Assessment of Academic Advising Institute

February 23-25, 2011 held at the Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort, Clearwater Beach, Florida


What to expect: 

Assessment of academic advising is essential for a successful and effective academic advising program on any campus. This working institute will be an intensive two and a half days focused on the components of a successful assessment program as well as specific strategies and tools for developing and implementing assessment programs on your campus.


Schedule

 Tuesday, February 22
 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.  Registration
 Wednesday, February 23
 7:30 a.m.  Registration
 8:30 - 9:45 a.m.  Plenary Session - The Assessment Process in Academic Advising – An Overview
 9:45 - 10:00 a.m.  Break
 10:00 - 11:45 a.m.  Group Discussions
 11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.  Lunch (included)
 1:15 - 2:30 p.m.  Plenary Session - Student Learning and Process/Delivery Outcomes
 2:30 - 2:45 p.m.  Break
 2:45 - 4:15 p.m.  Group Discussions
 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.  Special Topics
•Creating the Advising Syllabus
•Rubrics - No, Not Rubik's - RUBRICS
•But We Want To Know More! (Focus Groups)
•Creating the Power Dynamic: Developing Departmental Standards for Advising Excellence
•Developing a Student Satisfaction Survey
•Two-Year Institutions' Roundtable (Wednesday only)
•Making your Team-Work
 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.  Optional Hosted Networking/Cash Bar
 6:30 p.m.  Dinner on your own
 Thursday, February 24
 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.  Breakfast (included)
 8:30 - 9:45 a.m.  Plenary Session - Identifying Opportunities for Learning:  Mapping the Experience
 9:45 - 10:00 a.m.  Break
 10:00 - 11:45 a.m.  Group Discussions
 11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.  Lunch (included)
 1:15 - 2:45 p.m.  Plenary Session - Identifying and Using Multiple Measures
 2:45 - 3:00 p.m.  Break
 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Special Topics
•Creating the Advising Syllabus
•Rubrics - No, Not Rubik's - RUBRICS
•But We Want To Know More! (Focus Groups)
•Creating the Power Dynamic: Developing Departmental Standards for Advising Excellence
•Developing a Student Satisfaction Survey
•Time to Think, Plan, Question, and Work (Thursday only)
•Making your Team-Work

 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.  Group Discussions
 5:45 p.m.  Dinner on your own
 Friday, February 25
 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.  Breakfast (included)
 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.  Plenary Session - Sharing and Acting Upon the Outcome Data
 10:00 - 10:15 a.m.  Break
 10:15 - 12:00 p.m.  Group Discussions
 12:00 p.m.  Ending Time

Registration Information

Assessment Institute  On/After 1/17/13
 NACADA Member  $560
 Nonmember  $635

Hotel Information

Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort
Address

NACADA Block Room Rate: $169 (Single/Double)