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Study Guides index of guidesMotivation:
selecting a mentor

date

Who will be your mentor?

A
mentor

will
monitor
your
progress
  • be a person you trust
  • understand your motivation
  • understand your project
  • ask you how you are doing from time to time
  • not test your learning (this is not his/her role!)
  • give encouragement without being judging
  • be able to suggest ways of getting around obstacles
  • confront you if you are avoiding him/her or the project

Communications:

How?

 

person * phone * e-mail
When?
How often? Meet at least three times in person,
beginning, middle, and wrap up
Where?

Copy your project name, your intrinsic motivations, project description, and this page for your monitor.

Both initial here:

   

Post this on your wallboard, or place in your notebook.

5. Developing the project | Motivation index



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