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A College Success Course for the New Millennial Generation

A College Success Course for the New Millennial Generation. Dr. Marsha Fralick. Ice Breaker. Think, Pair, Share Introduce yourself. Where are you from? If I were to visit your city, what is one place I should make sure to see?. Overview. Characteristics of the New Millennial Generation

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A College Success Course for the New Millennial Generation

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  1. A College Success Course for the New Millennial Generation Dr. Marsha Fralick

  2. Ice Breaker Think, Pair, Share Introduce yourself. Where are you from? If I were to visit your city, what is one place I should make sure to see?

  3. Overview • Characteristics of the New Millennial Generation • Using technology to engage New Millennials • Retention results • Example: College Success at Cuyamaca College

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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. Maintain Close Contact with Family • 82% talked with a parent yesterday • 45% speak by phone with parents daily • 75% say parents helped them financially in the last year • 64% got help from parents to run errands, help with housework or home repairs in the last year

  9. Technology: The Good • Makes people more efficient • Makes you closer to friends and family • Makes it easier to make new friends

  10. What is the bad?

  11. Technology: The Bad What did this group report to Pew research? • Makes people lazier (84%) • Makes people more isolated (67%) • Makes people waste time (67%)

  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. Introduce yourself. Where are you in the technology continuum? • Baby boomer 1946-1964 • Generation X 1965-1977 • New Millennials 1977-1995 • How much technology did you use in college?

  16. Why is the world flat?

  17. Three Great Eras of Globalization • 1492 Columbus set sail to find new trade routes • the earth is round • 1880-2000 Industrial Revolution • Railways, highways and communication makes the world smaller

  18. Globalization 3.0 • Began in 2000 • Convergence of the computer and fiber optic cable that enables global collaboration and competition • The flat world

  19. Rapid Change • Berlin Wall fell in 1990 • World Wide Web created in 1991 • Windows, Netscape and Internet Explorer invented 1995 • Google invented 1998 • iPhone invented 2007

  20. Skills Needed for the Flat World Passion and curiosity Being able to navigate the virtual world Be a good adapter, synthesizer and collaborator Appreciation of diversity • Reading • Computer skills • Math • Science • Learn how to learn • Intrinsic motivation • People skills

  21. What Comes Next? Hippies Yuppies Zippies

  22. How can we help New Millennial college students be successful? • Think • Pair • Share

  23. A College Success Course for the New Millennial Generation

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

  25. 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

  26. 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

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

  28. Take a Look

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

  30. Results: Lone Star College System

  31. College Success: A Study of Positive and Negative Attrition Community College Review

  32. 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.

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

  34. How did you choose your major?Career?

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

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

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

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

  39. Cuyamaca College El Cajon, CA

  40. 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

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

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

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

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

  45. Bridge High School Community College University

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

  47. Questions? Evaluation forms

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