Virtual Mentorship as an Advanced Method of Knowledge and Experience Sharing and Network Building

Access to advanced ideas, specific information, advanced expertise, accumulated experience and applicable knowledge are key competitive determinants of those that want to prosper in knowledge based society. In other words human capital is principal competitive advantage of knowledge based economies. Trends in today’s world are making us rethink the methods of delivering knowledge. In order to answer to those trends and as a proactive effort to foster their global competitiveness top students from two most influenced graduate schools (Faculty of Economics and Business and Faculty Electrical Engineering and Computing both within University of Zagreb) in Croatia gathered within eSTUDENT initiative and they have started project “Virtual Mentorship”. Its primary goal is to initialize and organize cooperation between senior undergraduate students from Croatian universities and acknowledged members of academic society and business world who live abroad but do have originated from Croatia. Purpose of the project is to establish mentor-protégé relationship between these two parties that will enable students to learn and improve their knowledge as well as gain new skills through quality virtual communication with respectable scientists and professionals. This project has a great potential and significance for development of Croatian system of education as well as for improvement of Croatian labor competitiveness in general. Its significance lies primarily on impacts that Virtual Mentorship has on educational system.mentorship, virtual, knowledge sharing, networking, distance learning

Virtual Mentorship as an Advanced Method of Knowledge and Experience Sharing and Network Building

Access to advanced ideas, specific information, advanced expertise, accumulated experience and applicable knowledge are key competitive determinants of those that want to prosper in knowledge based society. In other words human capital is principal competitive advantage of knowledge based economies. Trends in today’s world are making us rethink the methods of delivering knowledge. In order to answer to those trends and as a proactive effort to foster their global competitiveness top students from two most influenced graduate schools (Faculty of Economics and Business and Faculty Electrical Engineering and Computing both within University of Zagreb) in Croatia gathered within eSTUDENT initiative and they have started project “Virtual Mentorship”. Its primary goal is to initialize and organize cooperation between senior undergraduate students from Croatian universities and acknowledged members of academic society and business world who live abroad but do have originated from Croatia. Purpose of the project is to establish mentor-protégé relationship between these two parties that will enable students to learn and improve their knowledge as well as gain new skills through quality virtual communication with respectable scientists and professionals. This project has a great potential and significance for development of Croatian system of education as well as for improvement of Croatian labour competitiveness in general. Its significance lies primarily on impacts that Virtual Mentorship has on educational system

The Mentoring Relationship in an Advertising Agency: Mentors Training Mentees

Advertising work meets significant challenges in terms of hiring young professionals that should properly match the job description due to the permanent progress in this field. Therefore, in spite of the academic background, the portfolio, and the training hours, young professionals need to be mentored for a while in order to adapt to labour market. The relationship between juniors and seniors might be difficult unless the latter understand and help them systematically. This paper aims to present obstacles and necessity of mentorship in an advertising agency from juniors’ perspectives, when meeting seniors’ attitude towards their young teams or when achieving their first tasks. Therefore, this research is conducted by using two complementary methods. Firstly, 9 focus groups were organized by interviewing students between 2017 and 2020. A second method is represented by a survey applied to juniors working in full-services and specialized agencies. Practically, this study means to emphasize the need for mentorship, expressed even at the end of Bachelor or Master studies, on the one hand, and the manner this has changed when respondents were hired in agencies, on the other hand. This survey leads to a very simple idea: young professionals require a short time of transition from the academic to the labour responsibility, especially in this field where only knowledge is not enough.  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.</p

Mentorship in the Field of Aging: Purposes, Pivots, and Priorities

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) is a multi-disciplinary organization dedicated to advancing the field of aging and improving the lives of older adults. With a long-standing commitment to mentorship and career development, this article focuses on GSA’s Mentoring Consultancies and Career Conversations events and their pivot to meet the needs and demands of current and future gerontologists amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This article provides a description of these events in the context of planning, content, and member engagement. Recommendations are provided to other organizations seeking to enrich their membership through mentorship and career development activities

Comments to the National Strategy for Expanding American Innovation

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) sought input for its National Strategy for Expanding American Innovation to build a more demographically, geographically, and economically inclusive innovation ecosystem. Students in Professor Colleen Chien’s Patent Law course submitted 13 comments on how to make innovation more representative of the United States. This document contains 13 comments that draw heavily from personal and professional experience, and highlights the diversity in Santa Clara Law’s patent course. Here are excerpts: Erik Perez and Grant Wanderscheid, drawing from their own undergraduate and graduate experiences in science and engineering, recommend a “shift towards achievement through failure” to support creativity and novel idea generation at educational institutions. Ernest “Ernie” Fok highlights how a “marginalized and underrepresented queer scientist community[] invariably reduces inventorship diversity in the United States” and suggests ways the “USPTO can help overcome cis-heteronormativity in STEM and drive queer involvement in innovation.” Sajeev Sidher, a partner at a major accounting firm, recommends adopting tax credits targeted at small minority and women-owned businesses that develop patented technologies because “a patent as a property right can be the vehicle to generate wealth and secure social and financial upward mobility for the inventor … over successive generations.” A female patent agent with thirteen years of experience at global law firms and a Fortune 500 life science company recommends carrying out a study of all-female inventions, stating: “I personally did not have a single occasion where women-only clients, either solo or in group, came and sought patent protection.

