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I used wetpaint for the wiki because of the visual appeal. The background options were nice. However, the ads are a bit intrusive. Although pbwiki is a bit more plain looking I think I would prefer to use it and will probably transfer all of the information over. We have a TRACS site program that the University uses (similar to blackboard, webct, etc.) that offers a wiki function. I have yet to explore its capabilities, but hope to incorporate this information into that site specifically for use by my advising center.

Final Product: Academic Advising Wiki

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http://educationadvising.wetpaint.com/

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References

Folsom, P., Joslin, J., & Yoder, F. (2005). From advisor training to advisor development:
Creating a blueprint for first-year advisors. Retrieved from the NACADA Clearinghouse of
Academic Advising Resources Website:
http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Clearinghouse/advisingIssues/First-Year-Advisors.htm

Ford, S.S. (2007). The essential steps for developing the content of an effective advisor training
and development program. Retrieved from the NACADA Clearinghouse of Academic
Advising Resources Website:
http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Clearinghouse/AdvisingIssues/Adv-Trng-Steps.htm

Koring, H. (2005). Advisor training and development. Retrieved from the NACADA
Clearinghouse of Academic Advising Resources Website:
http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Clearinghouse/advisingIssues/adv_training.htm#over

Musser, T. (2009). Get the horse before the cart: Conducting assessment of advisor
development needs. Retrieved from the NACADA Clearinghouse of Academic Advising
Resources Website: http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/clearinghouse/AdvisingIssues/Needs-
Assessment.htm

The Reason(s)

• I figure having all of this information in one place that is accessible from any workstation at any time would be beneficial to advisors who work across different campus locations so they will not have to carry their information around with them all of the time.
• I believe current staff should assist in the training of new staff. Having a collaborative wiki that is easy to access and easy to update allows current employees to work together to provide information to new employees that is also beneficial to each of the creators.
• I feel that new advisors would want to join in on the collaboration as a part of the learning process. By contributing they can also develop a sense of belonging to the team. In addition, a fresh perspective can provide new insight to already established rules.

Step 2: The Proposal

Once you have conducted the needs assessment you can create your proposal. My proposal is to create a wiki to be used by the advising center staff in place of or in addition to a traditional hard copy advising guide/training manual/handbook/policies and procedures statement, etc.