R u going 2 cl@ss?: Strategies for Effectively Engaging the Texting Generation

Connecting with students, especially those on Academic Probation can be difficult. There are several initiatives that you can employ to help increase contact with your students during their probationary semester. As part of the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) Region 1 in Manchester, New Hampshire, CW’s Ashley Gomez and Diana Cusumano presented “R u going 2 cl@ss?: Strategies for Effectively Engaging the Texting Generation.”

Our advising team combines the use of individualized meetings, realistic goal-setting, faculty feedback and utilizing the College’s text communicator system.  Participants received an example of our intake assessment and college success agreement forms, an overview of our alert system, and strategies for increasing contact throughout the term using different modes of communication.  Attendees also heard our success so far, as well as the development of a new goal towards increasing our student’s self-efficacy.