Conferences

Annual Conferences

• NACADA- Regional Conferences
• NACADA- Annual Conference
  
• KACADA

Databases and Conference Listings

You can search these databases by state, location and topic.  Generally there is a fee and travel expenses involved.

• Student Affairs Conference Listing

• Conference Alerts - Academic Conferences Worldwide
• Chronicle of Higher Education Event Database

Additional Professional Development

Support Staff Professional Development

University of Louisville Advisor Development dates - download a full listing here.

• Feb. 5, 2010 - 8:30 - 4:30 (in-service/retreat)
• Nov. 18, 2010 - 8:30 - 1:00 (in-service)
• March 4, 2011 - 8:30 - 1:00 (in-service)
• Nov. 17, 2011 - 8:30 - 4:30 (in-service/retreat)
• Please contact Nora Scobie for further information.

Delphi Center Professional Development and Training

 These are generally free of charge, located on the Belknap Campus.  The Dine and Discover events serve food.

• Index

• Technology Training on  Educational Tools like Blackboard
• Dine and Discover Schedule

  Ideas 2 Action

 These are located on the Belkap Campus (often) and at times serve food or offer free office supplies.

Podcasts

 Podcasts are free online audio recordings you can listen to from your office.

• NACADA Podcasts 
• University of Washington Advising Podcasts
• Advising Podcasts are also available on Itunes University.  (They are free, just download Itunes and type search terms into the text box.  You might start by navigating to Itunes University, and then searching for advising.)
• What is your concept of advising? Itunes podcast

Research

• Best databases: http://louisville.libguides.com/education
  

• Annotated Bibliographies from NACADA

• Keywords to use to search the NACADA Journal: Distance Education, E-advising, Distance Advising, Technology
  

• Academic Advising Journals Recommended by NACADA

• Technology in Advising

• Best E-Advising databases: INSPEC (and COMPENDEX) database search for ‘academic advising’, ERIC and Education Full Text search for “e-advising” or online teaching.
  

Food for Thought: Highlighted Professional Development Journal Articles

Elam, C., Stratton, T., and Gibson, D. (2007). Welcoming a New Generation to College: The Millennial Students. Journal of College Admission, 195, p. 20-5. link

Luna, G., & Medina, C. (2007). Promising Practices and Challenges: E-advising Special Education Rural Graduate Students. Rural Special Education Quarterly 26 (4), p. 21-6 link

Oliver, M., Ricard, R., et. Al. (2010) Creating College Advising Connections: Comparing Motivational Beliefs of Early College High School Students to Traditional First-Year University Students. NACADA Journal, 30(1) p. 14-22 (not online)

Wiedeman, R. (2008). ROTC Seeks to Expand on Campuses, and Colleges Cope With a Conflict. The Chronicle of Higher Education, 55 (10) p. A30-A31, A33 link