This document discusses using a backwards design approach for academic advising. It recommends that advisors 1) identify desired learning outcomes for students, 2) determine how to assess if students achieved those outcomes, and 3) plan learning experiences and advising approaches. Specific strategies mentioned include using learning management systems, social media, cohorts for advisees, and collaborative learning communities to enhance advising. Assessment of advising outcomes is also addressed.

1. Backwards Design
for Advising
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2. What expectations do your
students have for advising?

3. How Do You Assess Learning &
Advising Outcomes?
Do you have an Advising
Syllabus?
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5. Why Advising as Teaching?
First Year Experience/Seminar
• Transfer Student Support Group Advising
Model Needs
• Cohorts of Advisees
• Major/Program Specific Cohorts
• Collaborative Learning Communities
• Holistic Advising Approach
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6. There must
be others
ways to
support our
students
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7. Lessons From…
-First Year Seminar
-Advising
Communication
-Campus
Experiences
-Programs
@tanyajoosten
http://tanyajoosten.com/
-Advising Syllabus

8. We Keep Going Forwards with
Design & Learning (Technology):
•Learning Management System
(LMS)
•Campus Wikis
•Web Conferencing Tools
•Social Media: Blogs & SNS
What does your campus use?

9. Wiggins & McTighe, 2005

10. Understanding by Design:
1.Identify desired results (learning
outcomes)
2.Determine acceptable evidence
(means to assess if learners have
learned)
3.Plan learning experience and
instruction

11. Identify
Desired
Results

12. What learning outcome would you
like your advisees to accomplish?
What are things you would like
your students to learn after their
advising appointment or within
their first year on campus?
Consider what you want them to
learn after they meet with an
advisor.

13. Determine
Acceptable
Evidence

14. How will you know that your
advisees achieved this learning
outcome? Specifically, what
evidence identify that learning
occurs in your advising
appointment, in your seminar
class, or after an advising
group meeting or workshop?

15. Measure & Assess
Reaction:
Did they like it?
Usability:
Did they use it? How? Easy?
Behavior:
Is there a changed behavior? Difference in service
provision? Student reaction?
Results:
Is there an overall advising benefit?

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17. ANALYTICS
-Google
-Blog reads
-Social Network Analysis
-Twitter search
Hashtags
Institution/Office name
Social Grow
-Content Management
Bufferapp.com
Bottlenose.com
SocialBro.com

20. Plan
Learning
Experiences

21. What do you want your students
to learn?
Are there technology tools to
help you get there?
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23. Connected
Engagement

25. Social Media Strategy

26. Editorial Calendar and Content
Assessment
@julieclarsen

27. @thementalkavity

28. Use of social media
does not mean that
sensitive data about
students or
faculty/staff members
will be released. Like all
things, proper training
should be conducted
to make sure everyone
is aware of protocols
and best practices.

29. Active &
Reflective
Learning

30. Problem Based Learning

31. Social Connection

32. Peer-to-Peer Education

33. Developing Own
Narrative

34. Listen to Your Students
http://storify.com/

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