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North Lake College's Advising Manual on Blackboard by Leigh Poston for the UNT Advising Conference #UNTAdv14 May 22, 2014 Collin College - Preston Ridge Campus
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North Lake College’s Advising Manual
On Blackboard
Presented by NLC’s Educational Planning Center
(formerly Advising)
Today’s Objectives
To give you a guided tour of North Lake College’s Advising Manual.
To answer your questions.
First, some background…
Did You Know???
2011 NACADA National Survey* found:
60% of institutions responding provide no pre-service training to new academic advisors.
71% offer at least 1 professional development activity such as:
One-day workshops
Regular staff meetings
Needs-based individualized development.
10% reported providing no training or professional development at all!
*Calstrom, 2013
North Lake CollegeAdvisor Training
New Director Expected to hold advisors
accountable, but only if they were properly trained.
Wanted consistency in every department.
Advising Manual Notebooks Huge Outdated No two the same
Unorganized training agenda
The Plan
Committee formed 3 advisors - 2 full time,1 part time
Goals: To create a manual that clearly and thoroughly explains the
policies and procedures of the Educational Planning Office to new employees.
To create a manual that serves as an accessible and relevant guide to current employees, contributing to consistent practices and the distribution of reliable, up-to-date information.
Format – Online Easily accessible by advisors in every department Easily updated Sustainable
NLC’s Advising Manual
Introduced at last Registration Update Advisors from all departments attended. They were asked for input to add to and/or
change Manual. 100% of those surveyed said it important
that “All advisors at NLC utilize the Advising Manual on the eCampus community.”
100% of those surveyed said it was important that “All Student Services departments are consistent and provide uniform information to students.”
82% of those surveyed thought the Advising Manual should be used year round, not just during peak registration.
eCampus the name DCCCD uses for Blackboard. It is one of North Lake’s online resources.
Click on it from NLC home page
Questions??
Leigh PostonAcademic Advisor IINorth Lake [email protected]
NLC Advising Manual Committee Chairperson