The purpose of the CTE mentoring program is to provide faculty with the opportunity for individual consultation with a recognized expert to enhance their teaching, scholarly research or use of technology in the classroom. The consultants are selected from UNK faculty on the basis of their recognized excellence in teaching, their success in publishing scholarly research and their commitment to the use of technology to enhance instruction. Criteria for selection of mentors include formal recognition (awards, publications, or presentations) and/or recommendations of chairs, faculty, and students.
Mentoring on teaching includes:
Pre-class visitation meeting between the mentor and faculty member to discuss the instructor's successes and objectives for enhancement or improvement
Class visitation by the mentor to observe and note successes and areas for possible change
Post-class visitation for meeting to review the mentor's observations of success and recommendations for strategies to enhance performance in the classroom
Mentoring on scholarly research includes:
Meeting between the mentor and faculty member to discuss possible topics for research or to review topics already identified by the faculty member
Mentor will consult with the faculty member as the publication or presentation is being developed
Mentor will review the publication or presentation and provide feedback for revisions
Mentoring on Innovation includes:
Meeting between the mentor and faculty member to discuss the proposed innovation and to establish a plan for the development of the innovation
Mentor will consult with faculty member as the innovation is being developed
Mentor will observe and provide feedback when the innovation is implemented in the classroom