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kthurmnd — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:38:18 CDT

Most of the resources here were gathered for the seminar Advising 2.0: Utilizing Technology Effectively for Campus-Wide Advising. Many have contributed to this content. You are invited to join in.

Newest collaboration may be found on the menu to the left...Regional Technology Seminars curriculum construction in progress.

	Most of the resources here were gathered for the seminar Advising 2.0: Utilizing Technology Effectively for Campus-Wide Advising. Many have contributed to this content. You are invited to join in. Newest collaboration may be found on the menu to the left...Regional Technology Seminars curriculum construction in progress.

Use technology to emphasize a positive student behavioral response to college/university policy

Regional Technology Seminars

kthurmnd — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:44:03 CDT

NACADA Regional Conferences in 2010 will feature several opportunities for participants to enhance thier skills with advising and technology. Each regional will emphasize the strenghths of their membership while seeking to provide new and exciting professional development in this area. Curriculum modules developed for the NACADA Regional Conference Technology Seminars may be used interchangeably to accomplish the particular goals and objectives developed by the technology seminar leadership in the region. In each case the region has the freedom to use all modules, some modules, or one module.

Module 1 All day 5.5 hours plus a lunch break A hands on, interactive technology experience for academic advisors. Particpants will discuss username and password issues which apply to all the applications which will be discussed, establish at least one account, and focus on utilizing the latest web-based technologies including: Blogs-applications such as WordPress will explore the purposes for blogs in academic advising, begin working on a blog, and discuss blog ideas with other participants including portential audience, content, and authors. Wikis as advising knowledgebases-at least one wiki application will be explored by participants. Brief introduction to the wiki as a tool for the management of advising information. Examples of advising wikis will be explored live. learning how to Microblog as in Twitter-various examples of the use of microblogging in academic advising. Opportunities to discuss the place of microblogging in advising. Hands on experience with the power of microblogging tools. Facebook - beyond an introduction to the most prevelant social networking application in higher education. RSS to repurpose your content assessment of your website data using free online analytical tools social bookmarking-its purpose, and the insight it provides into the philosophies inherent in advising and technology demonstration of social media communications planning
Module 2 Half day 3 hours what part of the above will be done on day 2? Could it be something that could stand alone in the spirit of the module approach? Perhaps the social media communication planning? (I like this as the 3 hour module)
Module 3 Preconference 2 hours This is a separate session aimed at folks who want more of a technology summary with useful takeaways. A potpourri of social media tools will be presented that can be added to anyone's academic advising toolkit. Technologies to be presented include: blogs and microblogs (Twitter), RSS, online surveys, tools for advisor productivity, and wikis.

Module 1
All day 5.5 hours plus a lunch break

A hands on, interactive technology experience for academic advisors. Particpants will discuss username and password issues which apply to all the applications which will be discussed, establish at least one account, and focus on utilizing the latest web-based technologies including:
Blogs-applications such as WordPress will explore the purposes for blogs in academic advising, begin working on a blog, and discuss blog ideas with other participants including portential audience, content, and authors.
Wikis as advising knowledgebases-at least one wiki application will be explored by participants. Brief introduction to the wiki as a tool for the management of advising information. Examples of advising wikis will be explored live.
learning how to Microblog as in Twitter-various examples of the use of microblogging in academic advising. Opportunities to discuss the place of microblogging in advising. Hands on experience with the power of microblogging tools.
Facebook - beyond an introduction to the most prevelant social networking application in higher education.
RSS to repurpose your content
assessment of your website data using free online analytical tools
social bookmarking-its purpose, and the insight it provides into the philosophies inherent in advising and technology
demonstration of social media communications planning

Module 2
Half day 3 hours

what part of the above will be done on day 2? Could it be something that could stand alone in the spirit of the module approach? Perhaps the social media communication planning? (I like this as the 3 hour module)

Module 3
Preconference 2 hours

This is a separate session aimed at folks who want more of a technology summary with useful takeaways. A potpourri of social media tools will be presented that can be added to anyone's academic advising toolkit. Technologies to be presented include: blogs and microblogs (Twitter), RSS, online surveys, tools for advisor productivity, and wikis.

