Herding Cats

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Herding Cats
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Online Advising Project

• PURPOSE
• Provide advising and academic planning services
  to students with limited access to campus based
  services

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Benefits and Challenges of Cooperative Site
Development

• BENEFITS
• Diversity of Perspective
• Three brains are better than one
• Shared Funding

• CHALLENGES
• Institutional Differences in Policies and
  Procedures
• Varying Technical Capacity in both Computer and
  Human Resources
• Distance/Lack of Access to Counseling/Advising
  Staff

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Online Catalog Administrator (OCA)

• Foundation for many aspects of Online Advising
  Site
• Developed by Walla Walla Community College staff
• Database Driven
• Easy to use for the technically challenged
• Flexible design allows site specific adaptability

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OCA--Key Components

• Master Course Outline
• Syllabi
• Assessment

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Online Advising ProjectGetting
Startedhttp//134.39.200.118/student_services/onl
ine_adv/

• College Overview (currently under construction)
  
• Virtual tour and online orientation
• Programs Offerings
• Course delivery options
• Interactive distance learning assessment tool
• Resources
• Complete program/course descriptions generated by
  OCA
• Paying for Your Education
• Basic costs
• Links to additional information, such as
  scholarships, special program costs, and budget
  planning worksheets

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Online Advising ProjectGetting Started
(continued)http//134.39.200.118/student_services
/online_adv/

• Apply and Register
• Step-by-step Application and Registration process
• Testing and Assessment
• Information about Placement and GED testing
• College Expectations
• Expectations for student behaviors to succeed
• College and High School Differences
• Information to help students successfully
  transition from high school to college

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Online Advising ProjectGetting Started
(continued)http//134.39.200.118/student_services
/online_adv/

• Services for Students (currently under
  construction)
• Easy access to information about such services as
  child care, bookstore, disability services, etc.
• Planning Checklist
• Printable form to track the process from
  application to advising and registration
• Get Help Button
• Human contact from live advisor during regular
  office hours is only an email away

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Online Advising ProjectTransferabilityhttp//13
4.39.200.118/student_services/online_adv/transfer/

• Getting a Bachelors Degree
• B.S. vs. B.A. Degree
• Components of a Bachelors degree
• Transfer Tips
• Tips for students on how to successfully navigate
  the transfer process
• Transfer Timeline
• Timeline for transfer planning process working
  on developing interactive version
• AAAS Transfer Degree Requirement Reminds
  students of specific transfer requirements for
  the AAAS

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Online Advising ProjectTransferability(continue
d) http//134.39.200.118/student_services/online_a
dv/transfer/

• Transferring to Other Two-Year Institutions
• Direct links to all Washington State community
  colleges and transfer policies
• Four Year Colleges and Universities
• Direct links to regional 4-year institution
  websites including
• Admissions
• Costs
• Financial Aid
• Transfer equivalencies
• Campus Visits/tours
• Foreign Language Requirements
• Comprehensive list of Washington state public
  4-year institution foreign language requirements

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Online Advising ProjectTransferability(continue
d) http//134.39.200.118/student_services/online_a
dv/transfer/

• Distance Opportunities
• Direct links to Bachelor Degree programs provided
  by institutions throughout the US
• Quarter Semesters
• Helps students convert quarter hours to semester
  hours (Plan to enhance as interactive)
• Transfer Events
• Direct links to College Transfer events
  throughout the PNW
• Transfer Websites
• Includes links to additional transfer information
  websites

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Online Advising ProjectEducational
Planninghttp//134.39.200.118/student_services/on
line_adv/planning/default.cfm

• Career Exploration Tools
• Direct web access to WOIS, WILMA, Discover, and
  other career exploration tools
• What can I do with this major?
• Direct link to tool built and maintained by the
  University of Tennessee, this link provides
  excellent career information for a variety of
  majors
• Advisors
• Includes contact information for each advisor,
  sorted by type, i.e., transfer, professional and
  technical, High School and RS

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Online Advising ProjectEducational
Planning(continued)http//134.39.200.118/student
_services/online_adv/planning/default.cfm

