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Webbed Advisors doing ………. WEB ADVISING. A tom price production. Advising Problem Outdated, Complicated, and Inaccessible Information. Original Objectives (1998 circa): Distribute collegewide transfer information to both advisors and students
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Webbed Advisors doing ………. WEB ADVISING A tom price production
Advising Problem Outdated, Complicated, and Inaccessible Information • Original Objectives (1998 circa): • Distribute collegewide transfer information to both advisors and students • Provide Montgomery College information to the Germantown Campus
Unlike Caesar’s Gaul, we initially divided the web world into two parts: MC Advising StuffTom Price Transfer Advising StuffAnne Schleicher
Transfer Advising Stuff Links to other sites and to MC developed information
MC ACADEMIC ADVISING STUFF Ed PlanningAssessment & Testing Support Special Programs Continuing Ed Community Information
Career Development Information Campus Career Centers Career Programs Employment Services Internships Career Tools
The Three Part World AFTER ANITA! Anita Crawley’s Service for Distance Students MC Advising StuffTom Price Transfer Advising StuffAnne Schleicher
Three Resources • Online Student Success Center • Online Companion: An Online Student’s Guide to Success • Online College Survival Course http://webct.montgomerycollege.edu/ Username and Password guest_nb
Online Student Success Center Getting into MyMCFinding Your Online CourseWebCT TutorialOnline Study SkillsTechnical SkillsResearch on the InternetAdvantages/Disadvantages of Online LearningStrategies for Online Success
Online Companion: A Student’s Guide To Online Success • Purpose – retention and community • Delivered from WebCT course site • Enrollment – Students in all courses that use WebCT site – fully or partially online • Easy access to Distance Learning counselors and instructors as well as other online students (student to student)
Online Companion - Tour Online Learning Getting Started Online Learning Success The Internet Communication Academic Support The Library Advising Modules Decision Making Goal Setting Educational Planning Transfer Planning Career Exploration Personal Barriers
Discussion Board Topics for each module Introductions Campus News Ask A Counselor Ask A Teacher Student Lounge Information about online degrees
Example – Ask A Counselor Which degree is best for me? What courses remain? What transfer school is best? Issues with online teachers and courses. How to apply for graduation.
Online College Survival Course OrientationCommunicationsEd PlanningLearning StylesTransferCollege LifeTime ManagementCareers
Electronic Grade Book Students keep track of progress See own records only
Assignment Drop Student submits assignment Instructor grades assignment Student retrieves feedback and grade ALL AT A DISTANCE
Ideas for the Future • Create an online version of the group advising session that all new students are required to attend. • Develop an Online Career Center • Use an ePortfolio solution • Figure out a way to improve and maintain all that we’ve created • Student email • Marketing and evaluation