Karen Thurmond

kthurmnd — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:09:07 CDT

Since leaving Clearwater in February, I have been busily attempting to get back to my dissertation proposal. But like the Godfather line ("everytime I think I am out, they keep pulling me back in again!) I just can't seem to get away from the theme of advising and technology. In mid March I attended the NACADA Region 4 conference at Mississippi State University. Charlie Nutt spoke on the Future of Academic Advising. He emphasized that advisors must become fluent with technology and do more research. At the end of March, I attended the Instructional Technology Conference at Middle Tennessee State University. The final presenter set the stage for, and partially defined, Web 3.0. In April, I was asked to speak at the Indiana Academic Advising Network (IAAN) concerning the future of academic advising. After consulting Charlie about his top priority for preparing for the future, I began to think about what we might need to do as a profession in order to prepare for possible future scenarios.

My recommendations:
Develop technological compentencies for the purpose of enhanced communication/relationship formation
Contribute to the efficiencies of your institution
Be prepared to embrace all kinds of students preparing for all kinds of work

The presentation is available on http://slideshare.net/kthurmnd

Recommended reading on this topic includes a wonderful NEA resource that was published in response to the Spellings Report.

I also did a session on Twitter at IAAN. There are still so many bad things about twitter that I had a hard time recommending it. But I think those who attended the concurrent at least know what it is now. We looked up John Mayer.

In May NACADA Region 3 met in Charleston, WV. We piloted a live feed through Ustream of a few sessions. The process of designing best practices for a remote conference is underway. How do learners access professional development? In what ways can remote learners be engaged in the process? How do those ways differ from what learners would do in the classroom? How will presenters of NACADA type presentations need to change their preparation and presentation in order to engage a remote audience?

Along the way my extended family has discovered each other on facebook, and we are planning a reunion this summer using a facebook group. Woohoo! MyHeritage.com is helping us with the family tree. Our logo was developed by one of my second cousins in an art class, photographed with a digital camera, photo edited using flickr.

Connie Eggers

kthurmnd — Mon, 11 May 2009 14:16:53 CDT

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Works in Progress

kthurmnd — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:24:12 CDT

Advising 2.0 Updates from the Clearwater Clear Thinkers...What are you working on?

Add a page for your update by clicking "Works in Progress" on the menu at the left, and then "add a new page" at the bottom of the menu at the left. Your new page name should be your name. Save the page, and then click the EasyEdit button at the top to create an editable space. Add your works in progress, and let us know how its going.

Steve Davis-Rosenbaum

kthurmnd — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:33:38 CDT

Hello everyone. As you know I attended a seminar on how to use Web 2.0 Technologies in advising. Since returning I have been thinking of how best to set up workshops on what I learned at the seminar. First I would like to thank you all for participating in my survey. If you still need more time, it is available at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=3VKoVOvNgbIBUWUYg6BhFA_3d_3d It only takes 10 minutes to fill out! Many of you have expressed interest and excitement about using Web 2.0 tools in your advising. . Some of you are already experimenting with Blogs, Wikis, and Twitter!!

After talking with Adrienne about workshops, I would like to propose the following Timeline for WEB 2.0 workshops:
March 2009 · Due to priority registration, there will not be any workshops. I will be sending samples of Blogs and WIKI’s for you to use and view as you wish….. no expectation.
April 2009 · Due to priority registration, there will not be any workshops. I will be sending samples of Blogs and WIKI’s for you to use and view as you wish….. No expectations to participate. · Late April, a workgroup will be formed to draft a Communication Plan which will guide our use of these Web 2.0 and other technologies. The purpose of a Communication Plan is to establish a “plan” that will focus the efforts of A&S Advising Center in implementing Web 2.0 technologies. The plan will be reviewed by all advisors and proposed to the new director and Adrienne for approval. Membership to the workgroup will be open to all advisors interested in working on a plan. The final selection will be made by the new director and/or Adrienne.
May to June 19, 2009 · A professional development class titled: “Advising 2.0: Using Web 2.0 Technologies in Advising will be offered for all members of A&S Advising Center. This voluntary online course was developed by TASC to introduce Web 2.0 tools within a collaborative learning environment. Course should end by June 19 when Summer Conferences begin. Enrollment information will be made available in late April. · Development of Phase I of the Communication Plan will begin. August 2009

