Being a better mentor
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Shared experience, tips and learning models to help you being a better mentor. Presented by Marc van Gend and Erik Stielstra at DrupalCon Vienna 2017
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Being a better mentor
- 1. BEING A BETTER MENTOR Erik Stielstra (sutharsan) Marc van Gend (marcvangend)
- 2. Erik Stielstra Sr Drupal Developer and Mentor Contrib and Drupal 8 core development Drupal trainer since 2009 Mentor at local and DC Friday sprints Sutharsan
- 3. Marc van Gend All-round Drupalista Mentor at various code-sprints Top 1% on Drupal Answers
- 4. Why we mentor To see people grow. To start a snowball effect.
- 5. Personas in slides are not real mentees. Composed of our experience with real people. Suzanne Fabio Tobias
- 6. Subjects Learning plan Learning materials Give feedback Psychological models: Learning cycle, Learning loop
- 7. Suzanne Colleague, 8 years Drupal experience, excellent site builder. Writes basic D7 modules. Wants to learn to write complex D8 modules.
- 8. Learning plan • Makes learning goals explicit. • To set and keep focus. • For medium-term goals, e.g. 3 months. • Choose realistic targets. • Include milestones and concrete actions (for both Suzanne and mentor).
- 9. Learning plan • Sit down and discuss Suzanne’s ambitions and goals. • Suzanne is eager to learn. • Has no private time to invest. 1. Learn Drupal 8 basics. 2. Improve skills to get clear specs from customer.
- 10. Learning plan 1. Learn Drupal 8 basics. • Course or video on D8 concepts. • Code review of colleague's work. • Examine company modules or simple contrib modules. 2. Improve skills to get clear specs from customer. • Analyse a recent event. What can you improve? • Observe others doing this task. • Mentor is present at meeting and gives feedback.
- 11. Learning plan • Suzanne is owner of the plan. • Mentor facilitates. • Regularly check progress. • Evaluate and renew the plan. • Celebrate success.
- 12. Give feedback
- 13. Give feedback • Mention positive points and improvements. • Limit the number of feedback items. • Identify problem and options. • It does not have to be perfect. Positive feedback works
- 14. Learning styles Kolb Honey & Mumford
- 15. Learning styles: Kolb, Honey & Mumford How do you perceive things? • Feel: Concrete experience • Think: Abstract conceptualisation
- 16. Learning styles: Kolb, Honey & Mumford How do you perceive things? • Feel: Concrete experience • Think: Abstract conceptualisation How do you process things? • Watch: Reflective observation • Do: Active experimentation
- 20. Reflect U nderstand PlanD o it! Suzanne Learning Cycle: Suzanne Start with: • Read and edit working code • E.g. add another block plugin Next step: • Look up documentation • E.g. read about the plugin pattern Feel Think WatchDo
- 21. Fabio New colleague. 15 years Flash/Actionscript programmer. No Drupal skills. Wants to become a Drupal Developer.
- 22. Prepare Fabio to work on projects • Learning path depending on situation. • Offer structure. • Tech and soft skills. • Limited work on projects.
- 23. Learning materials for Fabio Exercises • Introduction: Purpose of the exercise. • Tasks: Tasks broken down in steps. • Sources of knowledge: Leverage online sources. • Notes/questions: Self-check and/or mentor-check.
- 24. Learning materials Questions and mini-tasks • Code exercises. e.g. work with D8 entities, CSS layout. • Interview colleagues. e.g. favorite Drush command..
- 25. Help the brain • Association: Connect to existing knowledge. • Upload is bottleneck: Model and reduce to essence. • Repetition: Practise, repeat. • Curious: Variation in activities, use motivation.
- 27. When helping Fabio • Be careful with giving complete solutions. • Think out loud. It helps to follow the thought process. • Summarise the decisions, the process, the concepts. Don’t just give the fish, teach to fish
- 28. Reflect U nderstand PlanD o it! Fabio Learning Cycle: Fabio Start with: • Watching a video • E.g. entities and entity reference Next step: • Apply in a concrete plan • E.g. work out a content model Feel Think WatchDo
- 29. How does learning work? Action - Reaction
- 30. Single-, double-, triple-loop learning How does learning work? Mentees have... • Short-term tasks • Medium-term goals • Long-term beliefs
- 31. Single-loop Learning rules action result feedback What does feedback do?
- 32. Single-loop Learning mental model rules action result feedback Feedback changes what we do.
- 33. Double-loop Learning mental model rules action result feedback Feedback changes why we do it.
- 34. Triple-loop Learning mental model rules action result feedback Feedback changes who we are. beliefs
- 35. Single-, double-, triple-loop learning mental model rules action result feedback beliefs mental model rules action result Choose the right level • Do explain Suzanne why we submit patches • Don’t teach a content editor why hacking core is bad
- 36. Tobias Attends the First time sprinter workshop at DrupalCon Vienna.
- 37. Meet Tobias • Have a social chat. • Introduce yourself and Tobias to others at the table. • Ask questions about experience and what he likes.
- 38. Work on task • Easy tasks. Easy tasks are hard, he has a lot on his hands (tools, procedures, etiquettes, etc.). • Core is intimidating. The big thing, very complex, very large.
- 39. When helping Tobias • Hands off. Use your eyes, ears and heart. • Give compliments, have fun. • Acknowledge you don’t know everything. • Introduce him to people. Be the swimming instructor, let him swim, keep an eye on him.
- 40. Change behaviour Tobias likes to start coding immediately, skips reading, makes assumptions about the problem. • Praise him for his enthusiasm. • Check your observation of him making assumptions. • Make him aware of the risk. • Ask for his solution. • Explain how you would approach it. • Rework the issue.
- 41. Reflect U nderstand PlanD o it! Feel Think WatchDo Tobias Learning Cycle: Tobias Start with: • Testing a patch in the queue • E.g. a test that was added Next step: • Do you understand the solution?
- 42. Wrap up No two mentorships are the same. • Get to know the mentee. • Adapt to skills, time, learning style. • Keep observing. • Use their motivation.
- 43. JOIN US FOR CONTRIBUTION SPRINT Friday, 29 September, 2017 First time Sprinter Workshop Mentored Core Sprint General Sprint 9:00-12:00 Room: Lehar 1 - Lehar 2 9:00-18:00 Room: Stolz 2 9:00-18:00 Room: Mall #drupalsprints
- 45. WHAT DID YOU THINK? Evaluate this session https://events.drupal.org/vienna2017/sessions/being-better-mentor Take the DrupalCon survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/drupalconvienna
- 46. Creative Commons sources • Suzanne: https://www.flickr.com/photos/hlship/3519744280 • Fabio: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ggdmarche/6849859858 • Tobias: https://www.flickr.com/photos/snowsuitmel/2418844019 • Awesome: https://www.flickr.com/photos/torley/3674050796 • Fisher: https://www.flickr.com/photos/onlynick/2823854565 • Swimmer: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lambchops/390060708