ECC Teaching Pairs Mentoring Program

All faculty are invited to participate in ECC Teaching Pairs, a one-on-one faculty mentoring program that will pair faculty together, as mentor and mentee, throughout a semester. ECC Teaching Pairs is inspired by a mentoring program previously initiated by ECC math faculty that the college has sought to expand under CETAL.


The goals of the program are to: 

Applications for Fall 2024 must be submitted by 5:00pm Friday, August 30, 2024. Applicants will be notified by Friday, September 6, 2024.

Overview and Timeline

Mentoring pairs are expected to meet five times during the semester, with suggested discussion topics and questions to prompt conversation at each session. Sessions might include looking at teaching materials (such as syllabus, assignment descriptions, and lesson plans, among others), troubleshooting teaching challenges, and other activities determined by the pair.

 Possible topics for mentoring pairs to focus on at different sessions may include but are not limited to: 

 

*For D2L support, specifically, mentoring pairs will be encouraged to communicate and work with ECC’s Distance Learning & Instructional Technology Office.
Note:  In order to be meet without distractions, library faculty participants are expected to schedule their 1-on-1 meetings outside of scheduled work time. 

Possible Timeline for Fall Pairs

August

September

October

November

December

Possible Timeline for Spring Pairs

January

February

March

April 

May

Mentor and Mentee Roles

Mentor

Qualifications

Role & Expectations

Compensation

 

Mentee

Qualifications

Role & Expectations

Compensation

Pairings between mentor and mentee will be made based upon information submitted (application link at the bottom).

NOTE:  Everything shared in the mentoring pair, including documents and conversation, is confidential and will not be used for evaluative purposes. Any information gathered from the mentoring pairs will only be used to assess the effectiveness of the ECC Teaching Pairs program. Participation in the ECC Teaching Pairs mentoring program is of a voluntary nature.

Applying to Participate

So long as the qualifications are met, it is up to participants if they would like to apply to be a mentor or mentee within the program. In other words, though mentors are required to be tenured full-time faculty or UA1 or UA2 faculty, tenured full-time faculty or UA1 or UA2 faculty are welcome to apply to be a mentee if they choose.

To apply to participate in the ECC Teaching Pairs program, interested faculty should click on the link below and complete the form below. The input provided will be used to create faculty pairings. Funding will allow for up to 12 pairs for the Spring 2023 semester.

 

ECC TEACHING PAIRS FALL 2024 APPLICATION

Applications for Fall 2024 must be submitted by 5:00pm Friday, August 30, 2024. Applicants will be notified by Friday, September 6, 2024.