Start Here
Entry orientation and personalized pathway planning.
Career & Community
Navigate hidden curriculum, mentorship, professional growth, and inclusive research identity development.
Fadel alignment: Character, Meta-learning
Learner Avatars
Role-based narratives for common research and career trajectories.
Models
Educational model context for mentors and program leads.
Education Models
Additional framework guidance for curriculum design.
Tools
Practical support resources for learners and mentors.
Concepts in This Track
Filter concepts by immediate need to identify mentoring and professional-development resources.
Hidden Curriculum Navigation
Track: career-and-community
User needs: understanding research norms, building confidence and belonging
Make implicit research expectations explicit for diverse learners and early-career researchers.
How to learn it: Surface unspoken lab and field norms so learners can act with confidence and seek help effectively.
Teaching set:
- Lesson: Start Here Guide
- Activity: Learner Pathway Reflection
- Slides: Career and Community Track
- References: Learner Personas
Mentoring and Professional Growth
Track: career-and-community
User needs: finding mentorship support, planning career trajectories
Use learner personas and frameworks to align mentorship strategies with individual goals.
How to learn it: Match mentoring strategies to learner stage, goals, and barriers, then define concrete growth checkpoints.
Teaching set:
- Lesson: Mentorship Personas
- Activity: Mentorship Planning Exercise
- Slides: Learning Tracks Hub
- References: Research Incubator Model