3. Presentation Outline
• Introduction and Welcome
• Why is this Topic of Interest?
• Rationale for Embracing & Utilizing Technology
• Supportive Factors and Characteristics
• OSAS Technological Practices
• Future Directions
• Challenges
• What's Happening On Your Campus
6. Rationale for Embracing and
Utilizing Technology
• Reduction of Advising Faculty
• Limited budget
• Space constraints….go paperless!!
7. Rationale for Embracing and
Utilizing Technology
• Allowing students to access information on-line
• Allowing advisors to access student information on-line
o Satellite advising
o Evening & weekend advising
• Fall 2012.....COE freshmen admission with mandatory
advising.....projected increase of 700 students
annually
8. Supportive Factors and Characteristics
• Very supportive administration
o For example:
funding to support
development of
online advising
modules
• Change in office leadership and
organizational structure
• Recognition that we were at a turning point
• Willingness to embrace technology
• Development of a Technology and Distance Programs Support Unit
in the College of Education
9. Current OSAS
Technological Practices
SIS (Student Information System)
• Electronic student files
• Linked with official
student records (Banner)
• Linked with online applications
& graduation audits
• Online accessibility with
Virtual Private Network (VPN)
• Live Demonstration of SIS
10. Current OSAS
Technological Practices
Online Advising Modules
• To satisfy the University's mandatory advising
requirement
• To meet the needs of an anticipated 700 additional
students to the College of Education
• Assist students in selecting a major, understanding
program requirements, and learning how to use
registration and degree journey programs (online course
planning)
• Live Demonstration of Online Advising Modules
11. Current OSAS Technological Practices
• Blackboard Collaborate (web conferencing advising)
o Live Demonstration of BC
• Second Life (virtual world advising)
o Live Demonstration of SL
12. Current OSAS Technological Practices
• OSAS Wiki
• On-line Applications
• Skype Advising
• Google docs
• COE Facebook and Twitter
13. Future OSAS
Technological Practices
Future Directions:
• Pu‘uhonua - Hale for Native Hawaiian Student Support
• On-line Appointment Scheduler
• Touch Screen Dashboard
• iPad 2
• Live Chat
14. Challenges
• Keeping up with
technology
• Separating work & home
• Teaching user
new technology
• Technical issues
• Security