Mentoring Philosophy This is my second time being a mentor for a UROP project. Last year, although it was my first time being a mentor, I was honored to be nominated for the best mentor award in UROP. Here are three things I kept to maintain both good relationship and productivity.
1. Open communication: We establish 30-minute-long weekly meeting to update the progress and discuss next steps. I check whether the tasks sound reasonable, if there is any foreseeable obstacle, and encourage the team members. We also keep a meeting note, where the tasks, progresses, and deadlines are recorded.
2. Open opportunity: We encourage UROP students to explore more opportunities through our project. ICLS and AECT are great conferences where we can present our work in the context of learning designs and network with your future employers. Our end goal for 2024-2025 is a journal publication, which will look great on your CV if you're considering graduate schools for your next step.
3. Open possibility: There will be so much to explore with the data we will collect- the types of debrief, the emotional states of students in the escape room, the tweaks in the designs of escape rooms, etc. If you have an idea on analyzing the data, we will happily develop it together and you will lead a paper, which, again, will look great on your CV if you're considering graduate schools for your next step.