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

Ice Breaker Introduce yourself. Where are you from? Where are you from? What is one thing I should see if I What is one thing I should see if I were to visit where you live? were to visit where you live?

Overview Program descriptionProgram description Program resultsProgram results Key elementsKey elements Career planningCareer planning TechnologyTechnology Course creditCourse credit

Cuyamaca College El Cajon, CA

Personal Development 124, Lifelong Success 8000 students enrolled in college8000 students enrolled in college 1600 take PDC 124 each year1600 take PDC 124 each year One of the top 15 revenue producing programs for the collegeOne of the top 15 revenue producing programs for the college 56 sections a year56 sections a year

Course Choices Face to FaceFace to Face 22 sections 22 sections BlendedBlended 22 sections22 sections OnlineOnline 12 sections12 sections

College Success MotivationMotivation Time and MoneyTime and Money Memory and ReadingMemory and Reading Test TakingTest Taking Taking Notes, Writing and SpeakingTaking Notes, Writing and Speaking

Career Success Personality and Related MajorsPersonality and Related Majors Learning Style and IntelligenceLearning Style and Intelligence Interests and ValuesInterests and Values Career and Educational PlanningCareer and Educational Planning

Lifelong Success Communication and RelationshipsCommunication and Relationships Critical and Creative ThinkingCritical and Creative Thinking Maintaining a Healthy LifestyleMaintaining a Healthy Lifestyle Appreciating DiversityAppreciating Diversity Positive ThinkingPositive Thinking Life StagesLife Stages

Program Results Program Review 2000, 2005

The most significant finding is increased persistence.

Persistence Students who return the next semesterStudents who return the next semester Approximately half of community college students nationwide do not persist after the first semesterApproximately half of community college students nationwide do not persist after the first semester

College Persistence Semester to Semester 5 Year Average at Cuyamaca College All successful PDC students 89%All successful PDC students 89% All students 63%All students 63% A 26% improvement!

Student Confidence The course helped 62% of students feel more confident about their academic skillsThe course helped 62% of students feel more confident about their academic skills

Student Satisfaction 88% of students rated the course as very good or good.

Grade Improvement 72% of student agreed or strongly agreed that the course helped to improve grades72% of student agreed or strongly agreed that the course helped to improve grades

Keys to Success Career planningCareer planning Course CreditCourse Credit TechnologyTechnology

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

The Successful Student Had a definite goal or college majorHad a definite goal or college major Earned a B+ or better in high schoolEarned a B+ or better in high school Based on this research, choosing a major and career planning was included in our college success course.

Choosing a Major The course helped 52% of students choose a majorThe course helped 52% of students choose a major

How to Choose a Major Self AssessmentSelf Assessment PersonalityPersonality InterestsInterests ValuesValues Learning StyleLearning Style Career ResearchCareer Research

Key theme throughout course Carl Jung and personality type Online:

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

Bridge High School Community College University

The Transfer Approval Process Academic RigorAcademic Rigor Broad ScopeBroad ScopeCareers Lifelong Success Articulate with UniversitiesArticulate with Universities

Technology A Skill Needed for College Success

New Millennials Our current college studentsOur current college students Most were born with a computer in the home and were using them by age 5Most were born with a computer in the home and were using them by age 5 Cyber generationCyber generation The connected generationThe connected generation 82% are online daily82% are online daily Average 12 hours per week onlineAverage 12 hours per week online

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

Rationale for Using Technology Your students use itYour students use it It captures their attentionIt captures their attention Education on demandEducation on demand Any time or place Any time or place Increased accessIncreased access New roles for facultyNew roles for faculty

Using Technology Online career and learning style assessmentOnline career and learning style assessment E-textE-text Online portfolioOnline portfolio

Technology for New Millennials Individually tailoredIndividually tailored PortablePortable Dynamic ContentDynamic Content

Resources for Faculty Classroom exercisesClassroom exercises SyllabusSyllabus ResearchResearch PowerPointPowerPoint Internet LinksInternet Links

Questions?Questions? Evaluation formsEvaluation forms