Mentorship is a key factor underlying success at any stage in life. Good mentoring begins with a discovery of one’s own philosophy, methods, and style of mentoring.
The process of developing an effective method of mentoring takes years; it must be continually adjusted and redirected to meet the objective and needs of students. The systematic approach used in this course to analyze and discuss the mentoring process provides mentors with an intellectual framework to guide them and a forum by which to solve mentoring dilemmas with the help of their peers. Instructional strategies are meant to accelerate the process of learning effective methods of mentoring to a diverse population of scholars.
This special topics course examines types and processes of mentoring across the life span, with emphases on mentoring students and faculty in K-12 and post‐secondary educational contexts. An overview of theory and research on the benefits of mentoring is presented. Various types of mentoring are highlighted, including but not limited to, project-based, research, discipline specific, online, and community-based mentoring.
Special emphasis is given to academic mentoring activities that mentors-in-training can facilitate with their participants to increase students’ academic potential. Processes for creating a learning environment and fostering a mentoring relationship that supports the social, emotional, and cognitive needs in the talent development of students and faculty are addressed. This course is designated as a service-learning course.
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Other core courses in Texas State’s TALENT DEVELOPMENT program are:
- CI 5309 Talent Development
- CI 5310 Creativity: Theory, Research, and Applications
- CI 5311 Practicum in Talent Development
- CI 5359 Curriculum for Depth & Challenge
- CI 5368 The Creativity and Politics of Being and Becoming
- CI 5381 Advanced Creativity, Curiosity, and Interest
Doctoral students are welcomed as part of a stacked course option.
Please contact Dr. Kristina Henry Collins, core faculty for Talent Development, with any questions, including inquiries for special professional development opportunities.