Desarrollo y evaluación de una experiencia piloto de mentoria con estudiantes de primer ciclo de Educación Superior a Distancia

Abstract

Abstract:The research shows the importance of the mentoring as orientation strategy applied to the new student of UTPL MaD of the city of Tulcán with the finality to welcome and orientate them starting from their needs to give orientation and advising contributing in their integral formation, making it easier their academic transition and adaptation from the beginning of their studies, because it has become clear that the main problem is the early dropout of students. To carry out the work they have been taken into account themes like: concepts, objectives, types, characteristics, methods, techniques and strategies essential to provide optimum support to overcome difficulties encountered during his career, trusting their capacities, obtaining favorable results which come to corroborate the benefits that this modality of orientation contributes to the participants. The evaluations carried out describe the orientation needs of the students, like the help relation developed, on those aspects, and with you communication channels, with the finality to attend the general valuation of the program and the satisfaction expectations. Finally it can be concluded that the model is a viable alternative and applicable in higher education distance, which displays the suitability of this methodology to achieve a relationship of mentoring, and flexibly adapted to the needs of each student.