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)
• Tuesday, January 14, 11am – noon
• Friday, January 17, 2 – 3pm
• Wednesday, January 22, 11am – noon
• Thursday, January 23, 11am – noon
• Monday, January 27, 10 – 11am
• Wednesday, January 29, 10 – 11am
• Monday, February 3, 4 – 5pm
• Tuesday, February 4, 11am – noon
• Tuesday, February 11, 4 – 5pm
• Thursday, February 13, 4 – 5pm
• Monday, February 17, 11:30am – 12:30pm
• Thursday, February 20, noon – 1pm
• Tuesday, February 25, 1 – 2pm
• Wednesday, February 26, noon – 1pm
• Monday, March 3, noon – 1pm
• Thursday, March 6, noon – 1pm
• Wednesday, March 12, 10 – 11am
• Thursday, March 13, 11am – noon
• Monday, March 17, 10 – 11am
• Wednesday, March 19, 1 – 2pm
• Tuesday, April 1, 2 – 3pm
• Thursday, April 3, 2 – 3pm
• Wednesday, April 9, 11am – noon
• Friday, April 11, 11am – noon
• Monday, April 14, 11am – noon
• Wednesday, April 16, 11am – noon
• Monday, April 21, 4 – 5pm
• Thursday, April 24, 9:30 – 10:30am
• Tuesday, April 29, 10 – 11am
• Thursday, May 1, 1 – 2pm
• Monday, May 5, 3 – 4pm
• Thursday, May 8, 1 – 2pm

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.