Technology in Academic Advising with Mike Leonard

November 14, 2001 / Archived webcast / Transcript

This session highlighted some of the ways that technology can be used to enhance the process of academic advising, support academic advisers, and provide programs and services to distance students. All academic advisers, including those who are not involved in distance education, should find this session informative and practical. Participation in the session will not require an in-depth knowledge of the mechanics of technology. Rather, emphasis was  placed on demonstrating a variety of relevant Web sites, including several award-winning sites, as well as on examples of, suggestions for, and discussion of the effective use of e-mail, listservs, chat rooms, and related technologies.

Mike Leonard has been involved in academic advising since 1979, when he earned a master's degree in educational psychology from Penn State. He is chair of the Technology in Advising Commission for the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) as well as the commission's Webmaster and co-moderator of its listserv. He has presented technology- and advising-related sessions and workshops at national and regional conferences, including NACADA, the First-Year Experience, and the Association of General and Liberal Studies. He has provided consulting services to higher education institutions on the topic of technology in advising and has published on the same topic.

Mike's online resources are in one site:

http://www.psu.edu/dus/leonard/websites.htm