certified Member of the Association for Learning Technology (CMALT).

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