Desarrollo y Evaluación de una experiencia piloto de mentoría para estudiantes de primer ciclo de Educación Superior a Distancia, Centro Universitario Asociado de Latacunga, provincia de Cotopaxi, período octubre 2015 - febrero 2016

Abstract

UTPL has implemented a mentoring project to meet new students of open and distance modality, in order to welcome and orient new students and facilitate their smooth transition and academic adaptation from the beginning of their college career. This action took place in Latacunga Partner Center, located in the province of Cotopaxi, with the participation of students in the first nine cycles, the methodology is based on the exploratory, descriptive and participatory action research methods. The proposed system integrates mentoring figures counselor (tutor), the peer mentor (students of the last courses) and mentees students (undergraduate students) receiving assistance and guidance of mentors. To develop the mentoring process plan tutorial orientation, which is the axis from which the vocational guidance, starting with the meeting of induction and then the various activities are carried out through emails and social networking is organized was developed.