Desarrollo y evaluación de una experiencia piloto de menoría con estudiantes de primer ciclo de Educación Superior a Distancia. Estudio realizado en Centro Universitario Asociado de Cuenca, período octubre 2015- febrero 2016

Abstract

This paper "Development and evaluation of a pilot mentoring experience with undergraduate students of Higher Distance Education" is a response to the problem of desertion by undergraduate students of the Technical University of Loja. Study in University Center Commonwealth of Cuenca, October 2015- February 2016 period, "general objective is to implement, develop and evaluate a pilot mentoring project for undergraduate students of Distance Learning, in the perspective of promoting improvement the quality of the processes of academic orientation and the emergence of a culture of accompaniment, which promotes meaningful learning. The development of mentoring was based on a triangular support from the team manager (UTPL), the mentor (graduate students) and mentees (five undergraduate students). With the help of the management team, the mentees applied surveys, interviews, rating scales to mentees and thus could help the development and fulfillment of their curricular activities.