This page is intended to give The examples of good practice of academic mentoring from across LSE and to provide inspiration for your own academic mentoring. The examples that follow practice below were shared by colleagues in our academic mentoring community of practice, which meets fortnightly over Zoom.. You can sign up for these sessions via the Atlas website.
For more information, contact Dr Akile Ahmet: a.ahmet@lse.ac.uk or Francesca Humi: f.g.humi@lse.ac. uk
For additional resources from the Eden Centre for academic mentors and student-facing staff during the Covid-19 outbreak, please visit:
...
1. Communicating with students effectively
A A major element of academic mentoring is communication, whether that is through emails, calls, or video conferencing. The following examples can help you communicate with your mentees effectively.
Surveying students:
To To better communicate with students and to help understand what their living situation may be, the Department of Law, for example, has sent out surveys to students to find out their location, access to internet, and equipment for home study. This following is based on one of the surveys:
Full name
Student Number
LSE email address
Programme of Study
Year of study (Undergraduate students only)
Where will you be residing for the remainder of the 2019/20 academic year? (multi-choice)
London – in a student hall of residence
London – shared or non-parental accommodation
Living at home, with parents or careers
Elsewhere in the UK
Overseas
If you will be living overseas, can you please tell us which country this will be in?
Are you currently self-isolating (so we can check in more often)?
...