Experience in Teacher Training Through Mentoring

Abstract

This article presents the experience of the University of Valencia (UV) in the training of new faculty members, beginning in the year 2000 with the course Introduction to University Teaching (CIDU—acronym in Spanish) and continuing with the current certification program Diploma in Research, Management and University Teaching (DIGEU—acronym in Catalan). In particular, it posits mentoring, integrated into a broader training proposal, as a strategy for new faculty training; consequently, the mentor training program as well as the theoretical bases for its operation in the case of the University of Valencia, is presented. In addition, we include a report on the program’s evaluation plan, the aim of which is to provide quality information for the improvement of the program. Finally, we provide the results of two editions of said evaluation as evidence of the quality and dynamics of the reflection and the continuous improvement of the mentoring program.

Keywords

• Formación docente, Profesor universitario, Profesor novel, Mentorización, Evaluación