Integrating Appreciative Advising To Positively Impact Retention, Persistence & Graduation
Description Overview “Appreciative Advising is the intentional collaborative practice of asking positive, open-ended questions that help students optimize their educational experiences and achieve their dreams, goals, and potentials. It is perhaps the best example of a fully student-centered approach to student development. The great news is that it works.” ~ The Appreciative Advising Institute This webinar will cover the essential components of Appreciative Advising, including a detailed and applications-oriented explanation of the key steps in the process (Disarm, Discover, Dream, Design, Deliver, and Don’t Settle). Participants will learn how to implement them in an integrated academic advising program that is as responsive as possible to individual student needs as well as the needs of the institution and the employers who hire them. The focus will be on the various bases that must be covered in the appreciative advising approach, including the institutional bases that much be covered when managing the process. Included in the presentation will be opportunities for participant involvement using case studies and real-time feedback via chat. In this interactive webinar, we will explore the mechanics involved in developing and maintaining a successful, appreciative academic advising program, discuss the challenges involved and how to overcome them, and dissect the process for fostering stronger, more productive, responsive and cost-effective advising relationships within the context of an integrated appreciative advising model. We will investigate, in detail, evidence-based best practices for using the Appreciative Advising approach to help students achieve their full potential both academically and in their careers – and how this will precipitate and support enhanced retention-to-graduation. Objectives Review the essential components of the appreciative advising process (Disarm, Discover, Dream, Design, Deliver, and Don’t Settle) Explore evidence-based best practices when using the Appreciative Advising model Investigate the role of leadership in implementing appreciative advising programs that are responsive to the needs of students, institutions, employers, and society in general Assess and anticipate evolving student needs concerning Academic Advising and how those needs can be better met through an Appreciative Advising approach Examine mechanisms for using Appreciative Advising to keep everyone at the institution on the same page concerning their Academic Advising efforts Critique real-life examples of effective and ineffective ways of interacting with students when using Appreciative Advising Who Should Attend Academic Advising and Retention Career Services/Career Center Orientation and Advising Admissions and Recruitment Enrollment Management Academic Affairs/Advising Faculty Student Services/Affairs Housing/Residence Life Student Conduct Any educator interested in learning more about appreciative advising