Brief follow up from Unit #2 HEAL 570 class Royal Roads University

1. Selecting Technology
for Higher Education
Laura A. Pasquini, Ph.D.
HEAL 570

2. Innovation in Higher Ed

3. Key Trends & Issues for
in Higher Ed
Reduced financial support to higher
education
Linking funding to retention and completion
Higher education officials think too many of
our decisions are not data driven
Meeting the needs of a changing, evolving
& multi-dimensional student population

5. Desired Attributes
for Technology in
Advising
2013
Technology in Advising Use
#AcAdv

6. Advising Technology
Wish List
“System that integrates
academic information,
student records, and
student connections”
#AcAdv

7. Streamline #AcAdv Tools
Right now, there are at least 4 systems
we use daily (E-mail, PeopleSoft,
DegreeWorks, Blackboard) and have
three different log ins. A "one stop
shop" where we can log in once and
see/use all of our required systems
would be wonderful.”
#AcAdv

8. Need for Communication &
Information Sharing
“An integrated system that includes
advising notes, degree audits, appointment
scheduling, a communication system with
students that also documents those
communications in the student's advising
file, and incorporates all records regarding
students' academic status (e.g. good
standing, probation, etc.)”
#AcAdv

9. Holistic Student Support
“A tool that allows for
students to develop an
academic, career and
financial plan that also
integrates the degree
evaluation tool.”
#AcAdv

10. Technology to Connect
“I would like for technology to
play a larger role in my advising
practice. I would love to be able
to utilize Facebook and Twitter to
connect as an individual advisor
to my students.”
#AcAdv

11. Social Streams of
Communication
“Additionally, it would be
beneficial to have a social media
hub to manage and ensure that
our message is being uniformly
pushed on each platform in ways
that are unique to that platform.”
#AcAdv

13. Ideal Technology for Advising
•Integrated intro current systems & campus technology
•Opportunity and access for student support regardless of
location, time, etc.
•Builds an advising rapport, makes connections, and
develops community
•Transparent knowledge sharing and degree completion
•information
•Addresses both learner and advisor needs/preferences
•Holistic view of the student learning experience
(Pasquini & Steele, 2016)

14. What technologies
can best support
how you advise
your students?

15. Technologies to
Support Our Learners
• Culture of change in our institutions
• Leadership vision for learning & support
• Align technology with campus strategic plans & goals
• Reduction in resources & increase need for support
• Interest in holistic advising practices across campus
• Push to move online and blended advising models

17. Ask 5 Questions First
1) Who are the learners?
2) What are the desired learning outcomes?
3) What strategies will be employed to facilitate
this learning/advising?
4) What are the unique educational characteristics
of each medium/technology and how will they
match your learning/advising requirements?
5) What resources are available? (Bates, 2015)

18. Learning + Technology

19. SECTIONS Model
• Students
• Ease of use
• Costs
• Teaching functions
• Interaction
• Organizational issues
• Networking
• Security and privacy (Bates, 2015)

20. Evaluate Tech for…
• Creating advising Learning Outcomes
• Offering ways for students to show their work, e.g.
Student Portfolios, personal websites, etc.
• Students see academic progress & navigate online
resources for learning
• Partnerships with Scholars for Practical Applications

21. Assess Tech for…
• Compatibility with institutional technologies
• Universal Design of the technology
• Accessibility and ADA compliance
• User experience of applications & tools
• Practicality for adoption by students, staff, and faculty

22. At Your Campus, can you?
• Participate in training & learning
opportunities
• Contribute to Technology Decisions
or Planning Committees
• Partner to Integrate Support with IT
Services
• Cross-train, mentor & more with
instructional designers
• Lead on technology & advising
projects

23. Where do you learn
about technology
for higher ed in
your functional
area?

24. http://onlinelearningconsortium.org/
• OLC works to advance online and blended education in higher education through
professional development, research, and applied practice. Follow: @OLC_Today

25. http://www.educause.edu/
• EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher
education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology.
• Advising Systems - 30 Resources
- 924 Resources
o Applying Technology to Academic Advising: A Vision Statement
o ECAR Study

26. What Happens On Campus Goes
On YouTube [Or elsewhere.]
Shout out to @ACPA & @equalman + MORE!
#ACPAdigital http://digitaltaskforce.myacpa.org/

27. Supporting Students with
Technology
WW
“integrate or update technology for our advising,
our institutions will need to consider how to
provide support, training, and job aid resources
to scaffold technology use for higher education
staff, faculty, and students.”
WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies (WCET) -
Pasquini & Steele, 2016

28. NACADA’s
Technology in
Advising
Commission
The purpose is to help academic advisors and advising administrators to
understand the impact that technologies such as:
•Online communication & virtual advising
•Degree audits & web registration
•Student information systems & electronic advising notes
•Social and connected spaces for innovative staff/faculty resources
•Understand the ideas and trends of how technology is being utilized in higher
education
 http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Community/Commission-Interest-Groups.aspx

29. Advisor Networking
www.ucan.unt.edu

30. What are the
problems you want
to study, not the
things?