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Welcome to Dr. Lamberski's Virtual Advisor!
You are probably visiting this section of Dr. Lamberski's
site because you are thinking of creating or improving
your own virtual advisor. To help you along, you will
find information about the origin of the Virtual Advisor
below.
In
the early 90s, several things happened that changed the
nature of advising in the Communications Media Department
at IUP. The number of undergraduates in the department
doubled, resulting in a sharp rise in advisees. Coinciding
with this was a branching out of the discipline, a change
affected largely by the Internet. Students began to enter
the department with a host of diverse goals. Advising
became more difficult, and there was no longer time to
devote to simple problems.
To
lessen this problem personally, Dr. Lamberski created
the Virtual Advisor, a self-help tool for Communications
Media undergraduates. Students could now refer to an online
guide for answers to their more easily solvable problems
rather than take up large portions of time with advisors.
The Virtual Advisor keeps students accountable for their
part in planning their college careers. With printable
graduation checklists and procedures, there are no longer
any excuses for passivity and ignorance. The information
is easy to understand and accessible to anyone.
To
understand the benefits of the Virtual Advisor, one need
only consider the alternative: the complex advising problems
already encountered by Dr. Lamberski (very costly in terms
of time spent) plus the nagging, small issues dealt with
personally before the advent of the Virtual Advisor.
Most recently, Dr. Lamberski gave a workshop on
the development of the Virtual Advisor and the purpose
of advising. His powerpoint is available here.
Click to launch powerpoint
presentation.
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