Always right on track with my projects and interests, EDUCAUSE strikes again with this timely review on 9 Ways to Help Students Use Technology to Get the Most Out of College.
Talk about right on time and right on topic. I am attempting to address all nine points in my Advising 101 Instructional Design.
- Needs Assessment – What are the needs of the learner?
- Connections – Help students connect with their why, connect with each other, and gain a sense of belonging and purpose.
- Coordinated Care and Support – Students do not need to feel lost and confused. As much as possible, consolidate and centralize.
- Enhance Collaboration – Teach students how to utilize tools and technology to connect with one another and their learning experience.
- Organization of Time and Tasks – Time, task, and information management are valuable skills for students to learn. Facilitating these skills will serve them for a lifetime.
- Rethinking Communication – Students receive far too many emails and communications. By making messaging shorter, scannable, and graphic, students are more likely to meet important deadlines.
- Enable Social Impacts – Students need to see that they can make an impact on those around them. Increased opportunities for service learning, making the college experience more fulfilling and keeping students engaged with their purpose.
- Connect Classes to Career – To prevent students from losing motivation, connecting them with mentors and opportunities within their career path will remind them what all their hard work and effort is building toward.
- Personalize the student experience by using data to continuously evaluate and improve these factors.
The Advisor That Cares 