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Let’s Talk About The Advising Syllabus. Sandy Bauman Courtney Johnsrud Great Falls College Msu Advising & Career Center. Advising!. “Good advising is one of the key conditions that promotes retention for it reflects an institutions commitment to the education of students.” Vincent Tinto - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Let’s Talk About The Advising Syllabus

SANDY BAUMANCOURTNEY JOHNSRUD

GREAT FALLS COLLEGE MSUADVISING & CAREER CENTER

Let’s Talk About The Advising Syllabus

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Advising!

“Good advising is one of the key conditions that promotes retention for it reflects an institutions commitment to the education of students.”

Vincent Tinto

“Good advising may be the single most underestimated characteristic of a successful college experience.”

Richard Light

Page 3: Let’s Talk About The Advising Syllabus

So Let’s Talk

What does the philosophy of “advising as teaching and learning”

mean to you?

The conversations we had about this topic really led us to all that follows

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Teaching and Learning

“An excellent advisor does the same for the student’s entire curriculum that the excellent teacher does for one course”

Marc Lowenstein, 2005

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A Syllabus

What does the syllabus do?

What are the benefits of using a syllabus?

Can we just expect students to know and understand the value of advising?

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Topics for today

How we did it?Who What Why

How does it contribute to our campus culture?

How and where do we use it?How do we plan to move forward?

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How did we do it – WHO?

Advising & Career CenterExecutive Team representativeCommon Ground - Advisory Board

Faculty Student Staff Distance Faculty

Why include all of these groups?

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How did we do it – WHAT?

First steps – Develop an advising mission statement that ties to the College’s mission statement

Advising is a teaching and learning process dedicated to student success. The Advising &

Career Center will work collaboratively with the campus community to assist students in developing and implementing individual plans in order to live,

work, and learn as active members of a global society.

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How did we do it – WHAT?

And we developed a common definition (course description) of advising that fits our college….

Advising is a comprehensive educational process whereby students, faculty and advisors are partners in:providing encouragement and support;ensuring student academic success; identifying resources to help students achieve their

personal, academic, and career goals; meeting essential learning outcomes; andengaging students throughout their entire experience at

the College.

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The Syllabus

We followed our academic common syllabus template as much as possible – meets the guidelines of all syllabi on the campus

How did this help us……

Make it relevant to the campus, division, etc that will be using it

Don’t reinvent the wheel!

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The Syllabus: The Parts

Responsibilities of Advisors Encourage and guide students to define and develop realistic educational

goals Communicate the College’s degree requirements, policies, and procedures Monitor students’ progress

Responsibilities of Advisees Clarify personal values and goals Become knowledgeable about college programs, policies and procedures Keep a personal record of academic progress

Creates the understanding that Advising is a two-way responsibility

Tells students and the advisor what they can expect and do to get the most out of advising

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The Syllabus – The Parts

Learning Outcomes

What do you expect students to Know and Understand (policies and procedures) Do (navigate Banner Web) Value and Appreciate (role of advising)as a result of academic advising

Example: Students will develop a comprehensive, individual academic plan to graduation

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The Syllabus: The Parts

Outcomes assessment – did you meet the learning objectives?

Start small – measure 2-3 a year

Creates accountability to the student and the College

Ties back to academics and accreditation

Evaluates how well the process of teaching and learning is progressing

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The Syllabus: The Parts

Resources – on and off campus

Advising calendar

Materials (catalog, planning sheets, web, etc)

Contact Info

What else?

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How did we do it – WHY?

Buy in!

Reinforce advising as an academic pursuit – it is more than course planning

Give us a means for evaluating our progress

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How does it contribute to our culture?

Sets the tone for advising relationship

Clarifies what advising is and the value it adds to the educational experience

Makes advising visible and transparent to the College

Creates mutual obligations

Accountability

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How do we use it?

Introduce at registration Small groups Explains the relationship they can expect May be the first introduction to a syllabus, what it is,

and why it is important – teach the language of higher education

Review at first advisor individual appointment More in depth discussion Reinforces academic nature of advising Defines the nature of advising to students

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Are there challenges?

A new process to learn

Can be uncomfortable as you figure out how and when to use it

Buy in from advising, students, and the College

It is a culture shift – it takes time

What do you include in the syllabus (can’t be everything!)

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How do we plan to move forward?

Improve process for online studentsReview our learning outcomes – develop

them around momentum pointsFind new ways to effectively use it –

orientation, web, D2L, study skills courseOutcomes assessment – how do we measure

itResources – find moreAdvising Calendar – keeping it currentProfessional Development - Practice

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The Syllabus

Remember….It’s all about student

learning

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References & Resources

Light, R.J. Making the most of college: Students speak their minds. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2001.

Lowenstein, M. (2005). If Advising Is Teaching, What Do Advisors Teach? The NACADA Journal, 25 (2) 67-73.

Tinto, V. Taking Student Retention Seriously. Retrieved September 9/21/12 from http://faculty.soe.syr.edu/vtinto/Files/Taking%20Student%20Retention%20Seriously.pdf

Resource:Advising Syllabi:

http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Clearinghouse/AdvisingIssues/syllabus101.htm


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