Why Networked Advising Matters

University of Hawaii Advisor System Workshop

Laura PasquiniOctober 2011

http://bit.ly/UHAdvising2011

about.me/laurapasquini

Aloha!

[Eh?]

Don’t forget to write!

[Or just send me an e-mail so your mother doesn’t worry!]

Where In The World

is Laura?

Map Your Own: inmaps.linkedinlabs.com

Connecting to an Advising Network

Why do advising

networks matter?

Why are we rethinking advising?

How can advisors make connections to students, faculty & staff?

How do advising networks support sustainable advising practices?

Connect

Networks have always existed.

Castells, 2004

“... networks reconfigure themselves in real-time, on a global local scale, and

permeate all domains of social life. This is why we live in a network society, not in an

information society or a knowledge society.”

Dr. Alec Couros @courosa & #eci831 course

eci831.wikispaces.com

• Mentors• Challenges• Listens• Educates• Shares• Engages

YouTube Video: PLN Functions

Personal Learning Networks (PLNs)

Who or What Connects You?

Flickr photo c/o hoodlumper

Community

Higher Education

as we know it is changing.

We Need to Break Down Silos in Higher Ed

Flickr photo c/o dsearls

PLEs & PLNs

dailyshoot.com

http://search.twitter.com

Real time information, feedback and news.

http://www.utexas.edu/staff/aca/

Community Around A Hashtag

Question for #AcAdv:

Answer

Answer

#AcAdv Chat•Tuesdays 12-1 pm CST•Facebook Page•Follow @AcAdvChat

•#AcAdv Chat Blog & Archives•http://acadvchat.posterous.com •

Flickr photo c/o furiousgeorge81

Collaboration

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wordle.net

Podcasting

Share

• community

• share

• collaborate

• web-based

• interaction

• user-centered

• design

•

A Little Help With the Social Web

NACADA EO Social Media Bootcamp

nacada.wordpress.com

#NACADA11 & #AcAdv Tweet Up

http://bit.ly/NACADA11TweetUp

http://tweetchat.com/room/acadv

Be Open

#nacada11

nacada11p6.pbworks.com

http://www.slideshare.net/ucanatunt

Don’t Be A Sharing Fail Whale.

Peer Mentoring for Advising

utscace.blogspot.com

“Quick” Questions

facebook.com/utscace

Advising Support

http://gradefirstaid.wordpress.com/

Grow

A Professional Development Plan

Common reading & discussion

google.com/reader

delicious.com

P.S. Things Change on the Social Web

delicious.com[NEW Beta Delicious]

Creating a List of Advisors

Lists, pages, groups & feeds... OH MY!

hootsuite.com

Filter your interests.

Ask or Respond

to a Question

Advising Reflection

undecidedlyadvising.blogspot.com

Focus

Learner Centered Advising

Howard Thurman

“Community cannot for long feed on itself; it can only flourish with the coming

of others from beyond, their unknown and undiscovered brothers [and sisters].”

Participation =

Engaged Learning

http://youtu.be/aXV-yaFmQNk

c/o Alec Couros

c/o Alec Couros

So What Can We Learn From Advisor Networks?

Cultivate your advisor networks for smooth sailing.

It’s Okay to Share.

[No Really. It is]

The sky is the limit when we are open.

Building relationships supports sustainable advising practices.

We need to put our learners first.