Advising Technologies (Course 5)
Planning Student Voice Technology

Advising Technologies (Course 5)

Course Overview

10 Lessons

Consider ways to leverage advising technologies to support students, and take a strategic approach to implementing new technology. This course contains approximately 33 minutes of video content.

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In this course you will...

Focus on advising technologies
Focus on advising technologies

Learn about systems, tools, support features, automations, and data collection that can support advising.

Consider institutional readiness
Consider institutional readiness

Examine benefits of integrated technologies, and identify institutional needs for technology.

Gain insights from others
Gain insights from others

Analyze examples and information from case studies and resources to note what integrations and efficiencies might benefit your institution.

Identify partners and resources
Identify partners and resources

Consider who should be involved in technology implementation, how to take steps toward collaboration and integration, and what roles you can play.

Course curriculum

10 Lessons
Course curriculum
  • 1. Defining Advising Technologies (1:51 mins)

    Define what “Advising Technology” is and how it benefits an institution; Categorize advising technology tools and provide examples of common solutions utilized by campuses; Recognize the signs and symptoms of an institution that isn’t effectively leveraging technology.

  • 2. Advising Technology in Practice (9:09 mins)

    Demonstrate examples of how advising technology has been successfully implemented and utilized by institutions; Learn about advising technology across the student journey; Examine case studies of advising technology in practice.

  • 3. Readiness Assessment & Identification of Features (5:10 mins)

    Identify the first considerations an institution can make before committing to an advising technology initiative; Identify some of the most common product capabilities and feature needs by the main stakeholder groups impacted by these technologies; Engage in meaningful and appreciative dialogue with key stakeholders to create a strategic plan for the initiative and generate buy-in.

  • 4. Successful Implementation of Advising Technologies (7:24 mins)

    Detail the technology implementation framework from the decision to implement a change through to the full adoption of a solution; Break down the nine key stakeholder personas for who needs to be involved in the technology implementation process and when.

  • 5. Potential Challenges and Biases in Advising Tech (6:22 mins)

    Identify potential challenges that can arise when integrating new advising technologies; Discuss ways an institution can overcome these challenges and work towards improved student outcomes.

Partnering to support education change

Meet our contributors

AASCU
Partner
AASCU

AASCU is a Washington-based higher education association of nearly 420 public colleges, universities and systems whose members share a learning and teaching-centered culture, a historic commitment to underserved student populations and a dedication to research and creativity that advances their regions’ economic progress and cultural development.

NACADA
Partner
NACADA

NACADA promotes student success by advancing the field of academic advising globally. They provide opportunities for professional development, networking, and leadership for their diverse membership.

Achieving The Dream
Partner
Achieving The Dream

Achieving the Dream (ATD) leads a growing network of more than 277 community colleges committed to helping their students, particularly low-income students and students of color, achieve their goals for academic success, personal growth, and economic opportunity. ATD is making progress in closing academic achievement gaps and accelerating student success through a unique change process that builds each college’s institutional capacities in seven essential areas.

EDUCAUSE
Partner
EDUCAUSE

EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association and the largest community of technology, academic, industry, and campus leaders advancing higher education through the use of IT.

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Partner
National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition serves as the trusted expert, internationally recognized leader, and clearinghouse for scholarship, policy, and best practice for all postsecondary student transitions.

AASCU
Partner
AASCU

AASCU is a Washington-based higher education association of nearly 420 public colleges, universities and systems whose members share a learning and teaching-centered culture, a historic commitment to underserved student populations and a dedication to research and creativity that advances their regions’ economic progress and cultural development.

NACADA
Partner
NACADA

NACADA promotes student success by advancing the field of academic advising globally. They provide opportunities for professional development, networking, and leadership for their diverse membership.

Achieving The Dream
Partner
Achieving The Dream

Achieving the Dream (ATD) leads a growing network of more than 277 community colleges committed to helping their students, particularly low-income students and students of color, achieve their goals for academic success, personal growth, and economic opportunity. ATD is making progress in closing academic achievement gaps and accelerating student success through a unique change process that builds each college’s institutional capacities in seven essential areas.

EDUCAUSE
Partner
EDUCAUSE

EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association and the largest community of technology, academic, industry, and campus leaders advancing higher education through the use of IT.

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Partner
National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition serves as the trusted expert, internationally recognized leader, and clearinghouse for scholarship, policy, and best practice for all postsecondary student transitions.

AASCU
Partner
AASCU

AASCU is a Washington-based higher education association of nearly 420 public colleges, universities and systems whose members share a learning and teaching-centered culture, a historic commitment to underserved student populations and a dedication to research and creativity that advances their regions’ economic progress and cultural development.

NACADA
Partner
NACADA

NACADA promotes student success by advancing the field of academic advising globally. They provide opportunities for professional development, networking, and leadership for their diverse membership.

Achieving The Dream
Partner
Achieving The Dream

Achieving the Dream (ATD) leads a growing network of more than 277 community colleges committed to helping their students, particularly low-income students and students of color, achieve their goals for academic success, personal growth, and economic opportunity. ATD is making progress in closing academic achievement gaps and accelerating student success through a unique change process that builds each college’s institutional capacities in seven essential areas.

EDUCAUSE
Partner
EDUCAUSE

EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association and the largest community of technology, academic, industry, and campus leaders advancing higher education through the use of IT.

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Partner
National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition serves as the trusted expert, internationally recognized leader, and clearinghouse for scholarship, policy, and best practice for all postsecondary student transitions.

