by Kari Ward
Paper FortuneTeller: A Must-Have Tool
for Advisors
Paper fortune tellers (think grade
school) are a fun and interactive tool for engaging your students. I recently repurposed
one that belonged to my second grader and discovered that they really come in handy
for those tough advising questions, like “Should I major in history or
psychology?”, “Should I take Man’s Food or Wildlife Issues?”, or “Should I drop
this course or keep it?”. If you decide
to create one of these, you might use fortunes like “you must search for the
answer within,” “go see your professor,” “check with financial aid,” or “only
time will tell.” In our next
edition: Probation Advising with Magic 8 Balls.
EDUCAUSE® is a nonprofit association whose mission is to
advance higher education through the use of information technology. Publications on their site explain, in
layman’s terms, the facts about emerging forms of technology that are being
used in higher education (and elsewhere).
Topics include massively open online courses
(MOOCs), social media, course management systems, etc. So if you’re curious to know about “flipped
classrooms” or about the impending migration to online textbooks, then this
site is for you.
The CWC has an “app-like” student
resource page, where students and advisors can access available resources on
issues that commonly affect students.
Topics include academic concerns, procrastination, test anxiety, veterans,
and money issues. Each topic page features
four resource categories: CWC resources
(like on campus workshops and groups), UF Resources, Exercises, and Information
Sheets. I could see myself and others
using the CWC info sheets for advisor training, as part of a student’s action
plan, or as a general handout. See “How to Approach a Professor for Help” for a sample.
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