Phase I of the Communication Plan will be implemented for the Fall 2009.

Advertisement to all A&S students will be sent by email and promoted at A&S Welcome during K-Week and first week of classes.

I hope this proposed plan works for you. If you wish to begin a conversation about Web 2.0 tools before May, please email me. As always, if you have any questions or comments, please email me. Best Steve

Some Examples

GradesFirst — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:04:59 CDT

This is a relatively new area of software development. There are many institutions where technical people have developed an application to help advisors do aspects of their work when no vendor solution was available. What do we need?

Advisor Helper Project-this is a student project that I include here to demonstrate the complexity of developing such an application on your own.

Decision Support Systems-Pakistan and Arkansas have this language in common

AdvisorTrac-Appointment and visit management-AdvisorTrac; College of Social/Behavioral Sciences-University of Arizona

Starfish CONNECT- Education Support Networking System -

•Integrates with your existing course management system (e.g., Blackboard, WebCT). No new logins or passwords required.
•Self-service online scheduling for students with instructors, advisors, counselors, etc.

•No invasion of privacy – students only see what time you have marked as available

•Decreased volume of emails and phone calls from students

•Useful information about students provided by email in advance of an appointment

Starfish EARLY ALERT- Early Warning and Student Tracking System -

•Integrates with your existing course management system (e.g., Blackboard, WebCT). No new logins or passwords required.
•Manual or automatic flags can be raised for any student who may be at-risk

•Flags are then communicated to the appropriate personnel for intervention

•Assesses impact of interventions on student – scheduled meetings, grades, completion rates, and demographic analysis

Improve student retention! GradesFirst makes Advising Management and Student Performance Monitoring easy and efficient. From early alert and attendance tracking to tutor management and appointment scheduling, your school will be able to identify at-risk students early within the semester. As a result, your advisors and counselors can offer timely intervention to improve student success.

Jillian Reading

jillianreading — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:39:45 CDT

Social Bookmarking in Academic Advising

Embracing a Delicious Change in the Organization of Major and Career Related Websites (Originally presented @ NACADA Region 1 2009 conference- Jillian Reading)

Cindy Healey

kthurmnd — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:14:11 CDT

These are the ideas I presented at our WU Advising Retreat
1 Pagers are being considered for heavy registration periods so that students will be able to utilize time at WU. Much like a reservation system used at restaurants we have found a company and quotes to implement this technology as a result of the conference. Dave Parkerson. (Please see the enclosed attachment which I acquired his permission to pass on to the NACADA)
2 Meetings are planned with the technology department to gain information and insight to develop new technologies with the Advising area in the decision making process.
3 For increased security measures and privacy we are using the University e-mail system for communications with students.

Other presentations The ACE character for Face book developed and presented at the conference - Aaron Stafford designed, created and presented an Advising character for WU. Chantelle returned with an opportunity that our supervisor dreamed of which is a no cost method to count e-mail usage in our Advising office. As time allows we expect many more supported resources to be developed as a result of the conference.

