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A College Success Course for New Millennial Students

A College Success Course for New Millennial Students. Marsha Fralick and Keith Franco July 13, 2010 For audio call Toll Free 1 - 888-886-3951 and use PIN/code 351816. Housekeeping. Maximize your CCC Confer window. Phone audio will be in presenter-only mode.

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A College Success Course for New Millennial Students

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  1. A College Success Course for New Millennial Students Marsha Fralick and Keith Franco July 13, 2010 For audio call Toll Free 1-888-886-3951 and use PIN/code 351816

  2. Housekeeping • Maximize your CCC Confer window. • Phone audio will be in presenter-only mode. • Ask questions and make comments using the chat window.

  3. Adjusting Audio • If you’re listening on your computer, adjust your volume using the speaker slider. • If you’re listening over the phone, click on phone headset. Do not listen on both computer and phone.

  4. Saving Files & Open/close Captions • Save chat window with floppy disc icon • Open/close captioning window with CC icon

  5. Emoticons and Polling • Raise hand and Emoticons • Polling options

  6. Marsha Fralick and Keith Franco A College Success Course for New Millennial Students

  7. Overview • Characteristics of the New Millennial Generation • Using technology to engage New Millennials • Online demo: The CollegeScope Student Success Program • Retention results • Example: College Success at Cuyamaca College

  8. Going Green! All handouts are located at: http://www.collegesuccess1.com/Conferences.htm

  9. New Millennials • Our current college students were born after 1992. • Most were born with a computer in the home and were using them by age 5 • The connected generation • 82% are online daily • Average 12 hours per week online

  10. Some Facts from Pew Research • They are generally happy with their lives and optimistic about the future • Unique appearance 54% have tattoos, hair dyed an unnatural color or body piercings other than ear lobes • Their top goals are fame and fortune

  11. Use Technology to Connect • 50% send or receive a text message daily • 29% use instant messages daily • 44% have a profile on Facebook or My Space and 38% use them daily

  12. These New Millennial students are now being called Generation E • What does the “E” stand for?

  13. New Millennials or Generation E • 18-30 years old • Empowered • Entitled • Electronic • Leading change from paper to electronic media

  14. Being in the Millennial Generation, I did start using computers as a young child. I learned how to spell with the help of computers and how to read with computerized books. Computers have always been a part of my life, which is probably why I am so drawn to them.Dawn Cardenas College Success Student

  15. What Comes Next? Hippies Yuppies Zippies

  16. Keys to Success • Use technology to make education engaging and inescapable.

  17. Technology • Most college courses, especially upper division courses, have online components • Working in an online environment is essential for high paying careers • Students are disadvantaged if they do not have access to the Internet and are skilled in using it

  18. Rationale for Using Technology • Improves retention and success • New roles for faculty • Your students use it • It captures their attention • Education any time or place

  19. Using Technology • Online career and learning style assessment • E-text • Online portfolio • Engaging material for the New Millennial generation

  20. Take a Look

  21. Results: Cuyamaca Community College Implementing CollegeScope resulted in a 26% increase in fall to spring persistence!

  22. Results: Lone Star College System

  23. The Successful Student • Had a definite goal or college major Based on this research, choosing a major and career planning was included in our college success course.

  24. Keys to Success • The program helps students to make a good choice of a major and career.

  25. Personality • Carl Jung and personality type • Online:

  26. Key to Success: Make it Count • Transfers as general education for CSUC, Area E, Lifelong Understanding • Transfers to University of California • 3 units

  27. Keys to Success • The program helps students to understand their learning style and how to become a lifelong learner.

  28. The PEPS Learning Style Assessment • Measures preferences in 20 areas • Perceptual • Environmental • Emotional • Sociological • Physical

  29. Cuyamaca College El Cajon, CA

  30. Personal Development 124, Lifelong Success • 8000 students enrolled in college • 1600 take PDC 124 each year • One of the top 15 revenue producing programs for the college • 56 sections a year

  31. College Success • Motivation • Time and Money • Memory and Reading • Test Taking • Taking Notes, Writing and Speaking

  32. Career Success • Personality and Related Majors • Learning Style and Intelligence • Interests and Values • Career and Educational Planning

  33. Lifelong Success • Communication and Relationships • Critical and Creative Thinking • Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle • Appreciating Diversity • Positive Thinking • Life Stages

  34. Course Choices • Face to Face • 22 sections • Blended • 22 sections • Online • 12 sections

  35. Bridge High School Community College University

  36. Instructor Manual Exercises and Handouts Syllabus Research PowerPoint Internet Links Resources for Faculty www.collegesuccess1.com

  37. Questions?

  38. Your name eMail address Phone number (optional) Photo (optional) Q&A

  39. Evaluation Survey Link Help us improve our seminars by filing out a short online evaluation survey at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/10Su_Success

  40. Thanks for attending For upcoming events and links to recently archived seminars, check the @ONE Web site at: http://onefortraining.org/ A College Success Course for New Millennial Students

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