Women in radiology: gender diversity is not a metric-it is a tool for excellence.

Women in Focus: Be Inspired was a unique programme held at the 2019 European Congress of Radiology that was structured to address a range of topics related to gender and healthcare, including leadership, mentoring and the generational progression of women in medicine. In most countries, women constitute substantially fewer than half of radiologists in academia or private practice despite frequently accounting for at least half of medical school enrolees. Furthermore, the proportion of women decreases at higher academic ranks and levels of leadership, a phenomenon which has been referred to as a "leaky pipeline". Gender diversity in the radiologic workplace, including in academic and leadership positions, is important for the present and future success of the field. It is a tool for excellence that helps to optimize patient care and research; moreover, it is essential to overcome the current shortage of radiologists. This article reviews the current state of gender diversity in academic and leadership positions in radiology internationally and explores a wide range of potential reasons for gender disparities, including the lack of role models and mentorship, unconscious bias and generational changes in attitudes about the desirability of leadership positions. Strategies for both individuals and institutions to proactively increase the representation of women in academic and leadership positions are suggested. KEY POINTS: • Gender-diverse teams perform better. Thus, gender diversity throughout the radiologic workplace, including in leadership positions, is important for the current and future success of the field. • Though women now make up roughly half of medical students, they remain underrepresented among radiology trainees, faculty and leaders. • Factors leading to the gender gap in academia and leadership positions in Radiology include a lack of role models and mentors, unconscious biases, other societal barriers and generational changes

Youth Engagement 2015 Annual Impact Report

This year, we have significantly grown the reach and impact of our Nature Works Everywhere digital learning platform to provide innovative standards aligned curriculum to more educators and classrooms. The curriculum, designed to help students learn the science behind how nature works and how to take action to protect it, demonstrates nature's benefits to students and connects them to global challenges to protect our natural systems. The curriculum has reached 1 million students this year, which represents considerable growth in reach during a single school year. Since the program's launch in 2012, our digital learning resources have reached over two million students. Additionally, we have developed three new standards-aligned lesson plans designed for the high school level, which will be completed by January 2016. This represents the program's first systematic expansion to provide curriculum for high school students and teachers. We are also creating four new videos to support the project-based learning gardens curriculum. And, we delivered four virtual field trips, during which students learned about environmental science and virtually "visited" some of the world's most stunning natural areas, accompanied by top Conservancy scientists. Our Impact at a Glance1 million students reached through digital curriculum205,000 students learned about global conservation strategies from top Conservancy scientists through three virtual field trips4 new gardens educational videos in development4 virtual field trips provided3 new curriculum units in developmen

Virtual Mentorship as an Advanced Method of Knowledge and Experience Sharing and Network Building

Access to advanced ideas, specific information, advanced expertise, accumulated experience and applicable knowledge are key competitive determinants of those that want to prosper in knowledge based society. In other words human capital is principal competitive advantage of knowledge based economies. Trends in today’s world are making us rethink the methods of delivering knowledge. In order to answer to those trends and as a proactive effort to foster their global competitiveness top students from two most influenced graduate schools (Faculty of Economics and Business and Faculty Electrical Engineering and Computing both within University of Zagreb) in Croatia gathered within eSTUDENT initiative and they have started project “Virtual Mentorship”. Its primary goal is to initialize and organize cooperation between senior undergraduate students from Croatian universities and acknowledged members of academic society and business world who live abroad but do have originated from Croatia. Purpose of the project is to establish mentor-protégé relationship between these two parties that will enable students to learn and improve their knowledge as well as gain new skills through quality virtual communication with respectable scientists and professionals. This project has a great potential and significance for development of Croatian system of education as well as for improvement of Croatian labour competitiveness in general. Its significance lies primarily on impacts that Virtual Mentorship has on educational system

Characteristics of Science, Technology, Engineering, And Mathematics Mentoring Relationship Practices In Secondary Education Settings: A Case Study

The use of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) mentors in public school systems and other organizations has grown comparably with our economy’s increasing demand for STEM industry professionals. However, inspiring students to pursue STEM careers by using STEM industry professionals as mentors requires an understanding of effective mentor practices. Limited research exists that focuses on the mentoring practices students respond to as they make academic and career plans. The purpose of this study was to investigate and identify practices that promote STEM careers among youth. The study sought to answer the question, “What STEM mentor practices, behaviors, and roles do students identify as increasing their interest in pursuing STEM careers?” This study used a qualitative case study methodology. Golden Meadows School District was selected due to its extensive secondary education STEM mentoring programming. STEM education courses and activities are offered district-wide at the Center for STEM Instruction and Innovation (CSII). Golden Meadows was also chosen for the longevity of its program and the variety of STEM-focused project teams. The project teams were supported by industry mentors recruited from local businesses. The study focused on the perspectives of mentees working with industry mentors from various STEM disciplines. Students in the 11th and 12th grades were asked to participate in interviews. Participants answered questions about mentoring experiences that influenced their plans to pursue STEM professions. Interview responses and project team artifact review were used to analyze mentee perspectives. Two themes emerged from the findings which defined practices identified by mentees. The findings revealed that mentees pursuit of STEM careers was influenced by mentor practices that built mentee self-confidence and a comprehensive understanding of STEM careers. The study is supported by previous research focused on the value of mentoring and its use to positively influence young people