[OSCTC-planning] mentorship and other ways to follow up with Open Source Comes to Campus attendees

[Shauna Gordon-McKeon]

There's no particular need to rush on this.

There could be a lot of value just in inviting people to take an open
survey and publishing/discussing the results.


On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 2:20 PM, Heidi Ellis <ellis at wne.edu> wrote:

>  +1
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> But I’m working on a paper for the next few days….
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> *From:* osctc-planning-bounces at lists.openhatch.org [mailto:
> osctc-planning-bounces at lists.openhatch.org] *On Behalf Of *Shauna
> Gordon-McKeon
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 22, 2014 1:35 PM
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> *To:* Planning for Open Source Comes to Campus
> *Subject:* Re: [OSCTC-planning] mentorship and other ways to follow up
> with Open Source Comes to Campus attendees
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> Hmmm.  We could write a guide or blog post about this.  Perhaps invite
> contributions/suggestions from people who've done online mentoring about
> what to look for?  I imagine people who do OPW and GSoC would have a lot to
> say about this.
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> On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 11:33 AM, sheila miguez <shekay at pobox.com> wrote:
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> On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 10:19 AM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <shaunagm at gmail.com>
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> I think it probably depends on the mentee - there are certainly
> introverted people who'd prefer a calmer, quieter approach than I'd
> instinctively provide them - but yes, I think *generally* speaking the
> ability to be outgoing and actively engaged, is important.  Is it more
> important than other abilities, such as empathy, creativity, and the
> ability to explain things well?  I'm not sure.
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> I also think you're right to differentiate online and in person mentoring
> on this dimension.  I think more quiet, passive mentors might be able to
> push themselves to interact and ask questions via online mediums in a way
> that's hard to in person.  One can also introduce easier-to-evaluate
> metrics that way, by asking a mentor, "How many email threads have you
> initiated?" "How many questions has your mentee asked you?" "What kinds of
> questions does your mentee tend to ask?" etc.  There's more opportunity for
> reflection because you have the record of communication.
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> I'd definitely love to learn more about this. I find it much easier to
> talk to people online, and can help in that manner, but that is not to say
> that I don't want to get better at in-person interactions.
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> If people know resources for building up that skill for people who may be
> shy or have confidence issues (like myself), please share.
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> One thing I've been trying is watching how other people do this. I don't
> often get a chance to do this since I'll end up helping instead of
> watching. This means I am not sure how effective watching other mentors is.
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> shekay at pobox.com
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