Post on 16-Jan-2016
Just a Squirrel in this Crazy Advising World Trying to Collect Acorns Efficiently:
The Tips and Tricks, to Help Make the Busy Advisor More Effective
Arif Fazel & Todd SpinnerThe School of Chemical SciencesAcademic Advising
Who We Are…
2/3rds of the
SCS Academic
Advising Team
Creators of the Academic
Advising podcast
#ACADV Techno Gurus
ILLIAAC Chair and Tech
Chairs
Are we nuts about
advising or just plain
nuts?
Feel Free to Tweet!
Twitter ILLiAAC Official Hashtag #illiaac14 and can use #acadv to hit up global advisors worldwide!
Please tweet out as you see fit!
How Busy are you?
The Advising Team When One of the advisors quits in middle of Registration
How Many Nuts are you burying?
Time Management Resources for Advisors and Students
How much time are you wasting? Are you a procrastinator?
Time Management Resources for Advisors and Students
Time Management Calculator can help you free up time!
Time Management Calculator
Study Skills Resources for Advisors and Students Materials for helping students study
How to Study Study Skills Videos UIUC Tutoring Resources DRES Study Resources
Students in Crisis?!
Helping Students Calculate where they are academically. You can spend hours calculating
GPA’s or you can use a calculator to help!
Illinois Registrar GPA Calculator UM Improvement Calculator or moment
of truth!
Grade Replacement Calculator There is a 2nd chance!
HELP… I need somebody… HELP! Student Support on Campus
Counseling Center McKinley Health Center Emergency Dean Conflict Exam DRES Kognito At-Risk Training
I am an advisor and HELP… I need somebody… HELP! Advisor Support
on Campus
Faculty/Staff Assistance Program
ILLiAAC Monthly Meetings, Snack Bytes and Networking Socials
No Squirrel (Advisor) should ever be caught on a highway or on BANNER!
BANNER TIPS and Tricks A Necessary Evil? Or Awesome
Tool? Banner Resources
SOAHOLD – Put holds on Students
SFASTCA - Tells when a student adds/drops
SFAREGQ - Real time Course Registration
Where’s the party at?!
Social Media Hints and Hacks Staying in touch and keeping
students up to date Networking; #AcAdv #HigherEd
#Illiaac14 Keep it short and entertaining!
Where’s the party at?!
Facebook Easy to use and reach students Students check social media constantly
Twitter Networking; #AcAdv #HigherEd #Illiaac14 140 Character limit, utilize images (.png, .jpg, .gifs)
Blogs Publish.illinois.edu Can be updated frequently without spamming Less formal than a website Easily share blog posts through other SM outlets
YouTube Record videos via webcam or even phone If you have Gmail you have a YouTube channel! Easily share via various SM outlets Simple and free editing software available
How do you do that?! Google search for standard images Memegenerator both a website and
mobile app. Giphy.com: Gif database Create your own gifs!
Find a YT video, paste in http://makeagif.com/youtube-to-gif
Create/Edit gifs with ezgif.com
I have a Quick Question Common from Advisors and Students
Amazing that Google “Question + UIUC” answers most questions!
ILLiAAC Live Binder Free Can use to build your own resources
ILLiAAC Live Binder
STRESSED?
Laughter is often the best cure! Websites
Academic Advising Burn Book
Mo Solo, Rebel Advisor
Two idiots who run a podcast
Working Out Before and After
ILLiAAC Networking Social
Immediately after conference Fat City Saloon (Behind Jet’s Pizza) Last Big Drawing for prizes
The End… Questions? Other Resources we could add?