Technology to the Rescue: Advising during a budget crisis
NACADA North Carolina Virtual Drive In
Host: East Carolina University
Conference Dates: Thursday, November 19th and Friday, November 20, 2009
Co Chairs: Elizabeth Coghill and Steven Asby

On behalf of the Academic Advising team at East Carolina University, thank you to all who were a part of our broadcast. We hope that you found this experience interesting and valuable. We also hope we inspired other schools to host conferences that are similar in the future.

Many thanks to our ECU Technology team: Ginny Sconiers, Matt Long, David Clark and his global classroom team. You made the conference work!

Please take a moment to answer a few brief survey questions below about your conference experience:


https://survey.ecu.edu/perseus/se.ashx?s=0B87A656445CFBDE


Our site will remian open until May 2010 and today's panel discussions will be viewable during this time.

If you wish to ask questions of a panelist, you may do so via the open discussion forum included on the home base site.


Participating schools and universities!
Central Carolina Community College
East Carolina University
Fayetteville State University
Forsyth Tech Community College
Freedom High School
Gardner-Webb University
Gateway Community and Technical College
Johnson C. Smith University
Marshall University
Meredith College
Midlands Technical College
North Carolina State University
University of Kentucky
University of Memphis
University of North Carolina -Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina -Charlotte
University of North Carolina -Wilmington
University of Tennessee -Knoxville
University of Tennessee -Martin
Western Carolina University
Sandhills Community College
Chattanooga State

Video Presentations with Discussion Forums Open throughout the Conference:

The following presenters will be in the Forum area to answer your questions throughout the conference. You can easily access the video and forum by clicking the HERE link under each presentation.

Innovations in Advising
Marie Cook, Forsyth Technical Community College
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The End of the Paper Trail for Orientation
Lisa Rogerson, East Carolina University
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Video Presentations with Question and Answer Sessions in the Forum area.

The following presenters will be in the Forum area to answer your questions at the times listed below. You can easily access the video and forum by clicking the HERE link under each presentation.

1:00 pm to 1:30 pm (EST)
A Drive-In Double Feature: I stream. You stream. We all stream for Ustream Tv. (tm)!
& What's Meebo (tm) Chat Widget? Ask an Advisor!
Terry Duncan, University of Tennessee at Martin
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1:30 pm to 2:00 pm (EST)
Appealing Technology: Using eCommunications Software to Improve Academic Appeals and Student Sucess
John Brooks, Fayetteville State University
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2:00 pm to 2:30 pm (EST)
Hybrid Courses: A tool for reaching student populations
Erin Robinson and Keri Bowman, North Carolina State University
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Video Presentation with Question and Answer Sessions in the Forum area.

Steve Davis-Rosenbaum and Patsy Carruthers will be in the Forum area to answer your questions at the time listed below. You can easily access the video and forum by clicking the HERE link.

9:30 am - 10:00 am (EST)
Focus on WEB 2.0 Technologies for Academic Advisors
Steve Davis-Rosenbaum and Patsy Carruthers, University of Kentucky
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10:00 am (EST) Conference Opens in the East Carolina University Global Classroom

Click HERE to join the live presentation.
*Have a question for one of the panelists? Click the Ask a Question icon during the presentation, see (Global Classroom Tips for more information.)

Welcome……………..Elizabeth Coghill and Steven Asby

10:00 am to 10:15 am
Jennifer Abbott and Stephanie Bailey, ECU
Transitioning to Paperless Advising
Handouts:
* What is CommonSpot? * What is ECU BIC Report Manager? * What is Xtender?
* Create Electronic Resources and Forms using Microsoft Word
* What is a Shared Drive? * What is Banner (Self Service Banner, Internet Native Banner)

10:15 am to 11:15 am
Live: Paperless Advising Panel Discussion
Randy Gilland, Amy Shannon, Karen Kus, Karen Smith, and Patricia Baldwin
Facilitator: Donna Davis

11:30 am to 12:30 am
Live: Social Networking Panel Discussion
Panel: Steven Asby, Aaron Lucier, Peter Romary, and Stephen Gray
Facilitator: Jennifer Abbott and Stephanie Bailey

12:30 pm
Closing Remarks……………..Nancy Lilley and conference committee