Steps in the Design

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Steps in the Design Implementation of an
Academic Advising Training Program
Its All Fun Games Until Someone Gets Trained!
2006 NACADA National Conference -Terri Downing,
Franklin Pierce College Susan Kolls,
Northeastern University
From King, Margaret C. Designing Effective
Training for Academic Advisors. Academic
Advising A Comprehensive Handbook. Ed.
Virginia N. Gordon Wesley R. Habley and
Associates. San Francisco Jossey-Bass. 2000.
289-297.

• Step One Review
• the Mission of the institution
• the Mission of Advising

• Step Two Identify Needs
• of the institution
• of the trainees
• your needs

Step Three Establish Goals Objectives Outcomes

• Step Four Select
• Appropriate Content
• Conceptual What do advisors need to understand?
• Informational What do advisors need to know?
• Relational What skills do advisors need to
  possess?
• Appropriate Strategies Appropriate Methods
  this is where it gets FUN! Once you know WHAT
  you want to cover in your session, then you
  decide HOW to cover that material.

Step Six Evaluate Prepare for the Next Session!
Step Five Implement