Advisor Mastery Program (AMP) Workshops

These workshops will focus primarily on advisor skill-building and knowledge-building. Potential topics include:

• Technical/Software/Administrative skills (Excel, TEAMS, ARGOS, reading high school transcripts, etc.)
• Advising approaches and best practices
• Legal/Ethical issues in advising
• Inclusive Excellence 

Workshops will be offered twice a month, and will generally be worth 1 point (unless otherwise stated). Workshops will vary in terms of being offered in-person or via zoom.

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Description: Can’t make it to the NACADA Annual Conference this year? No problem — we’re bringing the experience to you! AMP will be streaming selected virtual conference sessions right here on campus in multiple rooms. This is a great opportunity to engage with the latest ideas and best practices in academic advising, connect with colleagues, and gain professional development — all without leaving MTSU! Drop in, watch sessions that interest you, and join in on the conversations.  

NACADA Core Competencie(s): Conceptual, Information, Relational 

Points: 1 per every 2 hours attended  

Location: SU 224

Option 1 - Smarter Not Harder: More AI Tools to Focus on What Matters Most - Your Students - By utilizing AI tools in an advising workflow, advisors can free up time for the more meaningful work of advising. Automating and increasing efficiencies wherever possible has the potential to provide advisors with more opportunities to build relationships with students and personalize the student advising experience. This presentation will focus on AI tools advisors can employ in their role. There will also be real-time demonstrations using AI for common advising processes.

If we decide on an Option 2 - Face to Face Academic Advising, Online or Both? -  As digital technologies are becoming more and more integrated into education, it is essential that we understand how different advising methods impact student support and their future retention or success. My research explores the shift from face-to-face to online academic advising focusing on the experiences and perceptions of both academic advisors and students. By comparing face-to-face advising with online formats, both synchronous and asynchronous, I examine the effectiveness of a hybrid approach, combining in-person advising for building rapport and online advising for flexibility. Besides considering whether and how synchronous online advising could replicate face-to-face interactions, I address the role of asynchronous advising as a method of information dissemination and record-keeping.