Effective implementation of instructional design should take into account the following factors:
- What Learning Management System (LMS) or other digital sharing platforms like Google Docs will you use? Why?:
- I will be piloting my innovation through google classroom and my ePortfolio. Following the recommendation and advice provided by Dr. Harapnuik to utilize external links to prevent feelings of overwhelm.
- Why: Currently, my innovation is limited to my perspective, goals, and resources. As the course runs and refines, it should serve as the sandbox for an LMS-hosted course that can incorporate information, resources, and multimedia from various stakeholders across campus. Google Classroom is free and allows me to organize my course while giving the freedom to rearrange content based on feed-forward received.
- I will be piloting my innovation through google classroom and my ePortfolio. Following the recommendation and advice provided by Dr. Harapnuik to utilize external links to prevent feelings of overwhelm.
- How will you implement your course’s Overview/Introduction/Start Here Module or section, including videos, documents, and related resources?
- My start here employs the same approach each module follows to establish consistency for the learner. A video introduction and a text-based welcome section address outcomes and instructions to guide learners in what they can expect from the course/each section while giving learners a choice over their preferred learning method. The goal is to help create a sense of purpose for the advising course and build familiarity and comfort for the learner.
- How will you implement your course’s first 1-2 Modules, including videos, documents, and related resources.
- The academic calendar helps to guide the first course’s content modules and structure. Since the course intends to onboard learners to the university and advising, the course serves as a guide to the next steps and welcome information. The early modules outline the learners’ role and the role of their advisor.
- Information shared by housing on move-in day information, welcome week activities, news, payment deadline reminders, and an invitation to sign up for the academic enhancement workshop.
- Introduction to Advising 101, when and how to use it. As the semester begins, AEW Reminder and links/information about payment arrangments and student aid contacts. Discussion topic about finding purpose, place, and people.
- Campus spotlights! Tour of LU from an advisor’s point-of-view! Interactive tours and information about support services, activities, offices, and other connections to be made across campus, along with a final stop at cashiering. Reminding students of what the non-payment purge means. Discussion topic about a step-by-step success plan the student is making or considering for the semester.
- Drop it like it’s hot! Everything you might want to know about dropping classes. When to drop, when to not, what is a state drop limit? What all changes if I need to drop? When can I drop? Do I get my money back? A reminder of the upcoming census day (the last day for refund) to drop. Discussion topic on growth mindset and steps needed to make an informed decision about dropping verse seeking support when a friend/roommate is faced with a challenge.
- The academic calendar helps to guide the first course’s content modules and structure. Since the course intends to onboard learners to the university and advising, the course serves as a guide to the next steps and welcome information. The early modules outline the learners’ role and the role of their advisor.
- How will you use media to support and enhance learning?
- I do not think there is an advisor alive who will not express frustration in the form of “read your email!” but I acknowledge that teaching in the digital age requires more than just information transfer. Media must be leveraged to advance the learning outcomes established by the Advising 101 course, but this course incorporates many delivery options to encourage learner autonomy and exploration within and beyond the available content. Since the Advising 101 course will be an online asynchronous extension of the advising relationship, media in the form of videos and linked content provides an opportunity to focus on what our learners really want and need to know about advising and their first semester in college.
The Advisor That Cares 