Desarrollo y evaluación de una experiencia piloto de mentoría con estudiantes de primer ciclo de Educación Superior a Distancia, Centro Universitario Asociado de la ciudad de Cuenca, periodo octubre 2015-febrero 2016

Abstract

This paper aims to focus on studying the high dropout rate of education in the first academic year in the distance mode of UTPL, seeking to achieve an insertion and adaptation to this mode with the support of a mentor, who will guide and motivate the beginning of an academic career. The Project Management Team Mentoring MaD-CC.Educ., Were the ones who have selected a group of five new students who may have some risk of desertion or dropout. With the application of the method of participatory action research providing guidelines provided theoretical learning techniques developed. The analysis of the study resulted; that undergraduate students must assimilate a distance education requires a lot of discipline, self-control and dedication, enabling the achievement of a clear and precise learning, and a term career with great satisfaction. The results showed the importance of mentorship willing to meet the concerns in the study.