OPEN SESSIONS for learning more about iAdvise

Open Hours are great for dropping in to get a quick question answered or ask about a particular functional element; we recommend scheduling a two-hour block for new staff to get an overview of the system (as a supplement to departmental training).

Open Hours are two hours per week [or three during peak times] during the semester, and one hour per week over the summer).

• (Note time changes in bold)
• Thursday, August 22, 10 – 11am
• Monday, August 26, noon – 1pm
• Thursday, August 29, 3 – 4pm
• Tuesday, September 3, 10 – 11am
• Friday, September 6, 4 – 5pm
• Tuesday, September 10, 4 – 5pm
• Wednesday, September 11, noon – 1pm
• Monday, September 16, 11am – noon
• Tuesday, September 17, 4 – 5pm
• Wednesday, September 25, 9:30 – 10:30am
• Thursday, September 26, 10 – 11am
• Monday, September 30, 2 – 3pm
• Tuesday, October 1, 2 – 3pm
• Tuesday, October 8, 1 – 2pm
• Thursday, October 10, noon – 1pm
• Monday, October 14, 3 – 4pm
• Tuesday, October 15, 9 – 10am
• Friday, October 25, 10 – 11am
• Tuesday, October 29, 11am – noon
• Wednesday, October 30, noon – 1pm
• Monday, November 4, 10 – 11am
• Thursday, November 7, noon – 1pm
• Tuesday, November 12, 1 – 2pm
• Wednesday, November 13, 3 – 4pm
• Monday, November 18, 11am – noon
• Thursday, November 21, noon – 1pm
• Monday, November 25, 10 – 11am
• Tuesday, November 26, 3 – 4pm
• Tuesday, December 3, 11am – noon
• Wednesday, December 4, 11am – noon
• Monday, December 9, 4 – 5pm
• Friday, December 13, 9 – 10am

Deeper Dives are opportunities for faculty and staff users to come together to have conversations about how to best use iAdvise. They are not designed as lectures or trainings, but rather as places for users to get their questions answered from other users and OAD staff. They are designed as interactive sessions with reviews and quick overviews of aspects of the system where the iAdvise team gets quite a few questions.

This year’s topics:

• What’s the Workflow When There’s No Workflow? (Thursday, September 28, 3-4pm)
  • Faculty-raised alerts
  • Referrals to offices
  • Live Q & A
• Communicating through iAdvise (Thursday, October 19, 3-4pm)
  • Be an iAdvise Influencer!
  • Texting: The Future or the Latest Fad?
  • Adding iAdvise to your Messaging & Marketing
  • Live Q & A
• What Does a Student See? (Thursday, November 16, 3-4pm)
  • StopOut campaigning
  • Readmitted students
  • Continuing students
  • Live Q & A

• Innovation Preview: My Watch List (Thursday, February 15, 3-4pm)
  • Possible uses
  • (Bring your suggestions)
  • Live Q & A
• Tips to “Protect Your Peace” (Thursday, March 21, 1:45 – 2:45 pm *NOTE Time Change)
  • iAdvise settings
  • Outlook and phone tips
  • (Bring your suggestions)
  • (…and your annoyances [for us to problem solve together!])
  • Live Q & A
• (Tentative) New Student Advising Workflows (Thursday, April 19, 3-4pm)
  • Group Sessions
  • Follow-up Meetings
  • Readmitted students
  • Continuing students
  • Live Q & A

Because these sessions involve looking at live student data in iAdvise, those who wish to attend will need to have completed FERPA training at https://ferpa.uic.edu. If you miss a Deeper Dive but want to view the recording, you will need to email iadvise [at] uic.edu.

Interested in a previous Deeper Dive? Last year’s topics are below:

• Reviewing Roles and Relationships
• Early Alerts [Part of Winter Advisor Week]
• Non-Cognitive Assets Profiles
• Effective Filters
• Early Alerts Best Practices And Reporting
• Effective Notes

Because these sessions involved looking at live student data in iAdvise, those who wish to view the recording will need to email iadvise [at] uic.edu.

We encourage users’ curiosity to leverage iAdvise to improve student success. Bring your questions, even if they are quick, or if you feel you should already know the answers, to us. We’re happy to help!

If there isn’t a convenient time or method listed, additional opportunities are available by appointment. Email iadvise [at] uic.edu to arrange opportunities. Get in touch through email or Teams! No previously scheduled time needed. If we’re available, we’ll help right away! (And if we’re not, we’ll try to find a convenient time ASAP.)

Remember, if you need help from our iAdvise Helpdesk for technical issues, please email iadvisehelp [at] uic.edu.