Online Advising: Utilizing Technology For Effective & Meaningful Sessions

Description  Challenge - Technology and academic advising As most institutions return to whatever “normal” is going to be, a challenge and an opportunity exists to significantly improve academic advising due to what we learned as a consequence of the pandemic. Specifically, we will discuss how best to integrate the technological adaptations we made into our everyday practice in a post-pandemic environment. Key Takeaway Participants will learn how to maximize their use of technology in providing more effective academic advising in a post-Covid world. The session will emphasize the evidence-based best practices that have emerged concerning how we utilize technology through our collective experience with the pandemic.  Overview “Many colleges base online advising on their campus-based practices. This approach seems logical because the destination of online and in-person programs — a degree or certificate — is the same. But the online journey follows a different path, raising th