This task will be a parent task for all subtasks that relate to the first iteration of the mentor dashboard.
====Background
Research has shown that mentoring can be a successful way to help newcomers adapt to a new environment. Many current mentors state that they themselves had a mentor figure that helped them start editing Wikipedia. Hence, the team thought that it would be beneficial for newcomers to have the ability to ask other users questions. So the Growth team included a mentorship module on the [[ https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Growth/Personalized_first_day/Newcomer_homepage | Newcomer homepage ]], where newcomers can ask a mentor a question directly from a dialogue box. Currently, the mentors sign up to the mentor list and wait for mentees to be randomly allocated to them. They do not know who their mentees are until one of them asks a question (the only exception is if they [[ https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T228210 | claim a mentee ]] ), which then shows up on their talkpage.
Mentors have voiced that they want to know who their mentees are and have the ability to be more proactive about mentoring newcomers.
**The goal of the dashboard: ** Improve the mentor experience and create a central place for mentor-related features that let them be more proactive about mentoring newcomers.
One can find more information about the project in this [[ https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1f7m3istLMBvXQbZKTd4RDueLDL7boX-x4FJOAsj7_F4/edit?usp=sharing | design brief ]] and this [[ https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Growth/Mentor_dashboard | MediaWiki page]].
====The modules
Based on research, [[ https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1EcKWVSg5A9fNRZxU6xUGnfXcQxMhRvMRGKysxH7RWTI/edit?usp=sharing | interviews ]], and the [[ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JF5fGpPsCW_crAdGkQwoXnY1-S0NW8sF5pyVuHOqmoE/edit?usp=sharing | community’s feedback ]], the first iteration of the dashboard will include the following modules (ordered according to higher to lowest priority) :
- M1 : an overview of the mentees
- M2 : mentor tools (ability to edit the mentor's message, claim a mentee, and the ability to change their status)
- M3 : a preview of unanswered questions
- M4 : FAQ's replies (bank of template answers)
- M5 : mentor impact (total contributions from their mentees, # of questions they have answered, and thanks received)
- M6 : mentor resources (top resources for mentoring)
**Location:** Mentors who have added their usernames to their wiki’s mentor list will gain access to their dashboard. It will be a private special page that can be accessed only by the mentor. It will be found in the left navigation list under *Tools*.
**Title:** The special page will be called "Mentor dashboard"
**Deleting the dashboard**
* Existing mentors will have the opportunity to quit mentoring. This can be done through the mentor status/activity module.
* Once the mentor chooses to leave the page will be from that mentor.
* If the user chooses to return to mentoring, the page will be restored with new mentees, but the previous answers to FAQ's.
**Future**
* The dashboards could be viewed by other mentors in a given wiki. This would allow for mentors to audit each other, help each other, and share resources.