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 Using technology to engage New Millennials Retention results Example: College Success at Cuyamaca College

Going Green! All handouts are located at:

New Millennials Our current college students were born after 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

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

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

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

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

What is the bad?

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%)

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

New Millennials or Generation E years old E mpowered E ntitled E lectronic –Leading change from paper to electronic media

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

Introduce yourself. Where are you in the technology continuum? Baby boomer Generation X New Millennials How much technology did you use in college?

Why is the world flat?

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

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

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

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

What Comes Next? Hippies Yuppies Zippies

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

A College Success Course for the New Millennial Generation

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

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

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

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

Take a Look

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

Results: Lone Star College System College Persistence rate of all Student Types Persistence rate of CollegeScope students LSC – CyFair79%94% LSC – Kingwood67%82% LSC –Montgomery77%88% LSC – North Harris81%90% LSC – Tomball70%82% System Average75%87%

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

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.

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

How did you choose your major? Career?

Carl Jung and personality type Online:

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

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

The PEPS Learning Style Assessment Measures preferences in 20 areas –Perceptual –Environmental –Emotional –Sociological –Physical

Cuyamaca College El Cajon, CA

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

College Success  Motivation  Time and Money  Memory and Reading  Test Taking  Taking Notes, Writing and Speaking

Career Success  Personality and Related Majors  Learning Style and Intelligence  Interests and Values  Career and Educational Planning

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

Course Choices Face to Face – 22 sections Blended –22 sections Online –12 sections

Bridge High School Community College University

Resources for Faculty Instructor Manual –Exercises and Handouts Syllabus Research PowerPoint Internet Links

Questions? Evaluation forms