Great mentorship is intentional, inclusive, and informed. This month, we're taking a deeper look at how the participant experience—paired with Institution-Provided Data (IPD)—can take your mentorship initiative to the next level!
Designing With the Participant in Mind
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From inclusive matching to goal-driven messaging, a participant-centered approach ensures that every element of your initiative reflects the needs and experiences of the people it serves. When mentees feel seen and mentors feel effective, relationships thrive—and outcomes improve. |
ICYMI: Don't miss our webinar series on the participant experience! In this two-part event, we demoed everything about the Mentor Collective participant experience including matching, messaging, training, supplemental resources, and non-cognitive assessments. Click here to access the recordings from both sessions, or click on the video below to watch Part 2!
Designing With the Participant in Mind
Mentor Collective’s mentor training is an on-demand learning experience that allows participants to take their training at a time that works well for them. It was created in accordance with research-based instructional design principles, developed by educators.
Mentor training provides a base understanding of a mentorship program's expectations as well as how to use the Participant Dashboard. Training helps equip participants with the skills needed to be a successful mentor before they engage in mentorship.
Once in the training, participants are guided through an interactive, engaging series of text- and video-based lessons. They can also review training materials as often as they like throughout the program, if they need a refresher. There are embedded checks for understanding at the end of each chapter in the course.
A final assessment at the end of the course ensures mentors have thoroughly engaged with the learning material. Once mentors pass the final assessment, they receive a completion certification that they can share directly to their social media, add to their LinkedIn profile, or download as a PDF.
Did you know?
- You can see how many mentors have completed training right on your Partner Dashboard! This Partner Knowledge Center article explains where to look.
- Mentor Collective offers several courses for all participants, including mentees. Learn more in this article!
- 40+ discussion guides are available to support mentors and mentees. You can check out the full list of standard resources available here. Thinking about creating a custom resource? Head to this article or chat with your Partner Success Manager at your next check-in!
Mentorship has the power to transform student success—but how do you build a program that is scalable, sustainable, and deeply embedded in your institution’s culture? Our newly published white paper on the six elements that lead to an institution-wide culture of mentorship shows you how.
Make IPD Part of Your Strategy
Are you leveraging the data your institution already collects? Institution-Provided Data, or IPD, enables you to personalize support, spot trends early, and report impact clearly.
Consider uploading information participants either don’t provide or don’t know, such as their advisor, admissions status, athletic involvement, or scholarship information. Think about what’s important to all stakeholders: How can additional data inputs help tell the story of your initiative's impact?
Our recent webinar shares several examples of IPD in action! In just 25-minutes, we cover unique ways your peers have used IPD to strengthen their student success strategy. Don't miss it! ⬇️
Upcoming Education
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Ask The Expert: Matching Ask us your data questions at this small group session with our in-house data expert! This session will focus on the data you can gather from responses to your matching survey. |
Celebrate Mentorship! How a Culture of Mentorship Can Drive Connections This webinar will spotlight institutions that have made celebration a strategic part of their mentorship playbook—and why it matters. |
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