Advising Students Online
In 1837, the Massachusetts Board of Education devoted part of its first annual report to praising a recent classroom innovation called…the blackboard. This “invaluable and indispensable innovation enabled the “rapid and vivid communication of knowledge.” It created opportunities for teachers to engage learners in ways that had been unimaginable just generation earlier. The same and more will be said of tools that allow interactive learning online. While one outcome of this revolution has rightly caught the world’s attention – the power to democratize access to education on a scale never seen in history – we are just as exited about the promise that these new tools hold for colleges and universities throughout the world. Drew Faust, President, Harvard University L. Rafael Reid, President, MIT
Technology Economy Environment Evolution of Education
By 2020, 50% of all high school courses will be taught online. International Association for K-12 Online Learning
10% growth rate of online enrollment far exceeds the 2% growth rate of campus enrollment. 32% of all students are taking at least one online course. 65% of institutions now say that online programs are critical to their long term strategy. Changing Course: Ten Years of Tracking Online Education in the United States Sloan Consortium, 2012
Efficacy of Online Learning… Both first year and senior online learners reported more deep approaches to learning in their coursework National Survey of Student Engagement
Online learning exceeded face to face classroom learning in effectiveness. Hybrid learning environments outperformed both face to face and online only learning environments. A Meta Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies, 2010,US Department of Education Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning Studies
77% of Academic Leaders rate the learning outcomes the same or superior to those in face to face. Changing Course: Ten Years of Tracking Online Education in the United States Sloan Consortium, 2012 Changing Course: Ten Years of Tracking Online Education in the United States Sloan Consortium, 2012
MOOC: Massively Open Online Course Coursera edX Udacity
What will an online student look like in the future? Johnny Manziel, freshman at Texas A&M Heisman Trophy Winner
Benefits Meet student demand for service Timely, Convenient Access to Information Efficient use of advisor time More Effective Advising Appointments
Challenges Student uncomfortable with technology Advisor uncomfortable with technology Time differences Privacy Maintaining Student Records Connecting students to the Institution
Synchronous Tools Phone Instant Messaging Skype Web conferencing Web Presentations
Asynchronous Tools Podcasts Blogs Webpages Social Media
Resources and Support for OSU students Ecampus Student Services
Online Events Open House Orientations Office Hours Online Tour Career Fair
Branding The power of a decal and snail mail
Personalizing Communication Congratulatory s Photos Avatars Mentors
Brandy Hoel Dawn Marie Gaid Noreen Siddiqui
Resources Online Learning Update A newsfeed that is updated daily with three articles, papers, or news items related to online learning. Sloan Consortium The Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C) is the leading professional online learning society devoted to advancing quality e-Education learning into the mainstream of education through its community. Sloan-C is dedicated to providing access to high quality e-Education to individuals, institutions, professional societies and the corporate community. Originally funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Sloan-C is now a non-profit 501(c)(3), member-sustained organization. Educause EDUCAUSE® is a nonprofit association and the foremost community of IT leaders and professionals committed to advancing higher education. NACADA Distance Learning Listserv Advising/Distance-Education-Advising-Commission.aspx