General Session

kthurmnd — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:24:56 CDT

Confidentiality, Technology, & Collaborating with an IT Workforce

The presentation used at the Advising 2.0 Seminar is no longer available on this page. I am interested in keeping the wiki open and available to advisors so the ppt is no longer publicly available. Here is what we tried to learn together. If you are interested in learning more about this presentation, contact me by clicking members above, find me on the list, and send me a message.
Participants will develop a greater understanding of:
1. Various levels of comfort with confidentiality
2. ways in which data security initiatives support confidentiality
3. ways in which the information technology community struggles with IT security
4. decision making in IT
5. strategies for collaboration with IT professionals
6. understanding the new advising professional and their IT capacity

Blogs

kthurmnd — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:19:19 CDT

Blogs for Professional Development

The Chronicle Of.... (Jillian Reading-University at Buffalo)

Blogs directed @ students

Be Advised Newsletter (University at Buffalo)
Academic Advising Blog "What Do You Have to Say?" (John Carroll University)

Blogs directed @ specific groups of advisors/centers

Advising News (University of Memphis)

Nathan Byrer

kthurmnd — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:18:48 CDT

I came back to IUPUI and started a conversation with one of our communications committees in advising. I shared what some other universities are doing and I think i have convinced the committee that using social networking tools to communicate with students should be our next focus after we get our Advising Portal launched.

I also spoke with one of our conference organizers and give them some ideas for including social networking in their upcoming conferences.

Tate Miller

kthurmnd — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:14:49 CDT

Hello Karen et al, We completed our Advising Retreat and although we have tons of notes and takeaways, I have condensed the key elements into a One Page Summary. This page contains a few of our major Takeaways, Outcomes, Goals, and Time-lines for key projects.

I. Major Advising Retreat Takeaways
· Seamless advising experience from prospect-alum with ‘high-touch’ communications
· Expanded job resources data and greater access to alums
· Enhanced faculty relations and faculty advising/mentoring roles
· Leverage MIID resources, especially alums and career connections
· Maintain & build upon current community building efforts
· Emphasis on individual choice and responsibility
· Imbed inter-disciplinary relationships in programs

II. Desired Outcomes: 2009-10 Academic Year
· Implement Advising 2.0: Advising blogs, podcasts, E-file for each student
· Advising syllabus with degree/track specific outcomes
· Centralized career resources & data
· Staff of cross-trained advising generalists and specialists
· Ability for students to make online advising appointments
· Establish Peer to Peer Mentoring Program
· Establish Alumni Mentoring Program

III. Planning: Task Force Process and Approach
· Establish 8-12 Person Task Force of faculty, students & staff: Meet every two weeks to develop One Year Advising Plan based upon Retreat
Takeaways, Desired Outcomes & Goals
· Task Force will use Advising Planning Wiki (already in place) for Institute-wide input and formally liaise with Program Chairs, Provost, Student Council and others on draft
· Final Approved Plan handed off for implementation: Monthly Progress Reports posted on Advising Blog, delivered to Task Force and Provost
· Task Force Monitors, Evaluates & Adjusts Plan for One Year

IV. Timelines & Key Milestones
· 04/15/09 Advising Blog Goes Live
· 05/01/09 Grand Opening: Center for Advising & Career Services
· 05/15/09 Final One Year Plan
Five Career Advising Podcasts: Resumes, Cover Letters. Etc
· 08/15/09 Individual Advising E-files
Advising Syllabus for each Degree
Ten Additional Career Advising Podcasts
· 09/01/09 Non-Credit Five Week Career Course for all new students
Advising Portal on New MIIS Web Site
· 02/01/09 Peer to Peer Advising/Mentoring Program
· 03/31/10 Institute Wide Career Fair

Living Glossary

kthurmnd — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:18:06 CST

The terms below have been defined by the faculty using readily available resources and our own experience. Add to these definitions so that the average advisor will understand. [click EasyEdit to get started adding your thoughts.]

