Hello! This .txt document briefly explains what all the other files are meant for. Please note that these documents contain the dates/times and institution-specific contacts. Please edit as you see necessary for your own purposes. Abbreviations: BGL = Buddy Group Leader There are several documents here: 1. EMAILS_All_Template_Email_Communications.docx 2. FORMS_Application_Forms_for_Buddies_and_BGLs.docx 3. FORMS_Catch-Up_Form_Questionnaire.docx 4. ORIENTATION_Buddy_Programme_Orientation_Handout.docx 5. ORIENTATION_Buddy_Programme_Orientation_PPT.pptx 6. ReadMe_HowToUseTheseResources.txt 7. SCHEDULE_Buddy_Programme_Schedule_Sem2_2021.docx 8. TRAINING_BGL_Training_Handout.docx 9. TRAINING_BGL_Training_PPT.pptx --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. EMAILS_All_Template_Email_Communications.docx --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This document contains all the copy-paste email templates we used to communicate with participants. There are numerous template emails within this document: - Initial Invitation to Buddies and BGLs - this email was to generically advertise the buddy programme via email to students and to encourage them to sign up for the buddy programme. - Buddy Tentative Email - this email was written due to the inability to fit one buddy into a buddy group. As a result, we offered them an alternative time. - Buddy Acceptance Email - this email notified buddies they were successful in their application. This email also notified buddies of their regular meeting times with their buddy group. Note that we never rejected a buddy from joining the programme - so never wrote a rejection email. - BGL Acceptance Email - this email notified BGLs that they were successful in their application and also notified BGLs of their regular meeting time with their buddy group. - BGL Rejection Email - this email notified BGLs that they were not successful in their application. - Send to All: Orientation – this email was sent to both buddies and BGLs at the beginning of the semester to welcome everyone to the buddy programme and to remind them of the orientation. - BGL: Training Session, Orientation, MHFA Reminders - this email was sent only to BGLs to remind them of the training commitments they had signed up to. - First Email - Generic reminder email sent on the Friday before the first week of buddy group meetings ('catch-ups'). - The remaining Second/Third/Fourth/Fifth emails were also sent on the Friday before the week of the buddy group catch-ups. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. FORMS_Application_Forms_for_Buddies_and_BGLs.docx --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This document contains two forms that were originally on Google Forms. These were the sign-up forms that participants filled out to express interest in joining the buddy programme. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. FORMS_Catch-Up_Form_Questionnaire.docx --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We asked at the end of every session if participants could fill out these "Catch- Up" Form Questionnaires. This allowed us to see which students were still attending, and also quickly catch onto any potential problems in buddy group interactions. The other questions included in this form encouraged students to reflect on what they had gained from the buddy programme. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. ORIENTATION_Buddy_Programme_Orientation_Handout.docx --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This document was printed out for all buddies and BGLs of the buddy programme and handed out during the Orientation event. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. ORIENTATION_Buddy_Programme_Orientation_PPT.pptx --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This powerpoint presentation had slides introducing both buddies and BGLs to the buddy programme at the orientation. It clarified boundaries, mutual expectations, and the reporting structure of the buddy programme. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. ReadMe_HowToUseTheseResources.txt --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This document is this document - just to let the reader know how we used all these documents. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. SCHEDULE_Buddy_Programme_Schedule_Sem2_2021.docx --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This was mainly an internal document to plan out the buddy programme. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. TRAINING_BGL_Training_Handout.docx --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This document was printed out and used during the BGL Training. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. TRAINING_BGL_Training_PPT.pptx --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This powerpoint presentation contains the slides used during the BGL Training. Contact Us: Joseph Chen - joseph.chen@auckland.ac.nz Julia Plank - j.plank@auckland.ac.nz