Creating and Utilizing an Online Academic Advising Manual Zach Perrine, Academic Advisor Pulaski Technical College North Little Rock, AR

Welcome!

Purpose Design Use Create a document that can change and grow Keep content organized and relevant Use Give all advisors access to this resource

Pulaski Tech at a Glance Spring 2012 Numbers 11,876 Enrolled 50% Full Time 50% Part Time 1000% Enrollment Increase since 1991 Largest two-year college in Arkansas Fifth largest public higher education institute in state

Pulaski Tech at a Glance Degree Types: 29% Occupational/Technical Education 71% General Education Demographics 34% Male 66% Female Average Age: 30 41% White 54% African American 3% Hispanic or Latino 2% Other

Structure of Advising on Campus Seven PTC locations Professional Advisors at three locations Main 4 Full-Time Advisors 1 Part-Time Technical Advisor Coordinator South 1 Full-Time Advisor West 1 Part-Time Advisor

Structure of Advising on Campus After New Student Orientation or Transfer Registration, Advising is not Mandatory Variety of Departmental Advising 90+ degree and certificate programs: Allied Health Culinary Arts Computer Information Systems Early Childhood Education Technical & Industrial 93 Associate, TC, and CP plans (now including DMP)

Structure of Advising on Campus Professional Advisors work with First Year Orientation class (College Seminar) Advising Center Student Outreach PTC Faculty are not required to advise Specific Faculty do advise certain programs Advising Center has part time staff during Registration periods 93 Associate, TC, and CP plans (now including DMP)

Why Go Online? Pulaski Tech is growing Faculty and Staff need to be on the same page Information is constantly changing Keeping track of new rules

Reasons for Blackboard System Familiar to PTC Cost Paying for product Maintenance Support from Distance Learning

Tour of Manual Follow along with link on handout* Username: jdean Password: Letmein123 Click on ADVS0101 Sec. 01 *https://bb-pulaskitech.blackboard.com/webapps/login https://bb-pulaskitech.blackboard.com/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp

Home Page

Modules

Module 1: About PTC

Module 2: Advising Basics

Link to Youtube Video

Module 3: Registration

Module 4: Processes & Procedures

Link to ACTS

Link to NACADA

PTC Catalog Revisions

Specific Department Module

Specific Department Module

Quick Resource

Transfer Advising

Glossary

Wikis

Successes Advising Information in one place Standardized concepts Ability to share with other faculty/staff Ease of updating Other departments using manual Have used with new advisors Newest Full Time Advisor

Challenges It’s still new! Better utilize tool for training Departmental support could improve Multimedia Aspects need to grow Have to educate faculty/staff on Blackboard

Discussion Does your campus have a similar resource? Has your department used a similar tool? What ideas could you use? What other ideas would you like to see?

Questions?

Contact Zach Perrine, Academic Advisor zperrine@pulaskitech.edu 501.812.2762