Student Learning Outcomes: Evidence of the Teaching and Learning Components of Academic Advising
WEBCAST presented April 4, 2007 (64 minutes - Slidecast format - ISBN No. 978-1-935140-46-7)

Historically, academic advising has moved from a clerical activity to a student-centered activity to the present recognition of academic advising as an integral learning experience of the college community and culture. However, until college campuses move away from only program or delivery outcomes that primarily focus on the behaviors of those planning and delivering the advising experiences and begin to carefully develop, teach and measure student learning outcomes for academic advising, advising will continue to be on the "edge" of the learning mission of the college campus.

In this slidecast (voice-over-PowerPoint) presentation, Tomarra Adams (Assistant Dean of Advising and Student Services / Assistant Professor, Pan-African & Women & Gender Studies at the University of Louisville) provides a foundation for the development of student learning outcomes as well as hands-on strategies for teaching these outcomes, activities and experiences for students, and strategies for measuring the outcomes.

Participants were shown:

• how student learning outcomes must clearly relate to the institutional or unit's advising mission
• how to develop student learning outcomes that express what students should know, do and appreciate
• how to develop instructional strategies and experiences for students
• strategies for measuring the student achievement of the learning outcomes

Participants said:

• We learned how important it is to have the learning outcomes clearly in mind before any measurement of effective learning can take place.
• The Webinar was purchased to share this concept with other units on campus. They now see what I have been describing in other meetings!  
• Learning outcomes is the way of the future and will be guiding our work.

Others found especially helpful:

• The concept of applying student learning outcomes to the advising process
• Information about the process of constructing learning outcomes
• Connecting the mission to the outcomes and seeing how that can be done
• Examples of other institutions' student learning outcomes
• Very specific questions provided to help develop student learning outcomes

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Recommended Accompaniment: Student Learning Outcomes: Evidence of the Teaching and Learning Components of Academic Advising - Pocket Guide #6 

Recommended Reading:   Martin, H.. (2007). Constructing Learning Objectives for Academic Advising. NACADA Clearinghouse of Academic Advising Resources.