What is Mentoring?
“The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.”
-Plutarch
These conversations may range from mentors being allocated to mentees to respond to queries and give moral support, to structures that involve more in-depth “counseling” of mentees to solve complex, challenging problems.
Mentoring – the word has long been used to describe an interaction between someone who is experienced at what they do, and someone who wants to learn from that experience. It is believed to be a great way to achieve personal and professional growth for both the mentor and the mentee. These conversations may range from mentors being allocated to mentees to respond to queries and give moral support, to structures that involve more in-depth “counseling” of mentees to solve complex, challenging problems.
What is Mentoring?
“The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.”
-Plutarch
These conversations may range from mentors being allocated to mentees to respond to queries and give moral support, to structures that involve more in-depth “counseling” of mentees to solve complex, challenging problems.
Mentoring – the word has long been used to describe an interaction between someone who is experienced at what they do, and someone who wants to learn from that experience. It is believed to be a great way to achieve personal and professional growth for both the mentor and the mentee. These conversations may range from mentors being allocated to mentees to respond to queries and give moral support, to structures that involve more in-depth “counseling” of mentees to solve complex, challenging problems.
Why is Mentoring relevant in Education?
Teachers and School Heads need new solutions to today’s unprecedented demands and challenges. The community of educators and leaders in education in itself is rich with experts, who have the knowledge and skills to contribute towards problem-solving and capacity building of peers. Systems capable of adapting to the rapidly changing environment can empower their citizens with the right mix of skills to allow them to lead satisfying professional and personal lives. This leads to inclusive and sustainable economic growth.
A structure of mentoring, therefore, offers a solution to address the existing gaps in a more decentralized manner. These are the gaps in accessing expertise, continuous professional development, connecting with peers from similar contexts and the absence of a platform to leverage cross-learning.
Mentor
Our Solution To Enable Mentoring At Scale And With Quality
MentorED is an open source mentoring application that facilitates peer learning and professional development by creating a community of mentors and mentees.
MentorED is a core component of the Elevate Platform, which is an Open Source Platform-As-A-Service (PAAS) offering from Shikshalokam. The long-term vision of MentorED is to create a country-wide pool of academic experts in different subjects and areas of knowledge.
A structure of mentoring, therefore, offers a solution to address the existing gaps in a more decentralized manner. These are the gaps in accessing expertise, continuous professional development, connecting with peers from similar contexts and the absence of a platform to leverage cross-learning.
Why is Mentoring relevant in Education?
Teachers and School Heads need new solutions to today’s unprecedented demands and challenges. The community of educators and leaders in education in itself is rich with experts, who have the knowledge and skills to contribute towards problem-solving and capacity building of peers. Systems capable of adapting to the rapidly changing environment can empower their citizens with the right mix of skills to allow them to lead satisfying professional and personal lives. This leads to inclusive and sustainable economic growth.
A structure of mentoring, therefore, offers a solution to address the existing gaps in a more decentralized manner. These are the gaps in accessing expertise, continuous professional development, connecting with peers from similar contexts and the absence of a platform to leverage cross-learning.
MentorED
Our Solution To Enable Mentoring At Scale And With Quality
MentorED is an open source mentoring application that facilitates peer learning and professional development by creating a community of mentors and mentees.
MentorED is a core component of the Elevate Platform, which is an Open Source Platform-As-A-Service (PAAS) offering from Shikshalokam. The long-term vision of MentorED is to create a country-wide pool of academic experts in different subjects and areas of knowledge.
