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Gerol Petruzella

ADVISING & OUTREACH WITH CANVAS:

4 SEMESTERS LATER

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BACKGROUND

COLLEGE PROFILE (06/08/2015):

  • 1,500 UNDERGRADS
  • PUBLIC LIBERAL ARTS
  • RESIDENTIAL

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BIRTH OF A PILOT

The goals for the project were to support faculty advising in three particular ways:

  • INCREASE TOTAL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ADVISORS AND ADVISEES.
  • MAKE ADVISING SUSTAINED AND INTENTIONAL, RATHER THAN PERIODIC AND REACTIVE.
  • HELP ADVISORS MINIMIZE TIME ON PAPERWORK MANAGEMENT AND MAXIMIZE TIME IN MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION.

Advising with Canvas

“I was born in a trunk /�In the Princess Theatre in Pocatella, Idaho…”

A Star is Born, “Born in a Trunk”

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STAGE 1 PARTICIPANTS�(AY 2014 | 7 FACULTY | 276 STUDENTS)

SOCIOLOGY

EDUCATION

POLITICAL SCIENCE

BIOLOGY

BIOLOGY

BUSINESS

ADMINISTRATION

INTERDISCIPLINARY

STUDIES

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STAGE 2 PARTICIPANTS�(AY 2014 | 28 FACULTY | 827 STUDENTS)

SOCIOLOGY

EDUCATION

POLITICAL SCIENCE

BIOLOGY

BIOLOGY

BUSINESS

ADMINISTRATION

INTERDISCIPLINARY

STUDIES

HISTORY

PSYCHOLOGY

PSYCHOLOGY

HISTORY

CHEMISTRY

BUSINESS

EDUCATION

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

ENGLISH

FINE/PERFORMING ARTS

ARTS MANAGEMENT

ENGLISH

ARTS MANAGEMENT

PSYCHOLOGY

FINE/PERFORMING ARTS

FINE/PERFORMING ARTS

PSYCHOLOGY

INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES

CHEMISTRY

BIOLOGY

CSSE

(28 out of 85 full-time faculty = 33%)

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MAKING CONTACT

“Getting to know you /

Getting to know all about you…”

The King and I, “Getting to Know You”

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TAKING CHARGE

“Here is a chance to take charge of our fate /�Deep down you must know that tomorrow's too late!”

Jekyll & Hyde, “Jekyll’s Plea”

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PLANNING THE JOURNEY

“There's a road we must travel /�There's a promise we must make…”

Hairspray, “I Know Where I’ve Been”

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USING SCHEDULER

Xavier

“Meet me in St. Louis, Louis /�Meet me at the fair…”

Meet Me In St. Louis, “Meet Me In St. Louis”

“I REALLY appreciated using Canvas for advising this semester. The only change that I can think of is related to the use of the scheduler. It's pretty inflexible and not super intuitive. The scheduler should be more easily editable even after appointments have been set up.”

“it would be nice to be able to modify the time blocks once they've been set up. For example: deleting a batch of empty ones because a meeting has been scheduled; adding a block of times when a meeting has been canceled; extending the blocks out into the future.”

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COMPLETING FLOWSHEETS

“He's expecting us to be impressed with what he's done here /�But he hasn't stopped to think about the paperwork…”

Chess, “Embassy Lament Anthem”

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CURATING RESOURCES

“Someone's got to collect their odds and ends /�as a service to the town…”

Les Misérables, “Dog Eat Dog”

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SEIZING OPPORTUNITIES

“Glory - from the pretty-boy frontman /�who wasted opportunity…”

RENT, “One Song Glory”

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SHARING EXPERIENCE

“All my days are twice as fair /�If I could share my days with you…”

Pippin, “With You”

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AIMING AHEAD

“Heed this advice from a caterpillar, /�I know a thing or two of metamorphosis…”

Wonderland, “Advice From a Caterpillar”

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INCREASING INTERACTION

AVG PAGE VIEWS

/MONTH:

2588

AVG PARTICIPATIONS /MONTH:

93

“We'll build our house and chop our wood /�and make our garden grow...”

Candide, “Make Our Garden Grow”

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SUPPORTING RETENTION

2013 Fall First Time Full Time Freshmen

1st to 2nd Year Data

Cohort

Returned

Retention Rate

Canvas Advised

34

34

100.0%

Not Canvas Advised

237

178

75.1%

271

212

78.2%

2nd to 3rd Year Data (Projected June 3, 2015)

Cohort

Returned

Retention Rate

Canvas Advised

34

27

79.4%

Not Canvas Advised

237

151

63.7%

271

178

65.7%

2014 Fall First Time Full Time Freshmen

1st to 2nd Year Data (Projected June 3, 2015)

Cohort

Returned

Retention Rate

Canvas Advised

162

134

82.7%

Not Canvas Advised

189

140

74.1%

351

274

78.1%

Caveat: (correlation ˜⇒ causation)

“I'm in a sentimental way /�so stay with me…”

City of Angels, “Stay With Me”

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EXPANDING

“Well, this cat wants her cream! /�I want more! I want more! I want more!”

Lestat, “I Want More”

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REACTIONS?

THANKS!

G.PETRUZELLA@MCLA.EDU

@GPETRUZELLA

(special thanks to allmusicals.com, without which this presentation wouldn’t have been half so goofy.)

“Give 'em an act with lots of flash in it /�and the reaction will be passionate…”

Chicago, “Razzle Dazzle”