AASCU
Partner
AASCU

AASCU is a Washington-based higher education association of nearly 420 public colleges, universities and systems whose members share a learning and teaching-centered culture, a historic commitment to underserved student populations and a dedication to research and creativity that advances their regions’ economic progress and cultural development.

NACADA
Partner
NACADA

NACADA promotes student success by advancing the field of academic advising globally. They provide opportunities for professional development, networking, and leadership for their diverse membership.

Achieving The Dream
Partner
Achieving The Dream

Achieving the Dream (ATD) leads a growing network of more than 277 community colleges committed to helping their students, particularly low-income students and students of color, achieve their goals for academic success, personal growth, and economic opportunity. ATD is making progress in closing academic achievement gaps and accelerating student success through a unique change process that builds each college’s institutional capacities in seven essential areas.

EDUCAUSE
Partner
EDUCAUSE

EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association and the largest community of technology, academic, industry, and campus leaders advancing higher education through the use of IT.

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Partner
National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition serves as the trusted expert, internationally recognized leader, and clearinghouse for scholarship, policy, and best practice for all postsecondary student transitions.

AASCU
Partner
AASCU

AASCU is a Washington-based higher education association of nearly 420 public colleges, universities and systems whose members share a learning and teaching-centered culture, a historic commitment to underserved student populations and a dedication to research and creativity that advances their regions’ economic progress and cultural development.

NACADA
Partner
NACADA

NACADA promotes student success by advancing the field of academic advising globally. They provide opportunities for professional development, networking, and leadership for their diverse membership.

Achieving The Dream
Partner
Achieving The Dream

Achieving the Dream (ATD) leads a growing network of more than 277 community colleges committed to helping their students, particularly low-income students and students of color, achieve their goals for academic success, personal growth, and economic opportunity. ATD is making progress in closing academic achievement gaps and accelerating student success through a unique change process that builds each college’s institutional capacities in seven essential areas.

EDUCAUSE
Partner
EDUCAUSE

EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association and the largest community of technology, academic, industry, and campus leaders advancing higher education through the use of IT.

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Partner
National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition serves as the trusted expert, internationally recognized leader, and clearinghouse for scholarship, policy, and best practice for all postsecondary student transitions.

AASCU
Partner
AASCU

AASCU is a Washington-based higher education association of nearly 420 public colleges, universities and systems whose members share a learning and teaching-centered culture, a historic commitment to underserved student populations and a dedication to research and creativity that advances their regions’ economic progress and cultural development.

NACADA
Partner
NACADA

NACADA promotes student success by advancing the field of academic advising globally. They provide opportunities for professional development, networking, and leadership for their diverse membership.

Achieving The Dream
Partner
Achieving The Dream

Achieving the Dream (ATD) leads a growing network of more than 277 community colleges committed to helping their students, particularly low-income students and students of color, achieve their goals for academic success, personal growth, and economic opportunity. ATD is making progress in closing academic achievement gaps and accelerating student success through a unique change process that builds each college’s institutional capacities in seven essential areas.

EDUCAUSE
Partner
EDUCAUSE

EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association and the largest community of technology, academic, industry, and campus leaders advancing higher education through the use of IT.

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Partner
National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition serves as the trusted expert, internationally recognized leader, and clearinghouse for scholarship, policy, and best practice for all postsecondary student transitions.

AASCU
Partner
AASCU

AASCU is a Washington-based higher education association of nearly 420 public colleges, universities and systems whose members share a learning and teaching-centered culture, a historic commitment to underserved student populations and a dedication to research and creativity that advances their regions’ economic progress and cultural development.

NACADA
Partner
NACADA

NACADA promotes student success by advancing the field of academic advising globally. They provide opportunities for professional development, networking, and leadership for their diverse membership.

Achieving The Dream
Partner
Achieving The Dream

Achieving the Dream (ATD) leads a growing network of more than 277 community colleges committed to helping their students, particularly low-income students and students of color, achieve their goals for academic success, personal growth, and economic opportunity. ATD is making progress in closing academic achievement gaps and accelerating student success through a unique change process that builds each college’s institutional capacities in seven essential areas.

EDUCAUSE
Partner
EDUCAUSE

EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association and the largest community of technology, academic, industry, and campus leaders advancing higher education through the use of IT.

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Partner
National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition serves as the trusted expert, internationally recognized leader, and clearinghouse for scholarship, policy, and best practice for all postsecondary student transitions.

AASCU
Partner
AASCU

AASCU is a Washington-based higher education association of nearly 420 public colleges, universities and systems whose members share a learning and teaching-centered culture, a historic commitment to underserved student populations and a dedication to research and creativity that advances their regions’ economic progress and cultural development.

NACADA
Partner
NACADA

NACADA promotes student success by advancing the field of academic advising globally. They provide opportunities for professional development, networking, and leadership for their diverse membership.

Achieving The Dream
Partner
Achieving The Dream

Achieving the Dream (ATD) leads a growing network of more than 277 community colleges committed to helping their students, particularly low-income students and students of color, achieve their goals for academic success, personal growth, and economic opportunity. ATD is making progress in closing academic achievement gaps and accelerating student success through a unique change process that builds each college’s institutional capacities in seven essential areas.

EDUCAUSE
Partner
EDUCAUSE

EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association and the largest community of technology, academic, industry, and campus leaders advancing higher education through the use of IT.

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Partner
National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition serves as the trusted expert, internationally recognized leader, and clearinghouse for scholarship, policy, and best practice for all postsecondary student transitions.

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