![POLL:
1. Do you have your student handbook
online? [Yes, No or Not Sure]
2. On a scale of 1-10 where would you place
yourself in regards to your comfort and
ease with using technology?
3. Why kind of social media, apps or
technology is your office currently using for
sharing your student handbooks?](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/highereducationstudenthandbookssocialmedia-121213113736-phpapp01/75/Higher-Education-Student-Handbooks-Social-media-5-2048.jpg)
![Who is sitting around your [planning] table?
• Internal Stakeholders
– Students
– Staff
– Faculty
– Other
• External Stakeholders
– Off Campus
– Legal Entities
– Regional legislation](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/highereducationstudenthandbookssocialmedia-121213113736-phpapp01/75/Higher-Education-Student-Handbooks-Social-media-24-2048.jpg)
![Websites, social
media, mobile,
apps… OH MY!
[Where to start?]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/highereducationstudenthandbookssocialmedia-121213113736-phpapp01/75/Higher-Education-Student-Handbooks-Social-media-32-2048.jpg)
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Higher Education Student Handbooks & Social media
The document discusses the importance of making student handbooks accessible and engaging through technological means, emphasizing a need for digital resources that cater to student needs. It outlines a plan-based approach for assessing and implementing technology, including setting goals, evaluating resources, and involving stakeholders. The presentation highlights the pros and cons of using PDFs for handbooks and advocates for a more dynamic, user-friendly format to enhance usability and engagement among students and staff.
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- 1. Student Handbooks: Technology, Apps & Social Media Laura A. Pasquini Academic Counselor & Instructor University of North Texas [email protected] Twitter: @laurapasquini The opinions expressed during today’s event are not necessarily those of PaperClip Communications
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- 3. Where can Ifind YOUR student handbook?
- 4. More importantly -can YOUR students find it?
- 5. POLL: 1. Do youhave your student handbook online? [Yes, No or Not Sure] 2. On a scale of 1-10 where would you place yourself in regards to your comfort and ease with using technology? 3. Why kind of social media, apps or technology is your office currently using for sharing your student handbooks?
- 7. Pros: Student Handbooksas PDF • Large amount of information • Able to post to a website • Simple web updates • Send PDF as compressed files • Save and convert file for edits
- 8. Cons: Student Handbooksas PDF • Rarely shared on campus • Static legal document • Accessibility concerns • Slow & trouble downloading • Limited for mobile devices • Most do NOT consider Usability
- 9. SMU Example -Access& Usability
- 10. • Consider yourstudent population • Performance Analysis – Focus (Student View/Perception) – Capability (Culture) – Will (Change)
- 13. Cons: Student Handbooksas PDF • Rarely utilized as an ACTIVE resource for students, staff & faculty on campus Let’s change that!
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- 15. Needs Assessment for TechnologyImplementation 1. Determine Technology Goals 2. Determine Resources 3. Create, Design, and Edit 4. Pilot the Technology 5. Review and Evaluate 6. Updates and Continued Development Pasquini, L. A. (2010). Emerging Digital Resources: Easy and Accessible Online Tools. In J. Voller, M.A. Miller, & S.L. Nest. (Eds.) Comprehensive advisor training and development: Practices that deliver, (2nd Ed) (pp.123-129). Manhattan, KS: NACADA Publishing.
- 16. 1) Determine TechnologyGoals • What are the technology needs of the institution? • What are the long-term goals? • What are the objectives for students? • Are there gaps and needs with current technology being used? • Can these gaps and needs be addressed with technological resources?
- 17. Current Assessment • Intake/Follow up surveys • Use of student handbook on campus • Introduction in Orientation • Applications or mobile apps • Tracking on website or LMS (?) • Common policy violations • Social media metrics/measurement • Campus partners to contribute – police, parking, residence life, etc. • Institutional research
- 18. What are yourcampus needs? Why do you need to improve your student handbook?
- 19. Bridgewater State U- Online
- 20. Start with theEnd: Evaluation Reaction: Did they like it? Usability: Did they use it? How? Easy? Behavior: Is there a changed behavior? Difference in service provision? Student reaction? Results: Is there an overall advising benefit? Adopted from Kirkpatrick’s Model for Training Evaluation (1994)
- 21. Texas State -Online URLs
- 22. Syracuse U -Policy Search
- 23. 2) Determine Resources •Who should be a member of the design/development team? • What resources are available to support the technological needs? • How will online resources be researched? • Who will experiment with these technology resources?
- 24. Who is sittingaround your [planning] table? • Internal Stakeholders – Students – Staff – Faculty – Other • External Stakeholders – Off Campus – Legal Entities – Regional legislation
- 25. Boston University -Lifebook
- 26. • Reach out to peers & colleagues Research • Ask other departments on campus • Create planning & shared work groups • Review similar institutions • Leaders are readers - REVIEW! • Affiliations off campus to consult • Professional organizations
- 27. Athabasca U -Online Institutions
- 28. McGill U -Test Your Students
- 29. UBC Okanagan -Share Best Practices in Social Media
- 30. Derby College -Mobile App
- 31. Innovation Adoption Lifecycle Diffusion of Innovation (Rogers, 1962)
- 32. Websites, social media, mobile, apps…OH MY! [Where to start?]
- 39. Assessment = acontinual process -Student needs & issues change -Technology is transitional -Campus environments evolve
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- 41. Q/A How Do I Call-in with a Question? If you would like to ask a question of our panelist(s) please press *1 and you will be put in a call queue until it is your turn to ask your question. OR You can write in a question or comment anytime during the event by clicking on the “Chat” Bubble in the left hand corner of your screen. For Questions that Arise After the Conference If you have a question that you were unable to ask of our presenter(s), please feel free to email us at: [email protected] …and we will be happy to forward it to our panelists!
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- #4 Can I find it online? Is it more than a PDF? Tell me about it.
- #5 Can I find it online? Is it more than a PDF? Tell me about it.
- #6 Ask for general pulse of the crowd, where folks are, what platforms, etc.
- #9 Accessibility: http://usability.com.au/2004/05/pdfs-and-accessibility/ Usability: http://www.jenniferslegg.com/2007/09/14/usability-tips-for-using-pdfs-on-websites/
- #10 SMU - Student Affairs A hard copy of the Handbook text is available upon request in the Student Life Office. Click here or on the cover image to the right to view a PDF version of the 2012-2013 Student Handbook .
- #11 Conducting a Performance Analysis: Focus (Institutional Support) Capability (Culture) Will (Change)
- #14 Accessibility: http://usability.com.au/2004/05/pdfs-and-accessibility/ Usability: http://www.jenniferslegg.com/2007/09/14/usability-tips-for-using-pdfs-on-websites/
- #22 Keep it simple - post information online with hyperlinks. Easy to search and find information http://www.dos.txstate.edu/handbook.html
- #25 Planning Process: Brainstorm, Collaborate, Shared workspaces, Meeting schedule, Ask questions early, Review ideas, Consider all options THE BIGGEST PART OF YOUR DEVELOPMENT & IMPLEMENTATION IS THE PROCESS!
- #26 Clear language and statement of policy on web pages http://www.bu.edu/dos/policies/lifebook/
- #28 Online institutions and online programs need to consider how their publications are reaching students online http://www2.athabascau.ca/handbook/
- #29 Example for academic integrity & plagiarism http://www.mcgill.ca/students/srr/honest/students/test
- #30 Best practices or suggested practices for using social media on campus http://www.ubc.ca/okanagan/communications/socialmedia/bestpractices.html
- #31 http://www.derby-college.ac.uk/ Android & iOS app.