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Presented by advisors Becca Schulze and Katie Schumm at the NACADA regional conference in Seattle, Jan. 25-27, 2010.
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BUILD BETTER ADVISING RELATIONSHIPS
THROUGH BLOGGING
NACADA Region 8: January 24-27
Becca Schulze & Katie Schumm
University of Oregon
Reporting back from the field…
University of Oregon
Undergraduates: 16,681
Graduates: 3,695
271 academic programs
67% of students are Oregon residents
83% of students are enrolled full-time
31% of student body in Fall 2008 were newly admitted students
*data courtesy of UO Admissions, Fall 2008
Office of Academic Advising (OAA)
Staff
7 Advisors, 3 Administrators, 2 Graduate Teaching Fellows, 4 Support Staff, 8 Student Workers
Advisee Population
Undeclared students Pre-health
National Student Exchange Pre-law & Pre-MSW
Annual Visits: 9,218
Office of Academic Advising (OAA)
Fall 2009 visits (as of week 6): 2,116
Office of Academic Advising (OAA)
Outreach to Students in Academic Difficulty
- Letters to all students on academic warning, probation, or
disqualification
Office of Academic Advising (OAA)
Outreach to Students in Academic Difficulty
- Letters to all students on academic warning, probation, or
disqualification
- Mandatory visits for 1st year undeclared students on academic
probation (approx. 136 students winter 2009)
Office of Academic Advising (OAA)
Outreach to Students in Academic Difficulty
- Letters to all students on academic warning, probation, or
disqualification
- Mandatory visits for 1st year undeclared students on academic
probation (approx. 136 students winter 2009)
- Mandatory visits for students petitioning for retroactive withdrawal
and academic reinstatement
Inspiration for creating the blog
Inspiration for creating the blog
I know that asking for help and advice is not the easiest thing to do, but
surfing the internet IS!-Becca
Why we chose a BLOG
-Limited access
-Can’t add pages
-Can’t manipulate page
templates
-Not interactive
-Content would be static
Website Facebook Blog
Why we chose a BLOG
-Limited access
-Can’t add pages
-Can’t manipulate page
templates
-Not interactive
-Content would be static
Website Facebook BlogX
Why we chose a BLOG
-Limited access
-Can’t add pages
-Can’t manipulate page
templates
-Not interactive
-Content would be static
-Existing facebook site
addresses all department
news & events
-Designed for short posts
-Posted content is not
searchable
Website Facebook BlogX
Why we chose a BLOG
-Limited access
-Can’t add pages
-Can’t manipulate page
templates
-Not interactive
-Content would be static
-Existing facebook site
addresses all department
news & events
-Designed for short posts
-Posted content is not
searchable
Website Facebook BlogX X
Why we chose a BLOG
-Limited access
-Can’t add pages
-Can’t manipulate page
templates
-Not interactive
-Content would be static
-Existing facebook site
addresses all department
news & events
-Designed for short posts
-Posted content is not
searchable
-Free
-Interactive
-Artistic control
-Content is searchable &
tagable
-*Some* personal
blogging experience
Website Facebook BlogX X?
Why we chose a BLOG
-Limited access
-Can’t add pages
-Can’t manipulate page
templates
-Not interactive
-Content would be static
-Existing facebook site
addresses all department
news & events
-Designed for short posts
-Posted content is not
searchable
-Free
-Interactive
-Artistic control
-Content is searchable &
tagable
-*Some* personal
blogging experience
Website Facebook BlogX X?
www.gradefirstaid.wordpress.com
www.gradefirstaid.wordpress.com
www.gradefirstaid.wordpress.com
www.gradefirstaid.wordpress.com
Okay, I’m ready to
give this blogging
thing a try…
Six Simple Steps
1. Be a “blog lurker”
Six Simple Steps
2. Develop your brand
X
Six Simple Steps
3. Plan your blog’s template
X
Six Simple Steps
4. Dive in, but don’t go live
5. Solicit input
Six Simple Steps
6. Unveil and promote
Plans for the coming year
Incorporate blog visits/participation into campus
initiatives for targeted student populations (Student
Life, at-risk and probationary, multicultural, first-
year, transfer, etc.)
Continue to collaborate with campus partners
Embed podcasts (student interviews)
Embed screencasts
Thanks for coming!
Safe travels and
happy blogging!