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The context for this session: A continued focus on student learning, engagement and success.

Conceptual and Relational Issues in Academic Advising Compass Project Learning Community Meeting Tom Brown April 23, 2010 www.tbrownassociates.com tom@tbrownassociates.com. The context for this session: A continued focus on student learning, engagement and success. Shift in emphasis….

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The context for this session: A continued focus on student learning, engagement and success.

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  1. Conceptual and Relational Issues in Academic AdvisingCompass ProjectLearning Community Meeting Tom BrownApril 23, 2010www.tbrownassociates.comtom@tbrownassociates.com

  2. The context for this session:A continued focus on student learning, engagement and success.

  3. Shift in emphasis…. 1970s and 80s Access 1980s and 90s Retention 1990s forward SuccessAlfredo de los Santos Arizona State University

  4. A continuing shift…. Teaching Learning Student Success Vincent Tinto, Syracuse University, 2007

  5. We recognize that student success is more than just graduation; it is the demonstration of achievement and the sense of accomplishment that gives students options beyond graduation.BSC Project Compass Proposal

  6. Student Success Academic achievement Engagement in educationally purposeful activities Satisfaction Acquisition of desired knowledge, skills and competencies Persistence Attainment of educational objectives Post-college performance. George Kuh & Associates, 2007

  7. Faculty members, whose first priority is excellence in teaching, are committed to working closely with students as instructors, academic advisers, and mentors….ECSU Fulfilling The Mission

  8. Academic Advisors: Lights in the Labyrinth

  9. Academic advising is the onlystructured activity on campus in which all students have the opportunity for on-going one-to-one interaction with a concerned representative of the institution.Wes Habley, ACT

  10. TRIAD FOR STUDENT SUCCESS ComprehensiveSupportPrograms High Quality Teaching Developmental Academic Advising

  11. A key question:Does academic advising matter to student success?

  12. No student service is mentioned in retention research more often as a means of promoting student persistence than academic advising.The Strategic Management of College Enrollments Hossler and Bean, 1990

  13. Quality interaction with faculty seems to be more important that any other single college factor in determining minority student persistence.Levin and Levin 1991

  14. Making the Most of CollegeGood advising may be the single most underestimated characteristic of a successful college experience. Richard Light, 2001

  15. Research has shown that advising improves student retention rates through the establishment of relationships with faculty or staff members who help students to clarify their academic and career goals. Noel Levitz 2006

  16. Next to the quality of instruction, academic advising is consistently the next most important area of the college experience to students.Five Year Trend Study- National Student Satisfaction Report Noel Levitz 2006

  17. If faculty and staff were knowledgeable about retention strategies and the needs of FFMI students, they would work to meet those needs.LSC Project Compass Proposal

  18. Three interventions with greatest impact on student retention in 4-year public colleges • Academic advising—integrating advising into first year programs, advising specific populations. • First-year programs—first year seminars, learning communities, etc. • Learning support—required developmental coursework, tutoring, comprehensive learning assistance.

  19. The more interaction students have with faculty and staff, the more likely they are to learn effectively and persist toward achievement of their educational goals.

  20. Academic advisors can mediate the gap between student experiences and their expectations.

  21. The Status of Academic AdvisingSixth National Survey 20042122 Institutions RespondingACT National Academic Advising Association (NACADA)

  22. Faculty continue to be the primary deliverers of academic advising.6th National Survey on Academic Advising, 2004

  23. Too often faculty members are left to sink or swim when it comes to effective student advising—they are blamed for something they lack the professional training to do.Dr. Yolanda Moses President, AAHEFaculty Advising Examined, 2003

  24. Most faculty report having had little or no training or other preparation prior to being assigned advisees on their campusesBrownSurvey of Faculty, 2001-2009

  25. When I first began to advise, I had adequate preparation and training. (n=1570)Strongly agree/agree 30%Disagree/strongly disagree 53%Brown Survey of Faculty, 2001-2009

  26. Adequate preparation and training? I began getting advising folders in the campus mail even before I was actually an advisor. No one told me why I was getting them or what to do with them…. Brown Survey of Faculty, 2001-2009

  27. Adequate preparation and training? I had no advising preparation at all. I learned by trial and error….Brown Survey of Faculty, 2001-2009

