Course Overview:
The Net Generation is coming to campus expecting to receive more and more student services at a distance. Universities and colleges that make administrative services such as online application, registration, and payment available to students set the tone. Students want other services available 24/7.
As academic advisors, are we prepared to meet student expectations while still providing a personal touch? Are there some aspects of academic advising that are better delivered via web based resources? What about FERPA & issues of confidentiality? These and other questions will be considered in this one week workshop.
Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this workshop, active participants will::
- Become aware of benefits and concerns of online advising.
- Brainstorm good practices & strategies for effective use of email advising.
- Consider other tools and approaches for delivering academic advising at a distance.
Course Outline:
In this workshop students will explore academic advising resources and recommendations from the Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications (WCET). Participants and the instructor will share how their institutions are delivering or planning to deliver academic advising at a distance. We will discuss the benefits and concerns of implemented online advising services.
Individuals registering for CEUs will receive 1.0 CEU upon successful
completion of the course.
Instructor Bio:
Anita Crawley has over seventeen years experience as a community college counselor working at various times as a
Career Counselor, Academic Advisor and in New Student Orientation. With an early interest in technology to enhance the work of student services professionals, she developed seminars, online courses, and web-based tools for use with students.
She has taught an online Career Development course since 1999. Along with counseling and related duties, she has developed the Online Student Services Center and the Orientation to Online Learning Workshop for the Illinois Virtual Campus
and is an online teacher online for several organizations. Anita served as Acting Coordinator of Online Learning and Coordinator of Technology for Student Affairs before relocating to the east coast. She is now a Distance Learning Counselor at Montgomery College.
Anita has earned a certificate from the UCLA Extension Online Teaching Program and is completing work on a M.A in Educational Technology Leadership from George Washington University. She also earned a M.A. in Counseling and Human Development.
