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Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Innovative Educators Webinar: "Organizing and Delivering Advising: Models for Success"


Wednesday, March 3rd, 1:00-3:00pm EST
$345.00


If you can not make this date and time, you can watch the recording. Each participant will receive a link to the recording which is good for one year and can be distributed to your entire faculty and staff via email for viewing anytime, anywhere!

The registration fee for Innovative Educators' webinars is per institution.
Please note: Payment is not required prior to event date but is greatly appreciated.

Description

Successful academic advising programs do not just happen. They are based on carefully laid plans that focus on student success. This session will focus on five critical planning elements including: 1) developing an advising mission statement that derives from the institutional mission statement; 2) understanding how advising integrates with other services; 3) identifying relevant goals and objectives for advising; 4) identifying an organizational model best-suited to goal achievement; and 5) delineating how advising services will be delivered.

Objectives
Participants will:
  • Be introduced to the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) Standards for Academic Advising
  • Understand the importance of designing an advising program consistent with institutional mission
  • Begin to articulate advising program goals and objectives consistent with the institutional mission
  • Understand the seven organizational models and the strengths and weaknesses of each model
  • Understand one-to-one, group, and technology delivery systems and the strengths and weaknesses of each system
Who should attend?

Key administrators in academic affairs and student affairs, enrollment management personnel, advising directors/coordinators, members of campus task force responsible for enhancements in academic advising

Who is the speaker?
Margaret (Peggy) King is Associate Dean for Student Development at Schenectady County Community College, Schenectady, N.Y., where she provides leadership for the Division of Student Affairs as one of a team of three Associate Deans reporting directly to the President. In her position, she directs the Academic Advisement Center and supervises Counseling and Career and Employment Services. Peggy received her BA degree in history from Ursinus College (PA) and her MS and EdD. degrees from the University at Albany (NY). Prior to her work at SCCC, Peggy was Assistant Director of Counseling at Ocean County College (NJ).

A founding member of the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA), Peggy was President from 1991 – 1993. She has been a faculty member for the Summer Institute on Academic Advising since its inception in 1987, served on the faculty of the first Advising Administrators Institute, and serves as a consultant on academic advising and student affairs for both two- and four-year colleges and universities. In her consulting role, Peggy has delivered numerous keynote speeches, facilitated many workshops and has spent several days at institutions helping assess and revise services for students.

Peggy was editor of the New Directions for Community Colleges publication, Academic Advising: Organizing and Delivering Services for Student Success (1993). In addition, she has authored numerous chapters and articles on academic advising in the two-year college, on advisor training, and on organizational models and delivery systems for advising. She is a recipient of the State University of NY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service, the NACADA Award for Service to the organization, and the NACADA Virginia N. Gordon Award for Excellence in the Field of Advising.

Registration Information

How do I register?

You can register online by adding this product to your shopping cart. If you have any questions, please call 303-775-6004 303-775-6004 .

When do I register? How much does it cost?

You can register at any time. The cost is $345, which includes access to the recording for one year.

Note: This is for one site connection and an unlimited amount of participants.

What is a webinar?

A webinar is an interactive seminar conducted over the web and is typically 1.5 to 2 hours long.

What is the process?
Webinar participants log into the webinar site with a username and password sent via email. Participants can print handouts, as we send you a link to the presentation via email approximately 2 days prior to the event. Once logged in, you are able to see the PowerPoint slides, ask questions and make comments via chat, very similar to instant messaging.

Is there a recording available?
Approximately one week after the conclusion of the webinar, you will receive a link to the recording which is yours for one year and can be forwarded to all faculty and staff at your institution for viewing anytime, anywhere.

What equipment is required?
An Internet connection, computer speakers and LCD projector if a large group is present.

What are the benefits of a webinar?
Cost-Effective: No travel required. Webinars are an innovative way to provide your entire faculty and staff with a variety of professional development opportunities for one low price! The more you train – the more you save, as the registration fee is per institution, not per person.


Easy: You will receive a detailed list of instructions via email a week prior to the event. And if you run into any problems, we’re always here to help.

Interactive: Chat online with presenters, participate in online polling questions, discuss specific situations with your colleagues, and receive implementation strategies for your campus (included when appropriate). You can even join a discussion group to continue the discussion with the presenter and webinar participants. Join discussion groups at www.weeklyinnovations.org.

Practical: Our training sessions focus on the most critical and relevant issues facing educators today. Our primary goal is to provide participants with the information, training and skills necessary to immediately implement positive change at their institutions.

Top-Notch Speakers: Our speakers are subject matter experts and recognized in their field.

Value Added: When you purchase a webinar, you also receive access to the recording, which is good for one year. You can use it wherever and as often as you want, offering consistent training to your faculty and staff.

How will we use these trainings?
Flexible Training:


Live: Promote and attend a live webinar and debrief immediately following.

Hybrid: Distribute a recording to all faculty and staff at the beginning of each month and plan a discussion session at the end of the month to determine how you will implement the strategies presented.

On-Demand: Distribute a recording to faculty and staff so they can watch anytime, anywhere. Contact Innovative Educators at val@ieinfo.org, and we will create an online discussion group specifically for your institution at no extra charge.

In-Service Training: Plan an in-service around a live webinar or schedule a day and time to show the recording in a lecture hall or large conference room and invite faculty and staff to attend – brainstorm and discuss implications for your college.

Staff Recognition: Develop a program around the webinar with monthly themes and recognize the staff members that implement the best idea related to the theme.

Team-Building: Utilize these webinars to develop cross-functional and cross-discipline teams to foster collegiality.

New Employee Training: Include these webinars and the free recording as part of your new employee training program to ensure consistency.

Implementation and Follow-Up: Use the guide and evaluation materials provided by Innovative Educators to plan, implement, and track your progress.














 



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