Technology And Its Impact On Student Life

Throughout this course, a new perspective has provided us with the opportunity to take a look at many of the different ways in which the digital world has become one of the most dominant viewpoints of today’s generation, and how technology has taken over and welcomed itself into many aspects of our lives. This course paper will take a look at one topic of interest in particular, which in hopes will shed some light on a heavily discussed topic in the education world: does technology help or hinder the student. This paper will look to prove the point and discover more about the way in which technology has been incorporated into the classroom, both in an elementary context as well as a post-secondary context, and the effects that it has had on the student, the teacher, and the overall academic development that accompanies it.

Modern technology has penetrated every aspect of our lives and made great impacts on our daily activities, especially in the area of education. The continuous infusion of technology in education has become an unchangeable tendency. Given the increased use of technology in education, much research has been done on the value of technology in education. However, none of the studies have answered all of the questions that are essential to determining whether continuous infusion of new technologies in education can improve the quality of education. Since a clear answer to this question is vital to help educational organizations to make decisions on how much

Academic Advisors have been needed for as long as there have been higher education institutions. America established its first collegiate institutions in the eighteenth century. It was during the nineteenth century “Faculty within specialized curricula took charge of guiding students to the classes they needed” (Gillespie, 2003). Today, the field of academic advising encompasses all of those same needs from the nineteenth century and more. The needs of students have changed and expanded drastically from when America 's first colleges were established. It is not uncommon for an advisor to assist the student in not only selecting which classes they should take but also helping them to determine what career they should have. Essentially that advisor is taking on the responsibility of facilitating the planning of a student 's next four years and their next forty years as well.

From my experience in overcoming barriers, as a past first-generation college student, appreciative advising is important for my work with students. According to recent literature, appreciative advising means “establishing meaningful rapport between students and advisors, and co-creating paths toward success” (Bloom et al., 2008, p. 18). Advising undergraduate students and graduate students is a two-way learning experience for both the advisor and the student. Hence, I am an expert in improving student persistence, and narrowing the achievement gap for underrepresented students (as specified in Goal 2 of the strategic plan implemented by President Mildred Garcia). As the new Educational Leadership and Ed Doctorate Advisor, I can focus on closing the achievement gap for underrepresented master’s degree students and doctoral students. Respectively, I can use the methods of appreciative advising while working with students in the College of Education (COE). For instance, I will communicate with COE faculty and manage assessments to learn the challenges graduate students

Many students in this course were not aware of the importance of having an advisor. In fact, some students did not know their advisors, which leads to missing on many opportunities and advantages that NOVA, Alexandria or any college offers to its students. I personally find it one of the most important resources that students can use to follow the right track of their study career. Not just that, advisors help you to find scholarships or get involve in activities that the college offers for all students. One of the assignments that we did in this particular topic is that we are required to interview our advisors and ask them critical questions that we came up with during our lectures. I have already interviewed my advisor and I discovered a lot about what I need to do and what I can do during my college years here at NOVA, Alexandria. I also discovered what classes and required credits I need to be able to complete my A.A

The University of Florida’s (UoF) realization that brick and mortar schools no longer serve as the only means to attaining a higher education established an institutional paradigm shift (Kuhn, 2012) on education delivery. The university’s evolution of an online education developed alongside the growth of technology (Blocher, DeMontes, Willis, & Tucker, 2002) and the needs of the community (University of Florida, Distance Learning, 2016). For the UoF, online programs began transforming as early as 1947 when challenged to adapt during world events such as the need to deliver GED home study courses to nearly 6,000 immigrants (University of Florida, History, 2016). In years that followed, an increasingly competitive environment (Volery & Lord, 2000) led to the video taping of lectures in 1991 and to the online courses and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) that initiated in 2013. In its early development MOOCs were housed under the Coursera website since it provided an opportunity to test online courses (Coursera.com, 2016; College Factual, 2016). Today, the UoF houses both MOOCs and online programs within the Division of Continuing Education (DCE), which the university established in 2009 and dedicated full-time faculty to it due to the steady growth of online education (University of Florida, Distance and Continuing Education, 2016).

Students being successful is the heart of what academic advisors do. To best accomplish this begins with understanding and learning about each individual student I work with and their specific needs to be successful. I personalize each advisees’ higher education experience around their personal goals and dreams. I have a caseload of about 350 advisees and I am proud to state I know each of them as an individual that has their own history, culture, and past experiences they bring to the university community. Every question, concern, or conversation they have is important to me, and helping provide them with information and skills so they can make decisions regarding their future is always the central point in all conversations I have with them. To be the best possible resource for

This case study, All’s Well That Ends Well, is about a Director and three Academic Advisors from The University of Chicago, Arts & Sciences Department. The case study focuses on the Academic Advisors emotional intelligent levels and their interaction with undergraduate students. Students who go to the University of Chicago has had bad communication with their advisers. The students come to the Academic Advisor’s office to be advised, after the initial visit, they leave disappointed, confused and upset about their academic status.

Based on what I have learned this week about NCU’s library, I was able to formulate a topic and find articles based on my area of interest. The topic of interest that I would like to focus on is the effects of academic advising on student development in higher education. This topic is important to me because there are many students who go through college not knowing who their academic advisor is,

Academic advisors are an essential component in guiding students towards a successful collegiate academic destination. A student’s educational experience is founded with proper advisement and guidance provided to reach their degree completion. Academic advisement is a truly shared responsibility between the student and the advisor.

Historically, meetings between advisor and advisee occurred face-to-face: first between students and faculty, and later between students and advisors (Gillispie, 2003). Today, technological advances have opened up a number of alternative methods for communication between students and advisors. However, as Jayne K. Drake (2011, p. 10) states, “Good academic advising also provides perhaps the only opportunity for all students to develop a personal, consistent relationship with someone in the institution who cares about them.” Because academic advising can play such an important role in a student’s education, the movement toward utilizing the internet and away from face-to-face interactions is an issue that warrants discussion.

An examination of the literature discloses that there is a correlation between academic advisors and student interactions and student retention at two-year colleges (Ryan, 2013). The literature on student retention acknowledges academic advising as one of the three most successful approaches, along with academic support and orientation programs, for improving student success. Despite the fact that the literature denotes a link concerning retention and advising, virtually all prior research has assessed perceptions or satisfaction with academic advising. While there is not a direct, causal relationship recognized between academic advising practices and retention, effective advising advances numerous outcomes that are likewise connected

If your teenager is heading off to college, the one thing you can be sure of is that their back-to-school list is packed with technology. So much of campus life has gone digital, a student without the most important devices will be at a disadvantage. But that doesn't mean you have to load up on every technical gadget that hits the shelves. Here are four must-have digital goodies plus four you can comfortably leave behind.

On a daily basis, both businesses and individuals rely on technology. It cannot be denied that technology has become part of our everyday life. As individuals, we all depend on technology, either for education, health purposes, transportation, communication, romantic relationships, and/or business growth . It is impossible to explore how each advancement in technology has impacted our lives as well as how it will impact the future, but we can briefly explore the major advancements. Technology impacts the environment, people individually, and the society as a whole.

Change is constant. Though one may not be able to see the change, one can look back through the course of a year or maybe even a few months and see the change. Technology has transformed with our culture. There are many benefits for students with the new advancements of technology.