Resources for Advisors

This section of our website contains suggestions and resources for those advising and enrolling students in PLATO® Interactive Mathematics and PLATO® Interactive English being taught on-campus or through distance programs.

If you have additional resources, sample handouts or advising strategies to share with your colleagues, please forward them to postsecondary@plato.com!

Predicting how well a student will perform in a particular learning environment is far from a "science". The surveys listed below, as well as those provided in the Advisor (web) Resources may, however, contain some useful ideas of the types of factors that could be examined in the advising process -- either in a structured interview or through a brief survey.

• PLATO Interactive Mathematics Student Readiness Survey
• PLATO Interactive English Student Readiness Survey

These documents list the principle tools provided for advising by the Academic Services team. To order the CD or request other assistance, please contact us at postsecondary@plato.com.

• IE Advisor Resources and Suggestions
• IM Advisor Resources and Suggestions

While the following documents focus on advising tactics for students enrolling in distance sections, much of the information may be applied to the computer "mediated" lab classroom sections as well.

• Advisor (web) Resources for Distance and E-learning
  Links to college websites that contain self-assessment (readiness) surveys as well as orientation activities. Some general resources as well.
• Distance Learners: Factors supporting Success
  A laundry list of skills, experiences and factors that might be considered in the advising process.
• Advisor and Student Worksheets
  Directs students to information they need in order to make decisions about distance courses. The advisor worksheet suggests information needed by an effective advisor.
• Sample Student Brochure-Glendale College
  Sample of the information provided for students on IM