WEEK 1 (mentoring)

Sunday, January 19h

I have contacted Dr. Value to set up a meeting next week to talk about her technological needs. I wait for her reply.

Also, I have read chapters 1-3 in our book and I feel I have some concerns prior starting this mentoring experience. I hope we can clarify some of these concerns next class.

1. How to approach the professor in terms of their technological abilities now. Should it be ok to ask about it, or to devise a needs analysis survey, or to do things as they come?
2. The choice about incorporating certain tool or application is on the mentee, what if they ask for our suggestion. Can we provide our own personal perspective about it. What if that is not ok with the professor?
3. I know quality is more important than quality, if the professor wants to do many things in such a short time, can we suggest to focus on what really is feasible?

Friday, January 17th

Today I have been assigned a professor to work with. To keep the identity of the professor confidential I will call the professor Dr. Value.

I will contact Dr. Value today to set up a meeting to talk about the technological support the  professor needs.