Present and Future Maura Reynolds Hope College In medieval times a preceptor shared his knowledge with his students In 1841 Kenyon College Ohio uses the term advisor In the 1880s a system of faculty advisors was established at Johns Hopkins ID: 783898
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Slide1
Academic
Advising:
P
ast,
Present and Future
Maura Reynolds
Hope College
Slide2In medieval times, a preceptor shared his knowledge
with his students
Slide3In 1841, Kenyon College (Ohio)
uses the term “advisor”
Slide4In the 1880s,
a system of faculty advisors was established at Johns Hopkins.
Slide5In the 1960s,
two new delivery systems were introduced
Centralized advising centers
Peer & professional advisors
Slide6In 1972,
Terry O’Banion
outlined
five dimensions of advising
Exploring
life goals
Exploring vocational goals Choosing a program Choosing courses Scheduling courses
Slide7In 1977,
a national meeting
about academic advising.
Over the next 2 years,
NACADA was established.
Slide8In 1970s and 1980s,
developmental advising:
Became the dominant paradigm
Extended advising beyond scheduling
Drew on student development theory
Emphasized shared responsibility
Slide9Learning-Centered d
Advising
Academically focused
Student focused
Mission focused
Advisors = facilitators
Students = active
2006
Slide10“Academic advising is integral to fulfilling the teaching and learning mission of higher education.”
NACADA Concept of Academic Advising
Preamble, 2006
Slide11Advising focuses
on
helping students
make sense of
their
education
as a whole
,
not as a series of isolated experiences or items on a checklist.
Slide12“An excellent advisor does the same for the student’s entire curriculum that the excellent teacher does for one course.”
Marc Lowenstein, 2005
Slide13“Perhaps the most urgent reform on most campuses in improving general education involves academic advising.
To have programs and courses become coherent and significant to students requires adequate advising.”
Task Force on General Education
Association of American Colleges
1988
Slide14Learning-centered advising
raises questions like
What should students learn through advising?
How might they learn these things?
Why is this learning important—for students
and
our institutions?
Slide15What excellent teachers do:
Actively engage students in learning
Teach students how to evaluate information
Give feedback, encouragement, reinforcement
Show knowledge, interest, enthusiasm
Slide16In
recent years… colleges and universities have been working to become more
intentional
both
about
the purposes of
education
and
about the practices that help today’s students succeed in college.
Peer Review, Toward Intentionality and Integration
, Fall 2008, Carol Geary Schneider
Slide17“It’s hard to imagine any academic function more important to student success and institutional productivity than advising.”
George
Kuh
, The student learning agenda
NACADA Journal
,1997
Slide18High school rigor &
good advice:
Setting up students to succeed
Center for Public Education
National School Boards Association
October 2012
Slide19“Possibly the most surprising finding was the strength of academic advising
as a factor in persistence.”
Slide20“
The lesson to colleges
is
clear:
policies
to encourage these
(advising) relationships
can go a long way toward making sure students are on pace to earn a
degree.”
Slide21Advising today
Who advises?How is advising organized?
Slide22Advising “Loads”
What does advising involve?
Does
advising have
a mission statement and identifiable goals?
Is
advising mandatory?
How often do students meet with advisors?
What other duties do advisors have?Are student needs being met?Is the program assessed?
Slide23Advising is more important than ever—issues now and in the future
Increased demands; decreased resources
Cost of higher education
Changing regulations
State of economy and job market
Expectations of students and families
Pressure to retain and graduate “on time”