Best Resources in Mentoring

Interpreter’s Resource Shelf (appeared in RID VIEWS April, 2007, reprinted with permission)
Kathy MacMillan, NIC, M.L.S.

Best Resources in Mentoring:
http://www.asl.neu.edu/TIEM.online/sourcement.html

This resource site, a collaboration of Project TIEM.Online, the Northeastern University Interpreter Education Project, the RSA Region III Interpreter Training Project , and the RSA Region V Interpreter Education Project, is a treasure trove of information for interpreter mentors, educators, and mentees. With an easy to use search feature, users can quickly call up information ranging from curriculum resources to book reviews. Mentors and mentees can also access many practical exercises addressing specific issues such as the use of classifiers, cultural mediation, and writing a professional development plan. The site also includes a directory of mentors and mentor trainers, as well as examples of successful mentoring programs. Users can also contribute their own book reviews and descriptions of mentoring activities. Though there are many resources out there about mentoring, most focus on general business models; this one is aimed squarely at interpreter mentors and mentees. Be sure to check out the main Project TIEM.Online site (TIEM stands for “Teaching Interpreting Educators and Mentors”) at http://www.asl.neu.edu/TIEM.online/index.html for information about online classes and distance learning opportunities for interpreter educators and mentors.

This column appears monthly in VIEWS. Please direct questions, comments, or suggestions for resources to highlight in future issues to Kathy MacMillan at info@kathymacmillan.com.