• Planning Guides
• Printable planning guides for Academic Transfer
  and Professional/Technical Programs (developing
  interactive version)
• Math Choices
• Flow chart of Math courses at WWCC, including
  information about which math course is right for
  their major
• Online Catalog
• Comprehensive Program, course information, and
  syllabi generated by the OCA
• Degree Planning Matrix
• Quarterly matrix by hour, day, and location with
  real-time course and seat availability

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Online Advising ProjectEducational
Planning(continued)http//134.39.200.118/student
_services/online_adv/planning/default.cfm

• Annual Schedule
• Schedule of planned course offerings for 2 years
  searchable by program or course
• Degree Works
• Online degree audit process with student data
  uploaded and driven by SMS database
• Register Online
• Direct link to online registration for WWCC

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Online Advising ProjectAcademic Success
Strategieshttp//134.39.200.118/student_services/
online_adv/success/

• Characteristics of a Successful Student
• Information and interactive assessments to help
  students determine if they currently have what it
  takes to be successful and ideas for increasing
  their likelihood of success
• Learning Styles
• Information about self identification of learning
  styles
• Interactive VARK assessment tool
• Study Skills Assessment
• Direct link to the Motivated Strategies for
  Learning Questionnaire (MSQL) developed by the
  University of Michigan

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Online Advising ProjectAcademic Success
Strategies(continued)http//134.39.200.118/stude
nt_services/online_adv/success/

• Study Skills Tips
• Information, interactive tools, and links to
  external sites to help students improve their
  skills in each of the following areas
• Active Learning
• Concentration
• Memory
• Motivation
• Relaxation
• Test Taking Anxiety/ Test Taking Strategies
• Time Management
• Study Skills Websites
• Offers links to other helpful study skills and
  time management websites

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Online Advising ProjectCareer
Planninghttp//134.39.200.118/student_services/on
line_adv/career/

• This page provides students with career planning
  information focusing on the following areas
• Values Information on how values affect career
  choices
• Interests Direct links to the Strong Interest
  Inventory, WOIS and E-Discover assessments
• Personality MBTI assessment information (online
  assessment availability currently being
  developed)
• Strengths, Skills, and Abilities Information on
  self identification of strengths as related to
  career planning
• Occupational Outlook Job market information
  including direct links to local, regional and
  national websites
• Decision Making Resource information for
  students
• Choosing the Right Major Direct Links to What
  can I do with this major?, College Source online
  E-Discover
• Career Planning Websites Direct links to other
  career planning websites

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Online Advising ProjectImplementation Process
at WWCC

• Fall Quarter 2003
• Continue process of adding and editing content
• Winter Quarter 2004
• Conduct userability studies with students, staff,
  and faculty
• Spring and Summer Quarters 2004
• Pilot release current version
• Edit site based on outcomes of userability study
  ongoing feedback
• Fall Quarter 2004
• Formally release to students
• Throughout this process, staff will continue
  to enhance site interactivity and functionality
  of existing tools

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Whats Next?

• Pursue additional funding for ongoing work
• Develop collaborative partnerships with other
  institutions

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Online Advising Project Contacts

• Bill Storms, IT Director, Walla Walla Community
  College (bill.storms_at_wwcc.edu)
• Wendy Samitore, SDC Director, Walla Walla
  Community College (wendy.samitore_at_wwcc.edu)
• Kathy Lindgren, Transfer Center Coordinator,
  Walla Walla Community College (kathy.lindgren_at_wwcc
  .edu)
• Kristi Buttice, Retention Specialist, Walla Walla
  Community College (kristi.buttice_at_wwcc.edu)

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Online Advising Project Development Team

• Walla Walla Community College [phone]
• Kari Spence, Web Developer
• Wendy Samitore, SDC Director
• Kathy Lindgren, Transfer Center Coordinator
• Bill Storms, Director Information Technology
  Services

• Columbia Basin College [phone]
• Joyce Oates, Dev. Ed and ABE/GED/ESL
• Derek Brandes, Student Retention
• Cathy Clary, Counseling
• Carrie DeLeon, Counseling
• Peninsula College [phone]
• Tina OHare Smith, Counseling/Advising
• Kathy Murphy Carey, Counseling