1. Challenge on Academic Advising: Registrant Demographics and Point of View
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782 individuals from over 45 states and territories registered for the Challenge on Academic Advising. Registrants came from a wide range of institutions, from small colleges to large public universities. Over 80% of registrants work in higher education, including many who are directly involved in advising students. The top three advising strategies identified by registrants were: 1) Establishing a human connection with students to build trust and motivate them. 2) Actively communicating with students through multiple channels. 3) Monitoring student progress and reaching out to at-risk students before issues arise.
1. Challenge on Academic Advising: Registrant Demographics and Point of View
- 1. Challenge on Academic Advising Registrants Part 1 of 3 Presented by Knowledge in the Public Interest
- 2. Momentum is a program of online collaborative inquiry to advance compelling strategies for student success in higher education, hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (gatesfoundation.org) with Knowledge in the Public Interest (kpublic.com) ! The Challenge on Academic Advising took place August 19-28, 2013 at momentum.edthemes.org? ! ! This Brief on the Challenge is in three parts: 1 Registrants 2 Submissions 3 Selected Submissions
- 3. Registrants Who signed up and signed on? The Challenge on Academic Advising was noteworthy on many accounts. Not only did a large number of people from almost every state in the country participate, but from a wide range of institutions. The challenge of effectively guiding students is of concern to schools large and small -from Wheelock College in Boston with 871 undergraduates to the University of Texas at Austin with 38,000. Graduate schools like the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and the USC School of Engineering were among the registrants as were religiously affiliated private non-profit institutions like Notre Dame and St Joseph¡¯s College (NY)..
- 4. 782 Individuals Registered 45+ States + Puerto Rico, District of Columbia, US Virgin Islands Top States by Registrant 90 Texas 60 Florida 52 Washington 43 California 38 Oregon 38 Utah 37 Indiana
- 5. Registrant Roles 17 288 Researcher Post-secondary Administration 258 Post-Secondary Student Support 370 4 Year Public 16 782 National or Regional Organization Admin/Staff Faculty 7 Post-Secondary IT/IR Over 80% of those who registered for the Challenge are working on the ground inside higher education Community College 144 13 Not for Profit 12 .com 9 1 Policy Analyst 36 State/City/System Admin/Staff 217 4 Year Private Non-Profit Half of those who registered are directly involved in advising students, and an additional 36% work in post-secondary administration. 133 Registrants by Affiliation For Profit College 3 Foundation 26 Other 2 Research Organization 1 2 Year Private Non-Profit
- 6. Those who registered for the Challenge contributed their views on advising strategies. 1 ¡° What 1-3 advising strategies have you found to be most effective for student persistence, progress and/or completion? 532 Establish a human connection with a student ? ? ? ? Secure data/inputs that allow the advisor to jump start the relationship ! Build trust as basis for motivating, setting high expectations and encouraging the student ! Actively guide student to make and follow a plan, adjust as needed and capitalize on available resources ! And¡ 105 Communicate, communicate, communicate ? ? Listen actively, empathize, respond honestly, be clear ! Use multiple media/match media and timing to message
- 7. Those who registered for the Challenge contributed their views on advising strategies. ¡° What 1-3 advising strategies have you found to be most effective for student persistence, progress and/or completion? 2 350 Don¡¯t wait for students to ask for assistance ? ? ? Capitalize on data to monitor student achievement and use of support resources ! Apply predictive analytics to accumulated data to see patterns and trends ! Actively reach out to students at risk of falling behind
- 8. Those who registered for the Challenge contributed their views on advising strategies. ¡° What 1-3 advising strategies have you found to be most effective for student persistence, progress and/or completion? 3 322 Help each student to shape and own a plan ? ? ? Link student passions and concerns to academic choices ! Engage students in understanding college expectations, options and resources ! Make the system to develop and track plans easy to use
- 9. For more info contact? Diana Woolis dwoolis@kpublic.com Presented by Knowledge in the Public Interest