In this appendix, you will find templates that can be used to inform the assessment of your mentoring relationship. Depending on the type of mentorship you selected and your mentorship plan, select the questions most applicable to you. In keeping with the spirit of building mutually beneficial collaborative partnerships, it is also good practice to make time to share your assessments with one another.

Assessing mentorship as a mentee

• How has my mentor given me guidance and support?
• What have I learned from my mentor in terms of teaching and learning strategies?
• In what ways has my mentor been a good role model?
• What aspects of the mentorship contributed most to my learning and development
• What are my mentor’s areas of strength?
• What suggestions can I offer my mentor to grow in this role?
• Which goals did my mentor help me identify and achieve?
• What meaningful learning am I bringing to my teaching and mentorship practices?
• In what ways have I tried to be a good mentee?
• How open have I been to guidance and feedback?
• How have I tried to reciprocate and support my mentor?
• What are my strengths as a mentee?
• How might I improve in terms of being a good mentee?

Assessing mentorship as a mentor

• How have I tried to support my mentee?
• What have I learned from my mentee in terms of teaching and learning strategies?
• In what ways has my mentee been a good role model?
• What aspects of the mentorship contributed most to my learning and development?
• What are my mentee’s areas of strength?
• What suggestions can I offer my mentee to grow in this role?
• Which goals did my mentee help me identify and achieve?
• What meaningful learning am I bringing to my teaching and mentorship practices?
• In what ways have I tried to be a good mentor?
• How open have I been to guidance and feedback?
• What are my strengths as a mentor?
• How might I improve in terms of being a good mentor?

adapted from “The Mentorship Guide for Teaching and Learning,” by Barrette-Ng et al,  Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning at the University of Calgary, shared with a CC BY NC 4.0 license.