Desarrollo y evaluación de una experiencia piloto de Mentoría con estudiantes de primer ciclo de educación superior a distancia de la Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, Centro universitario Asociado de Tumbaco-Quito, durante el ciclo académico octubre 2014 febrero 2015

Abstract

This paper addresses the problem of guidance and mentoring needs of distance education. Its overall objective is to implement, develop and evaluate sustainable pilot mentoring project for undergraduates distance mode, with a view to promote the improvement of the quality of the processes of academic orientation and the emergence of a culture of support conducive to meaningful learning. It was made in the Tumbaco UTPL Associated Center with a sample of 4 students of junior college. As a general conclusion is obtained that while the mentees students have an appropriate level of psycho-pedagogical skills and high initial expectations, adapting the system of distance learning is highly difficult and motivation decreases considerably for reasons connected with the University itself; therefore, a mentoring program properly organized, systematic and motivator in conjunction with improving aspects of university attention is required.