Please join us for this workshop by Workshop by Karl Wirth, Associate Professor of Geology, Macalester College. Academic advising plays a vital role in student success by providing opportunities for engaging students in dialogues about the broader goals of their education; promoting self-authored goal-setting, decisions and self-evaluation; and charting pathways to possible futures.  In this workshop, Karl Wirth will describe a model of “flipped advising” that uses reflective prompts to pre-engage students before advising conversations. The prompts, which draw upon Magolda and King’s notions of “reflective conversations” and “self-authorship,” are intentionally aligned with a progression of student development and learning outcomes (e.g., learning to learn, liberal learning, intellectual and professional skills) and important decisions (e.g., choosing a major, engaging in capstone research, preparation for a career) that occur along the arc of an undergraduate education.  The written responses become a starting point and context for student-advisor conversations about learning, skill development, course selection, co-curricular activities, possible educational and career paths, and life choices.  As a result of these reflections, students are better prepared for advising conversations and are more strategic about their choices. Please register for this event.

Co-sponsored by the Office of the Dean of the College and the Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning