RED 711 | Establishing Expectations and Maintaining Effective Communication - 2/24/2025

This is a REd Synchronous (live) class.

LIVE SESSION: Monday, February 24, 2025 @4:00pm - 5:00pm Mountain Time (US and Canada), Zoom.

Class Description: Establishing expectations and maintaining effective communication are the cornerstones of the mentoring relationship. In this class we will cover strategies for successful communication between mentors and mentees, with a focus on the necessity for a mutual understanding of expectations, the use of various modes of communication, the ways in which power differentials affect communication, and the importance of mutual feedback between mentors and mentees. During the live class meeting, we will use case studies to explore potential communication issues and ways of addressing them.

Class Objectives: At the conclusion of this class, you should be able to:

• Articulate the importance of explicit expectations and formulate plans for expectations within the mentoring relationship.
• Evaluate various practices for effective communication.
• Identify considerations/implications of setting expectations and communicating with diverse mentee

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Instructor:

Shannon L. Barrios, PhD

Associate Professor, Linguistics

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This class counts towards the Research Mentoring Certificate.

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REd Synchronous classes are taught by subject matter experts and provide both fundamental and advanced skills training in flipped classroom format. To register for upcoming trainings, click here to view our calendar.

Class Duration: Total duration for synchronous classes are approximately 2 hours. Those two (2) hours will be broken down into:

• A live session which will take approximately 1 hour (45-minute presentation and 15-minute Q&A) and;
• Pre and Post-work activities which will take approximately 1 hour, in total.