Advising by E-Mail: Some Advisors' Perceptions
E-mail has become an integral part of how advisors and students communicate. Advisors at multiple colleges and universities were surveyed to determine how advising by E-mail has affected their daily routines and how it has changed the way they interact with students. Although most advisors professed a positive attitude about advising students and performing administrative duties by E-mail, several concerns emerged regarding how and when E-mail is used.
Contributor Notes
Margaret (Peg) Steele is coordinator of academic advisement at The Ohio State University. She has been a professional advisor for 16 years and an active member of NACADA where she has presented at local, state, regional, and national conferences. Interested readers can contact Peg at steele.87@osu.edu.
Virginia Gordon, past President of NACADA, is a prolific writer on articles on academic advising. She is currently a senior editor of the NACADA Journal and professor emeritus from The Ohio State University.
The authors wish to acknowledge the assistance from Gary Kennedy, The Ohio State University, with this study.
