Keep a 2-day journal of the tools and technologies you use in your various roles as a student and on the job (if currently employed). How do they help you manage and perform your work? How do they help you communicate and collaborate with others?

Identify 1-2 goals you aim to accomplish through this mentoring engagement.

• What technologies do you use in your everyday work roles? How do they help you do your work? 
• What’s a good methodology or tool for managing team-based work projects and commitments?
• What are your preferred methods or techniques for evaluating the pros and cons of a strategy or course of action?
• How do you learn to use new tools and technologies? What are some tips for getting comfortable using new tools?
• What tools and techniques are emerging? What are the “must-haves” in the toolkits of those entering the field?

REMINDER: During this meeting, you must discuss a time to schedule Meeting 2, please refer to the Timeline below for the date for Meeting 2 and work with each other to schedule time for Meeting 2 on the date indicated in the Timeline item: Meeting Two – Conversation Starters.

Learn about mind-mapping as a technique for organizing complex information and their relationships.  Search Google Images to find examples of how others have used mind mapping to visualize and analyze information.

Use your creative and analytical skills to begin drafting a mind-map or other type of graphic displaying what you have learned about the types of tools and techniques in use or emerging in your field.

• What does your mind map reveal about the tools and technologies in the industry?
• What questions do you have based on the mind map you’ve created?
• What kinds of hands-on, real-world experiences (internships, field observations) would likely provide good opportunities to learn more about these tools/techniques? 
• What one or two techniques or tools would you like to gain proficiency, and why?
• What are some suggested next steps for doing so?

REMINDER: During this meeting, you must discuss a time to schedule Meeting 3, please refer to the Timeline below for the date for Meeting 3 and work with each other to schedule time for Meeting 3 on the date indicated in the Timeline item: Meeting Three – Conversation Starters.

Showcase what you have learned by adding levels, relationships, and details to your mind-map! Once finalized, upload in PDF or JPEG to share with your mentor.

• What feedback can you the Mentor offer on the Final Deliverable?
• What questions do you the Mentee have for the Mentor?
• What are the next steps in continuing to develop the knowledge, skills, strategies, etc. you’ve been working on?

Mentors and Mentees please use the following link to complete the Post-Engagement Survey