Stressing your Noodle, Try Moodle

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Stressing your Noodle, Try Moodle

• Lisa Kittelson
• Academic Advisor
• University of Minnesota Duluth

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Research
Millennial Generation
Technology
How does technology impact advising appointments
student success?
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Moodle Module (Online Advising Course)

• Pre-Advisement Module
• Meet other students within the major
• Moodle Orientation
• College Dictionary
• Involvement Opportunities on Campus
• Navigating the Web
• Appointment Scheduling
• Role of advising

• Degree Requirements
• Application to the Program Requirements
• How to read the Academic Progress Audit System
  (APAS) Report
• Registration Refresher
• Graduation Plan Assignment
• Quiz
• Daily Chat Hour

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Research Method
Experimental Group (44)
Control Group (23)
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Advising Appointment Content
Programmatic (Prescriptive) Advising
Developmental Advising
30
30
65
70
Experimental Group
Control Group
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Change in Assessment Scores
97
94
97
97
97
76
77
77
77
76
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Appointment Observation
82
57
59
62
47
43
Experimental Group
Control Group
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Conclusions

• Students who completed the module prior to the
  advising appointment
• Better understood the programmatic information.
• Had more time available for developmental
  advising which lead to more deeper and meaningful
  conversations.
• Were more likely to complete an accurate 4 year
  graduation plan
• Change of knowledge between pre and post
  assessment same whether taught in person or
  online.
• If taught online more meaningful in person
  conversations.

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Student Survey

• Students in the experimental group also had the
  choice of completing a voluntary survey on their
  opinion of the Pre-Advisement Module
• 27.3 return on the survey
• Results are as follows

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Module useful for new students to complete
Slightly Agree
Slightly Disagree
Moderately Agree
Strongly Agree
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Module Clearly Explains
Degree Requirements
How to Apply to the Program
Program Worksheet
How to Register
Strongly Agree
Moderately Agree
Slightly Agree
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How long did it take to complete?
1 Hour to 1.5 Hours
Less than 30 Minutes
30 Minutes to 1 Hour
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Would you recommend this module to other
elementary education students?
NO 10
YES 90
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Three Stages of Backwards Design

• Understanding By Design by Grant Wiggins Jay
  McTighe.
• Stage 1 Identify Desired Results
• What students should know, understand, be able to
  do be familiar with?
• Stage 2 Determine Acceptable Evidence
• How will we know if students have achieved
  desired results? Understanding? Proficiency?
• Stage 3 Plan Learning Experiences Instruction
• Develop appropriate instructional activities that
  address knowledge and skills

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Whats Next?

• What information would you like students to learn
  prior to advising appointments?
• What course management systems available on your
  campus?
• How does this integrate in what you are currently
  doing with advising and technology on your
  campus?

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What does all of this mean?

• Millennials Modules Meaningful Advising

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Questions?

• Lisa Kittelson
• Academic Advisor
• University of MN Duluth
• [phone]
• lkittels_at_d.umn.edu