What To Do If You're A New Mentor

We are aware that no one knows everything, and that it takes some time to get familiar when working in a new system. For this reason, we have created this documentation for you to help you get up to speed. Please note that you can bill for your time it takes you to complete the following onboarding steps.

Mentor Onboarding Tasks

Please complete the following tasks thoroughly:

  • Complete the Mentorship Onboarding Questionnaire here
  • Log in to our learning platform and get familiar with its layout and structure
  • After logging in and creating an account on CodingNomads learning platform, please email contact address for ryan and inform him that you have created your account and Ryan will update your permissions on the platform.
  • Join our Discord server After your permissions have been updated to that of a mentor, click this link to connect to CodingNomads Discord server.
  • Set up TopTracker and start recording your time https://www.toptal.com/tracker/
  • You will be invited to all relevant TopTracker projects. You do not need to create any projects.
  • You can click "NO" on any TopTracker setup questions such as "allow screenshots" and "track mouse clicks" or anything weird like that. We do not use those features.
  • We do not use Payoneer, or any other feature within TopTracker, for payment. You can skip that section while setting up your TopTracker account.
  • Read these Mentor docs to make yourself familiar with CodingNomads' mentorship process, logistics, and expectations
  • Set up your system with the necessary software for the relevant courses you'll be mentoring and give everything a test-run:
  • Install Zoom and make sure you understand the workflow for scheduling and conducting a 1-on-1 meeting
    • If you prefer another video calling / screensharing provider that works for us. Our goal is to make these meetings as easy and seamless as possible for both you and the students. Whichever screensharing / video calling service you prefer should be just fine.
  • Explore TopTracker and go through the process of recording your time
  • Skim over the course content of all relevant courses that you'll be mentoring. The idea here is that you understand the course structure, which topics are covered, etc
  • You don't need to go through the course for which you're mentoring in depth: you should already be familiar, in general, with the topics the course covers.
  • Clone the relevant GitHub repository(s) that contain(s) the labs for your course(s) and look into the code to make sure you understand the instructions. The GitHub repositories required for each course are covered in each course in a page such as "Get Course Labs".
  • Please clone the relevant labs and get them setup on your system so that you can run them and explore them quickly.
  • Request access to the relevant GitHub repository(s) that contain(s) solutions to the labs for your course(s) by contacting a member of the management team.
  • Sign up for and introduce yourself on our Discord server. After you have joined we will update your server roles so you have access to the mentorship channels.

It is your responsibility to know what the course contains and what the students are learning each week. Also, please make sure that you are familiar with the associated labs on GitHub, so you'll be able to guide your students' through their questions efficiently. Also, make sure you have access to the labs' solutions.

As their mentor and guide you need to be aware of your students' tasks as well as their progress.