Using the CAS Standards, NACADA Core Values, and Concept of Academic Advising to Assess your Advising Program
WEBCAST presented December 15, 2009 (74 minutes - Slidecast format - ISBN No. 978-1-935140-70-2)

As institutions today focus on programs that support and enhance the academic success and persistence to graduation of their students, it becomes even more imperative that we evaluate and assess our academic advising programs in order to ensure that students are receiving the highest quality academic advising learning experiences possible.

Conducting a self-study or self-assessment of your program and making revisions or changes in your processes, procedures, professional development, and student experiences is essential, especially in this time of financial crisis on campuses as we must clearly be able to demonstrate the quality of our work with students.  The NACADA Board of Directors endorses three documents that champion the educational role of academic advising in a diverse world and should be used by campuses to conduct their own self-study of their programs. The three documents are the Concept of Academic Advising, the Statement of Core Values, and the CAS Standards and Guidelines for Academic Advising.

In this slidecast (voice-over-PowerPoint) presentation,NACADA Past President Eric White and Executive Director Charlie Nutt provide an overview of these documents and share key strategies and practical suggestions for utilizing them to make significant changes in your programs as well as to assess the overall effectiveness of the academic advising experiences on your campus.

Participants said:

• The webinar provided a framework for assessing our advising program.Obtaining more information about the CAS standards and how they could be applied in assessment was very beneficial. We also appreciated the detailed overview of the NACADA Core Values in Advising and the institutional examples.We were planning to complete a self-study this spring, so this was helpful.
• It motivated us to schedule a mission statement review.

• Some attendees had not been exposed to the CAS standards or the core values documents before this, and found them very impressive and helpful.We are updating our training manual and this can tie in with the process.
• One of our attendees has been to a previous Assessment Institute and said that this webinar was an effective intro or prelude to the excellent work that goes on at the Institute.

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Recommended Accompaniment:  Guide to Assessment in Academic Advising, 2nd Edition - NACADA Monograph23 on CD

Recommended Rssources:   Assessment of Academic Advising Instruments and Resources section in the NACADA Clearinghouse of Academic Advising Resources.

Conducting Needs Assessment for Professional Development
PANEL DISCUSSION presented October 26, 2011 (33 minutes - Videocast format - ISBN No.978-1-935140-87-0)

Comprehensive professional development for academic advisors is essential to effective academic advising. If we are to provide quality advisor training and development opportunities, we must identify the professional development needs of all who advise, including faculty, professionals, and peers. In this videocast Panel Discussion, moderated by NACADA Executive Director Charlie Nutt, Nora Allen Scobie (University of Louisville), Julie Givans Voller (Arizona State University), and Andrew Brewick (University of Idaho) discuss ways to effectively conduct a professional development needs assessment and how to use the results to plan valuable advisor training and development opportunities.

Participants said:

• I liked the 1/2 hour format--this was enough information and the examples were great so that I can implement something similar.
• I think the example surveys and information from the presenters were the most helpful. I also liked hearing about several different methods of needs assessment and what the presenters will do next.
• I am going to use the U of Idaho assessment as a template for a needs survey on my campus to try to secure additional funding for professional development.
• The most helpful takeaway was...Assessment activities do not have to be complicated.
• I liked the variety of examples; more than one way to achieve the desired outcome. I also enjoyed the cross pollination of ideas with the panelists as they got ideas from each other, nice dynamic

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Steps in Developing an Assessment Plan for Academic Advising

WEBCAST presented November 10, 2011 (60 minutes - Videocast format - ISBN No.978-1-935140-88-7)

Academic Advising is integral to the success, retention, and persistence of our students in colleges and universities across the globe. However, in order for institutions to identify the success of the academic advising experiences of students, it is essential to have in place an assessment of academic advising plan. In addition, assessment of academic advising is key to all accreditation efforts by regional accreditation agencies and content based accreditation efforts.

In this videocast presentation, NACADA Executive Director Charlie Nutt, Assessment Institute Advisory Board Chair and Faculty Rich Robbins (Bucknell University), and Assessment Institute Faculty Members Sharon Aiken-Wisniewski (University of Utah) and Karen Boston (Univerisity of Arkansas-Fayetteville) outline the steps in developing an assessment plan for academic advising and provide hands-on examples of programs that have been implemented on college campuses. Regardless of institutional size or advising model, this presentation is a must for all institutions who need to develop an academic advising assessment plan that focuses on student learning and program effectiveness.

Participants said:

• We are just beginning to develop an assessment plan for our advising department, and your webinar came at the PERFECT time. It is exactly what we needed, and so now we are ready to start working on our plan.
• Presenters provided clear and practical information on how to start the process of developing an assessment plan. Examples were very helpful.
• I got some very practical information and tools to take back to my research and assessment team.
• The most helpful "take away" was that in order for this type of assessment plan to be successful, we have to have everyone at the university on board.
• I appreciated the confirmation that preparation for effective assessment takes a lot of time and involvement from many people across the institution. We tend to feel a little rushed to "get something out there".
• I appreciated that it was emphasized that our objective is student learning.
• The overview of the "mapping" process was very helpful.
• One of, if not the best, webinars I've attended through NACADA.

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