Thank you for registering for the Academic Advising for Student Retention and Persistence Series Webinar, "The Relational Component of Academic Advising: Strategies for Effective Communication, Rapport Building & Student Engagement"  scheduled for Wednesday, May 19, 2011.   These instructions are ONLY for this event.  (If you are looking for a Handout from a previous broadcast, find those here.)

If you need to review any information regarding this event, please find the link for its individual webpage at http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Webinars/events.htm.

Please read the entire page before attempting to access the system.

Find the Presenters' Handouts here: 

We suggest that each participant have a copy of these materials.  Please note: If your system does not currently have the ability to open a PDF document, you may gain that by downloading Adobe Acrobat Reader

1. Resources and References HANDOUT (pdf file) - will provide participants with materials that may be referenced during the broadcast, as well as additional material they may pursue before/after the event.  

    

2. Presentation slides - provide a framework to utilize during the broadcast.  Choose the version that will work best for you.

• Version 1 - 3 slides per page
• Version 2 - 6 slides per page

  

Evaluation Questions  

Please note: The individual who registered for the Webinar will be asked to evaluate the Webinar experience via the official evaluation system beginning the morning after the event.  Please note that only one evaluation will be available for each event registration.  Evaluation questions are duplicated here for those interested in knowing what will be asked or who wish to distribute the survey to group members and collect responses for an overall survey response.  

System Set-Up Instructions

Please follow the system readiness instructions at http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Webinars/instructions.htm, including running the Wimba Wizard.  Failure to do so may result in inability to access the broadcast on the day of the event! All content will be delivered through your web browser.

Log-In Instructions

If you have completed the readiness instructions and passed the Wimba Wizard check, you are ready to move to the following instructions to access the Meeting Room for the pre-event audio-visual check opportunity (see your email for date and time) and up to one hour before the Event begins.

• Go to this URL: https://axio.axiolearning.org/nacada/

• Enter the Username and Password that were sent to you in an email.

• Click 'Sign In' to join the live session.

• You may be taken directly to the Webinar Room, or one or all of the following may occur before you enter the room:

• Depending on how your computer is configured, a box may appear that says, "This page contains both secure and non-secure items. Do you want to display the non-secure items?"  For most browsers, you will need to  Click "yes."   However, the newest version of Internet Explorer (IE8) will require you to Click "no." (Clicking "yes" in IE8 results in a blank white screen.)

• Depending on how your computer is configured, a box may appear that says, "The webpage you are viewing is trying to close the window. Do you want to close this window?"  For most systems, Click "yes" - however, for some IE configurations, clicking "yes" here will cause the Wimba room to close as well as the extra window - if this happens, you may need to close the browser, start again, and click "no".   (Note: If you can't get through this step, you most likely still have a pop-up blocker enabled on your system.  The most common "culprit" is the Google toolbar.)

• The Wimba Wizard box may come up again. If it does, and you have already completed the system check, simply click on the "Click here" link within the sentence "If you have completed the wizard previously, click here to enter Live Classroom."

If you experience technical difficulties before or during the event, you may contact the Kansas State University IT HelpDesk at 1-800-865-6143 or 1-866-282-8212 or 785-532-7722 for assistance.   HOWEVER, please keep in mind that, if you have not done the requested preparation (see http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Webinars/instructions.htm) prior to the event, there may be little they can do to assist you at the last minute!  If you do need to call the the HelpDesk, please explain that you are viewing a NACADA Webinar event in the WIMBA system.

If you have any non-technical questions, please do not hesitate to contact NACADA directly at 785-532-5717.