Mentors Teaching Mentors

Mentors Teaching Mentors is an entirely opt-in program within the Mentors group that is perfect for Mentors out there who like to educate fellow Mentors in a classroom-like setting. The role of the Mentor Coach within this program are made up of volunteers that help other Mentors excel in skills that can increase the ability and efficiency of volunteering.

Some suggested categories of classes offered by volunteers. Highlighted classes are in high demand:

Building. Scripting. Wiki-ing. Texturing. Sculpted prims. Machinima. Flexible prims. Team building. Land management. Groups, Group Roles, Group Abilities. Knowledge Exchanges, ways to self-improve. Debug Menu tips. Socializing. Abuse Report and Emergency tips. "Dos and Don'ts." Prim hair. Skin creation. User interface. Communication Guidelines advice. Inventory management. Voice. Streaming media. How to Locate Particles, Sounds, Missing Objects. Open Source. Appearance Editing. Vehicles. Landscaping. Social networking. PJIRA. Support Portal. Event Hosting.

Class Listing Can Be Found Here:

Classes Offered By Mentors

Mentor Coaches Responsibility and Requirements:

A Mentor Coach's responsibility is to host classes for other Mentors that help develop a certain skill or help build certain characteristics which can increase the ability of the learners to volunteer on the grid. The role of a Mentor Coach is entirely opt-in, so the responsibilities and class development are left to the coaches to maintain. At the present time remaining in good standing with this role does not require hosting a certain number of events in a given time. It is recommended that one class be taught a month. Classes must follow the guidelines listed below.

We ask that all classes follow these guidelines:

• Must be PG.
• Should be held at SL Volunteer HI when possible. If impossible, the location of the class should be on another SL Volunteer Island location and the new location clearly marked on the class listing page.
• Should be no longer than 2 hours.
• Should not exceed 30 participants if there is only one Mentor Coach holding the class.
• Should be added to the Classes Offered By Mentors wiki page three (3) or more days prior to class date.
• Should be free and not used for any type of commercial/personal advertisement or gain.
• The Mentor holding the class is responsible for checking the Orientation class schedule page to avoid conflicts on SL Volunteer HI.
• Orientation class takes precedence in the case of a scheduling conflict.

A nice touch for the classes would be to have the materials set up on a wiki page for fellow volunteers to reference during and after the class, but this is not required.

Mentors: Please sign up for this role through the following survey!

Mentors Teaching Mentors Sign Up

How to Voluntarily Exit this Role:

Leaving the Mentor Coach role behind and returning to the Everybody role can be accomplished by speaking to a VTeam member during one of their office hours, found here: Volunteer Specialist Office Hours

For information on how Mentors can teach fellow residents outside of the Mentor group, please inquire about the Instructors group to a VTeam member.