Advising Management Systems
Using the principles of Customer Relationship Management, Advising Management Systems are beginning to emerge that focus on the specific needs of academic advising organizations (advisors) and their customers (students). Some systems provide appointment scheduling, access student information from the student information system (Banner, PeopleSoft, etc.). Reports are another feature of these systems.
Aggregators
Aggregators reduce the time and effort needed to regularly check websites for updates, creating a unique information space or "personal newspaper." Once subscribed to a feed, an aggregator is able to check for new content at user-determined intervals and retrieve the update. The content is sometimes described as being "pulled" to the subscriber, as opposed to "pushed" with email or IM. Unlike recipients of some "pushed" information, the aggregator user can easily unsubscribe from a feed.
Blog
A blog (a contraction of the term " Web log ") is a web site with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order. Blog can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog .
Customer Relationship Management Systems (CRM)
Group of computer processes implemented by a company to handle contact with its customers. CRM software is used to support these processes, storing information on current and prospective customers. The stored information provides intelligence about “customers” to enhance the relationship between customer and company. In higher education as well as in business, this intelligence can be used to help students navigate their degree programs by reminding them about the most logical resources at the most logical times. CRM is the reason Amazon knows the types of books you might be interested in buying.
Degree Audits
A degree audit is a computer-generated analysis that enables the student and his/her adviser to assess the student's academic progress and unfulfilled baccalaureate, associate degree, or minor requirements. The audit is a valuable tool for academic planning and course selection, because it matches the courses that the student has taken with the requirements of his/her degree program or anticipated program.
Hyperlinks
An element in an electronic document that links to another place in the same document or to an entirely different document. Typically, you click on the hyperlink to follow the link. Hyperlinks are the most essential ingredient of all hypertext systems, including the World Wide Web.
Hypertext
A system invented by Ted Nelson in the 1960s in which objects (text, pictures, music , programs, and so on) can be creatively linked to each other. When you select an object, you can see all the other objects that are linked to it.
Open Source
A software development strategy that allows anyone to have access to the computer code that comprises the software. In the process of development of source code for software that code is made available for public collaboration.
Podcast
A podcast is a series of audio or video files which is distributed over the Internet by download, to portable media players (like iPod) and personal computers. Though the same content may also be made available by download or listening/viewing on a personal computer or apple computer, a podcast is distinguished from other digital-media formats by its ability to be subscribed to and downloaded automatically when new content is added.
Social Networking Sites Online communities of people who share interests or who are interested in exploring the interests of others. Most social network services provide a variety of ways for users to interact. Examples of social networking sites include facebook and myspace.
Virtual Worlds
A virtual world is a computer-based simulated environment intended for its users to inhabit and interact via avatars. Communication between users has ranged from text, graphical icons, visual gesture, sound, and rarely, forms using touch and balance senses.
Wiki
Wiki is a piece of software that allows users to freely create and edit web page content using any web browser. Wiki supports hyperlinks and has a simple mechanism for creating new pages and connections between internal pages.
Like many simple concepts, "open editing" has some profound and subtle effects on Wiki usage. Allowing everyday users to create and edit any page in a Web site is exciting in that it encourages democratic use of the Web and promotes content composition by nontechnical users.

Linked IN

jillianreading — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:37:33 CST

Linked In is a social network for professionals...This is not your Facebook-type social network. The users here are looking for career-related networking only. It's a great way to get your resume out there as well as gain recommendations from your colleagues. Try it out!

Here is the Official NACADA Group on Linked In. There has been some great discussion going on.

getting facebook

kthurmnd — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:55:55 CST

Step by step instructions for getting started on facebook are attached below (way below) in .doc and .docx format

Issues of Privacy

10 Privacy Settings All Facebook Users Should Know (see SNS Privacy) There are some new privacy settings on facebook. Check them out when you login by clicking the settings link (usually top right).

