The project is moving at a rapid speed now and contact with potential mentors (system users) is being made. Many of the emerging themes that have influenced the development of the project, have also provided insight into how’ the workbased’ sections of education see their role. Literature provides a variety of insight, but the current social, economical and political context of our communities have seen a change in people personal generosity.
As the researcher and an educator who is actively involved with mentorship. I am aware of the change in climate and how established mentors see their roles within the context of personal development and job profile. This insight as well as ‘collected data’ has continued to inform the project and it movement. We are aware of the limitations of any programmes and the need to respond to actual change and differing needs of differing mentors.
Mentor Mansion has tried to encompass, the lively levels of activity within our ‘community’.
The mixed mediums within the SMART project, reflects the changing needs of those working within a workbased environment. In order for the project to demonstrate benefit realisations and transferability, the scaffolding used to create this learning environment has utilised technological knowledge created and tested in technological educational programmes.
The next stage of the role out will include evaluation of some of the mentors that contributed to the development of the Mansion. Those who agreed to be interviewed, they will review the resource, as a tool. Although the content of the mansion is piloted for a specific area, a lot of rich data would be lost, if mentors outside of pilot were not able to review the developed resource.
