 Faculty Advising
- The Role of Faculty Advisors In Student Success DW32CD (REC007CD)
- Components of a Successful Faculty Advising Program: Institutional Commitment, Professional Development, Incentives, and Recognition DW03CD (REC008CD)
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The Role of Faculty Advisors In Student Success
WEBCAST presented May 13, 2010 (81 minutes - Slidecast format - ISBN
No. 978-1-935140-74-0 )
At most institutions, faculty are expected to advise as part of their contractual obligation. Few if any, however, have been hired, much less been awarded tenure or promoted, because of their skill as advisors. And even at institutions which emphasize teaching and mentoring undergraduates, expectations for faculty, especially in conducting research and finding external support, have increased.
In this slidecast (voice-over-PowerPoint) presentation,
NACADA Vice President Kathy Stockwell (Fox Valley Technical College) and Publications Advisory Board Chair Maura Reynolds (Hope College) - both long-time faculty advisors - give practical ideas about enhancing and supporting the important work of advising done by faculty.
Participants said:
- It was great information, and really affirmed the work I am doing as a Student Advisor. It was refreshing and encouraging.
- Since we just launched a Master Advisor training program, it was interesting to compare how Kathy's institution structured their program to our own. I like the way they set up their informational component.
- It served as a reiteration for me that advising is far more important than how its being treated in the framework of what we do as a collective. More emphasis is needed in training ALL advisors so that we're saying the same thing,
Others found especially helpful:
- The concept of Work "Smarter" and the three levels of questioning were beneficial information and provided good talking points for our follow-up discussion.
- The idea that as an institution, we need to find ways to make advising important to faculty - making it part of their hiring, tenure and promotion as well as providing training and support for them.
- Creating a syllabus and not discussing this as "responsibilities" but providing a learning experience for our student.
- I liked the part recommending that we promote the benefits that students gain from advising and that faculty gain from advising.
- The handouts and additional reading was great and appreciated.
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Recommended Accompaniment (for either recording): A Faculty Guide to Academic Advising - Pocket Guide #8
Recommended Resource: Faculty Advising section of the NACADA Clearinghouse of Academic Advising Resources.
Components of a Successful Faculty Advising Program: Institutional Commitment, Professional Development, Incentives, and Recognition
WEBCAST presented February 22, 2007 (64 minutes - Slidecast format - ISBN
No. 978-1-935140-45-0 )
Most colleges and universities around the country understand that Faculty Advisors are absolutely critical to the health and well being of advising programs, and so faculty advising responsibilities are deeply embedded in the institutional mission. Yet surprisingly little is being done systemically to encourage quality faculty advising, to craft faculty advisor development programs, and to recognize and offer incentives for excellence in advising.
In this slidecast (voice-over-PowerPoint) presentation, Jayne Drake (Associate Professor of English and Associate Dean for Graduate Affairs, Temple University) addresses the need for broad institutional commitment to faculty advising from key stakeholders; the importance of clearly articulated mission, process, and goal statements; the components of a successful faculty advisor development program; and the incentives and "rewards" important in acknowledging and promoting excellence in advising.
Participants were shown:
- the specific ways in which faculty advising is teaching at its best
- the relevance and cross-institutional significance of faculty advising programs and faculty advisor evaluation
- the basic elements of successful faculty advising development programs and the importance of broad institutional commitment to them
- delivery models for a faculty development program and for what the content of such programs might look like
- the practical and tangible measures for evaluating the effectiveness of faculty advisors, and assessing faculty advising programs
- the issues involved in developing intentional, thoughtful assessment plans
- a understanding of the tools needed to develop and sustain advising
- various models for recognizing, rewarding, and promoting excellence in faculty advising
Participants said:
- We have a lot of the pieces for faculty advising, but the Webinar gave us the overall organizational step by step process that we needed.
- It was a great overview of faculty advising and how we say we value it, but don't provide the resources, reward and support systems for faculty. I had the right people in the room to hear this from someone else besides me. Thanks!
- I was impressed with the detail of information provided in the Webinar as well as the NACADA website reference information.
- We are in the process of redesigning our advising model. Our committee found this webinar very helpful in explaining some of the different options and services that can be implemented.
- I just took over a position where I advise about 80 students and coordinate trainings for faculty advisors. I have had no real on-the-job training, and this Webinar was the best thing I have experienced in that regard.
- We are in the process of looking at assessment of faculty advisors. The information presented will certainly be beneficial in our venture.
- We appreciated the step by step how to move ahead information. I feel if we were in a position to move ahead we would know exactly what to do.
- It was very helpful for the instructional faculty who attended to learn the difference between service (degree checks, signing forms, etc.) and advising -- thank you!
- I think providing a general overview about how to develop a comprehensive Faculty Advising program was helpful. The Webinar created formalized step-by-step process (rationalization-development-implementation-evaluation-rewards).
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