Mentor Network
The mentor network at the Unit for Academic Teaching and Learning was established in 1994. It comprises about 150 academic teachers. They are all accredited through a specific training programme in mentored teaching. You will find all three disciplinary domains at Uppsala University in the mentor network.
A teaching mentor is an experienced teacher who will meet a new/less experienced teacher for the purpose of running reflective conversations with the teacher on his/her practical teaching. Read more about the listed mentors in the register of the mentor network.
Every term diverse activities are arranged for the mentors. For more information and registration, see the heading seminars for networks. (Swedish webpage).
If you would like to become a mentor, please contact the Unit for Academic Teaching and Learning, Ulrike Schnaas, telephone 018-471 68 24, Ulrike.Schnaas@uu.se
What are teaching mentors doing?
A teaching mentor advises and reflectively converses with a teacher who is taking the Swedish or English version of the Academic Teacher Training Course. Each course opportunity comprises about 24 participants. The Unit offers this course ca.12 times a study year. The participants are required to select a mentor from the list referred to above. This list is updated every term. It contains mentors who are accredited and willing to mentor teachers taking this course. The participants are encouraged to engage a mentor from another subject than their own, as this is a broad and university-wide teacher´s training course rather than a narrow and subject-specific one. The mentored teaching task is compulsory and must be finished (along with the other course assignments and tasks) before the participant receives a certificate of completion.
The teaching mentor process is as follows:
- pre-mentoring, that is, the new teacher formulates and sends a pre-meeting teaching proposal to the mentor. At the meeting, they address the proposal, reflecting on and discussing the plans made by the teacher (learning goals and other details)
- observation, that is, the teaching and learning activity takes place as scheduled, the mentor is present as silent observer.
- post-mentoring, that is, reflective conversation with the teacher, including constructive peer-to-peer feedback
When done, the teaching mentor will receive payment for two teaching hours.