Facebook Pages

University at Buffalo Student Advising Services Facebook Page

Creating & Promoting a Remarkable Facebook Page

Facebook Groups
NACADA facebook groups - search NACADA in facebook to find various facebook groups and pages connected to NACADA

University at Buffalo Student Advising Services READY @ UB Group

AMS specs

kthurmnd — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:14:42 CST

easy to use for a computer literate student or one who is not
able to do mini surveys
link to degree audit, courses, grades, etc...
ability to avoid lingo...let us name the pages, categories, and provide branded information (plain language rather than higher ed language)
build in inventories (personal, career, academic, etc)
chat (would allow students to clarify need for appointment or the right advisor communication system in general)
need communication tools to control pushing out information to advisees from information pushed out from a central source
need good reporting tools and a good calendar (outlook or google)
degree audit that you can read accurate readable and legible to a student
user friendly
include degree plans like degree works
developmental advising hint: to do list for the student…follow up….action plan
developmental advising hint: did it have the effect you desired (assessment) with all students, that student, a group of students
drop down lists need to be in student language
early alert/faculty feedback/midterm grades
email or phone reminder systems
FAQs
follow the rules of the institution re advisor assignment
graduation planner (University of Minnesota) as a model for degree plan
integrate communication into an on demand system
integrate with outlook calendar (or other calendars) so advisors don’t have to keep two calendars
advisor and student must be related
like it to talk to my outlook calendar
link together all the message about advising (depts. admissions, advising)
looks good
manage the content and results of the meeting with a student (visit notes)
need advisor assignments and access to them
need customized lists by type of student (prospective especially)
need to be able to pick more than one reason for the visit
needs a portal entry page before the link to appt
not allow students to make/miss/cancel appointments outside of reasonable bounds
need to be clear instructions on how to make the appointment
notification to other advisors/faculty members about students interested in their discipline (referrals system)
places for open ended comments…we liked this at the reason for appointment
opportunity to record some reflective thinking (eportfolio)
phone contact information
don't be prescriptive in nature
query tools to select subsets of students recognize assigned advisor
only make appointment with assigned advisor
record/register what info was given (visit notes)
build in reflective moments for the student, time to digest information
relational database
reminder to the advisor too
RSS on home page for dates and deadlines
send a reminder on advising appointment the evening before (to cell etc vontoo)
should automatically generate an documents needed if they make an appointment with an advisor who requires system generated documents
should talk to information system and find courses, grades, degree audit, other info needed for advising
some advisors list no availability and no telephone; no link to that advisor
some majors have no advisors….most
sometimes we just want a real person; make it easy to do that
student workers could help by triaging students; make it easy for students to help us
could also benefit from integrated outlook calendar (smart phone)
help technology averse be able to navigate
trigger follow up contacts
trigger desired student behavior
make it user friendly
walkins available-does the student know what that means?
want to pick the reason rather the advisor
watch the typos
week view may distract students from realizing there is a future week with different availability

Relevant Literature

kthurmnd — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:39:23 CST

These articles listed below are found as attachments at the bottom of the page:

An Open Letter to My Boomer Peers by Stephen Abram

Social Network (ing) Sites: revisiting the story so far: A response to danah boyd & Nicole Ellison by Dr David Beer

ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology 2008 by Judith Borreson Caruso and Gail Salaway

Federal Register (re: FERPA) December 9, 2008

Academic Analytics: A New Tool for a New Era By John P. Campbell, Peter B. DeBlois, and Diana G. Oblinger

Conceptual Model, Potential Predictors, and Dimensions of Affinity for the Use of the Internet

These articles are linked to a source:

Preliminary Development of a Model and Measure of Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) Competence

Teenagers' Internet Socializing Not a Bad Thing

Implementing AdvisorTrac by Jason Browning

Social Networking Sites (SNS)

kthurmnd — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:01:46 CST

Social Networking Sites The most commonly known social networking sites (and a few new ones) provide a starting place for understanding the use of small world theory and its application to web based networks of people. Social networks provide members with ways to communicate, share images and interests, and become acquainted (or reacquainted) online. Get your hands on the social networking tool that seems to be most used by your students.

This is a list of major active social networking websites; for defunct social networking Web sites see List of defunct social networking websites
Please note the list is not exhaustive, and is limited to some notable, well known sites.

Perhaps you would rather not network where your students network. See this article.

The Advanced Learning Center at The University of Memphis publishes a list of Web 2.0 Tools for their faculty and staff.

SNS Privacy

kthurmnd — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 06:42:40 CST