Student Outreach Part II, Virtual Mentoring

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This document summarizes initiatives by the STC Academic Special Interest Group to build connections between technical communication students and practitioners. It describes a virtual mentoring program that pairs students with professionals, including examples. It also outlines student research projects in the Technical Communication Body of Knowledge and a new online platform called MentorBoard to facilitate mentoring relationships.

Education

Coaching Online: STC’s Emerging Virtual
Professional-to-Student Mentoring Programs
Sally Henschel and Anna Lerew-Phillips
Midwestern State University
Leadership Day
60th Annual STC International Summit
Atlanta, GA
May 5, 2013

Agenda
 Academic SIG mission
 Academic SIG initiatives
 Student-practitioner virtual mentoring
 Spring pilot TCBoK
 Student research projects in the TCBoK
 STC’s new MentorBoard
 Mentor expectations
 Contact information
2

Academic SIG mission
Building bridges between those who practice
in the field of technical communication and
those who teach and study in the field.
3

SIG student initiatives
 Student-practitioner mentoring programs
 Academic support for student research projects in
the TCBoK
 Student poster competition
4

Virtual mentoring
Virtual mentorships between STC professionals
and STC student members—particularly STC
students members who are not affiliated or
actively involved with a student chapter or
geographic community.
5

Dan Voss. Senior Content Specialist, MFC Proposal
Operations, Lockheed Martin Corporation.
Clio Fouque. Graduate student. University of Paris.
Secretary of the STC-France chapter.
Met at STC Summit in Atlanta (2009). Hit it off
instantly, and decided to start a virtual mentoring
relationship across the Atlantic.
Ray Gallon. STC-France president. He and Clio
recruited mentees for the chapter’s mentoring
program with the University of Paris.
Virtual mentoring
6

Cindy Pao. Technical Documentation Specialist at Key
Energy Services.
Anna Lerew-Phillips. Graduate student. Midwestern
State University.
Storm Stuart. Undergraduate student. Appalachian
State. Mentors, Frances Gambino and Diane Gaskill.
Virtual mentoring
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Student research
Anna
Lerew-
Phillips
10

Stacey O'Donnell. STC Business Development
Manager.
Sally Henschel. Academic SIG Student Liaison.
Dan Voss. CAC Student Outreach Task Force.
MentorBoard
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Virtual mentoring FAQ
1. What am I expected to do as a mentor for a TCBoK project?
 Meet with student mentee to establish schedules and
expectations.
 Mentor the student during his or her research process, and
provide the student any needed advice to adequately research
and cover the topic.
 Review the student’s topic drafts and make suggestions for
improvement.
2. Are mentoring relationships limited to TCBoK projects?
3. How do I create a MentorBoard account?
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STC MentorBoard
http://mentorboard.jobtarget.com/stc
Body of Knowledge (TCBoK)
http://stcbok.editme.com/
Virtual Mentoring
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Sally Henschel
sally.henschel@mwsu.edu
Anna Lerew-Phillips
anna.lerew-phillips@mwsu.edu
Academic SIG
http://www.stc-academic.org/
Contact
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