  28. Lowest Ratings for Advising Program EffectivenessSixth National Survey on Academic Advising (2004) 1997 2004 8. Implementing training program for advisors 2.7 3.05 9. Evaluating effectiveness of advising program 2.63 2.77 10. Evaluating effectiveness of advisors 2.68 2.76 11. Rewarding good advisor performance 2.16 2.42 5-Very effective 4-Effective 3-Neutral 2-Ineffective 1-Very Ineffective

  29. TRIAD FOR ADVISING EXCELLENCE Assessment And Evaluation Recognition & Reward Advisor Development

  30. Many key competencies are developed after educators arrive on campus. Therefore, colleges must assume the responsibility for teaching and developing their own educators to enhance student learning inside and outside the classroom by providing professional development programs.Brown & Ward, 2007

  31. LSC will use Project Compass to design and implement professional development that provides faculty and staff with the resources they need to prepare every student for success…LSC Project Compass Proposal

  32. Engage Adjunct FacultyDerek Bok stresses the importance of ensuring that adjunct faculty be properly trained in order for campuses to attain their educational goals…Our Underachieving Colleges Derek Bok, 2006

  33. The Center for Education Excellence will facilitate formation of a blended community of part-time and full-time faculty related to best practices for advising, tutoring, teaching and learning at Eastern…ESCU Faculty/Staff working Group

  34. Redefining academic advising: From prescriptive to developmental. From an event to a process.

  35. 1960s DefinitionAcademic Advising“A task concentrated during registration and enrollment that consists mainly of aiding students in the selection of courses.”Handbook of College Administration Asa Knowles 1965

  36. Academic Advising… a systematic process based on a close advisor student relationshipintended to aid students in achieving their personal, educational, and career goals….focuses on helping students to acquire skills and attitudes that promote their intellectual and personal development. assists students to make full use of campus and community resources in the process.Developmental Academic Advising Winston, Miller, Ender, Grites & Associates. 1984

  37. Faculty and staff who work as advisors assist students with advising or degree program questions, goal setting, course registration, referral to campus resources, and other services designed to contribute to their academic experience.UMPI website

  38. The Academic Advising Center coordinates the advisement services for the registration process of new and continuing students. The Advisement Center provides students with information and assistance regarding academic-related matters, handles students’ academic appeals for courses outside a student’s major program, and provides academic support services to freshmen, undeclared, and probationary students. ECSU

  39. Bridgewater State College has a commitment to provide academic advising for every matriculated undergraduate. This program provides each student a minimum of five advising contacts, starting with New Student Orientation, and extending through the first semester of enrollment.

  40. Quality advising at Lyndon State is a collaborative relationship between a student and an academic advisor [and] empowers students to realize their maximum educational potential. Quality advising helps students clarify life and career goals and provides referrals to campus resources.

  41. Advising is more meaningful when treated as a teaching process rather than a product.Academic Advising for Student Success: A System of Shared Responsibility Susan Frost. 1991

  42. Teaching and advising need to be part of a seamless process, sharing the same intellectual sphere, informed by a relatively consistent educational philosophy.Robert M. Berdahl, Historian and President University of California, Berkeley “Teaching Through Academic Advising: A Faculty Perspective.”

  43. Shared Goals of Teaching and Advising • Increase knowledge • Enhance critical thinking abilities • Skills acquisition • Increase problem solving abilities • Broaden Perspectives • Integration of learning: making connections • and finding meaning

  44. Increase Knowledge Purposes of college and learning About themselves About the worlds in which they live and will live their lives

  45. Advisors teach students to: Value the learning process Put the college experience into perspectiveCore Values National Academic Advising Assn

  46. Enhance Critical ThinkingAdvisors help students think through short-term decisions and long-range plans, which enables students to take charge of their lives.Empowering Lifelong Learning Arthur Chickering Fall 1994 NACADA Journal

  47. Advisors teach students to make decisions.Core Values National Academic Advising Assn

  48. Skills AcquisitionAs students frame questions about the future and seek information needed to formulate answers, they practice behaviors and develop skills they will use throughout their lives.Academic Advising for Student Success Susan Frost, 1991

  49. Problem SolvingThe fundamental purpose of academic advising is to help students become effective agents for their own lifelong learning and development.Chickering, 1994

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