Back by Popular Demand!  Webinar Advisory Board Chair Karen Thurmond returns with team members from our December 2007 broadcast and a new addition to tell us more about what's "on the horizon" in the area of technology that we can harness creatively to assist us in engaging our students.  If you missed our first event on this topic, which began the discussion of how we can use social networking tools (i.e. Facebook), virtual learning environments (i.e. Blackboard) and podcasting as creative expressions of our advising expertise, you may want to obtain the recording of that broadcast in addition to registering for this one!

Join Terry Musser (Penn State University), Art Esposito (Virginia Commonwealth University) and Wes Lipschultz (University of Pittsburgh) as they

• explain why “meme” is the word of choice to describe what Web 2.0 is - as well as how its use is important to understanding how technology may be viewed pragmatically by advisors
• explain how Social Media applications (such as instant messaging, social networking, podcasts, and wikis), when viewed through the lens of Web 2.0, can and should be manipulated by advisors and advisees for whatever purposes they see fit
• provide easy inroads to these applications that may help you engage your advisee population
• discuss how we as advisors may add unique value to the applications, and our advisees may add unique value as well
• add to their previous discussion of Facebook usage wtih advisess by explaining how many NACADA members are using this tool for professional networking

Our Presenters have been utilizing these applications for the past three years and have found each of them invaluable tools to connect with Millennial Generation students. Further, they’ve found that maintenance of profiles in student environments, if exercised with caution, can lead to a greater sense of our relevance in the lives of our advisees, thereby making our counsel and advice more effective.