Distance Education Advising Commission News and Updates
Note:
The following message was e-mailed to interest group members on
June 23, 2006.
To:
Distance Education Advising Interest Group Members
From: Bobbi Thomas, Chair
Are
you planning to join us in Indianapolis at the national NACADA conference
in October 2006? The Distance Education
Advising Interest Group will be sponsoring two
opportunities for our members to get together
and discuss up-to-the minute best practices on the following topics:
Interest
Group Meeting: Orientation
Programs for Transfer Students at a Distance
Thursday, October 19, 10:00 am
Most colleges
and universities host elaborate orientation programs for incoming
freshman students. Transfer students, particularly those learning
at a distance, usually are not provided with this benefit. The goal
of this interest group meeting is to look at innovative orientation
programs for distance students.
- What are the most vital components of
these programs?
- Do students receive academic credit
for participating in the orientation?
- Have these programs proven beneficial
to increasing student resilience?
- Can the orientation programs for
students at a distance be used to benefit transfer students on
campus as well?
NOTE: This
is your chance to share your best practices! Interest
group members whose institutions provide this service to distance
transfer students are encouraged to discuss their orientation programs
and bring (print) information to share with the group. Please contact
Bobbi Thomas at (800) 222-4978 or thomasb@wsu.edu
if you wish to actively participate in the group.
Hot Topic: "High
Touch: The Human Side of Distance Advising"
Saturday, October 21, 10:30 am
The feeling of isolation that distance learners often experience
comes as no surprise to their advisors. Advising satisfaction surveys
completed by this population indicates they need "more" from their
advisors than do their on-campus counterparts. This HOT TOPICS session
will focus on high-touch tools advising teams can use to enhance student
connectedness with the institution, thereby increasing student resilience
and graduation rates.
The session will consist of a panel presentation by the following
interest group members followed by a general discussion period:
- Sharon
Nellis, Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Programs,
Collaborative Nursing Program Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison
School of Nursing
- Susan
McCoy, Academic Advisor, Governors State University,
Board of Governors Program
- Ann Sukalac,
Adult Degree Program Advisor, Linfield College
- Bobbi
Thomas, Senior Academic Advisor, Assistant Director
of Student Services, Center for Distance & Professional Education,
Washington State University
- Pauline
Graveline, Dean, Liberal Studies & Support
Services, SUNY-Canton College of Technology
Come
and join your colleagues at one of these sessions!
Bobbi
Thomas
Assistant Director, Client Services
Senior Academic Advisor
Washington State University
(509) 335-9271; fax (509) 335-7579
thomasb@wsu.edu
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