This is so key. We know that quality advising is a big factor in predicting high quality outcomes. What we don't acknowledge and perhaps is not universally known is that advising is not adequately professionalized. In many settings advisor roles are entry-level; they offer low salaries and minimally invest in professional learning. They are often viewed as the "first foot in the door" at an institution that will allow people to then apply for other more desirable jobs as an internal candidate. The incentive structures all work against fostering ecosystems of advising that meet our learners' needs

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I'm thinking about the role of AI tutors/advisors here. How often do they operate in the kind of flexible way described here. I wonder if they can without actual human intervention.

Retention and graduation rates increase for community colleges that beef up or get creative with their student advising services.

This page describes several theories for supporting students in academic advising with technology. There are interesting statistics on the tools most commonly used to promote online advising, with desktop computers ranking in number one and video-conferencing and social media falling near the bottom.

Rating: 9/10

This website details a case study that was performed in order to determine the effectiveness of online advising (a position I am currently involved in myself). There were several studies conducted and student responses are detailed in charts-- overwhelmingly, students felt the online advising format was a success.

Rating: 10/10

This page has easy-to-follow methods for integrating technology into academic advising practices. Many of the theories listed are quite similar to simply good teaching techniques such as using data to drive instruction and maintaining continuous outreach. Rating: 8/10

This article gives a few quick insights into how technology is useful in academic advising. This article makes the distinction between technology "complementing" advising and actually impacting student success. In other words, technology should never be a sole substitute for success. I would like to see more numerical-based data supporting the claims listed, but there are some great resources cited.

Rating: 7/10

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