Fundamentals Training Webinar Dr. Marsha Fralick

Overview CollegeScope Webinar Overview of key features Research on effectiveness (Brief) Resources for faculty A quick tour (student and faculty view) Helping your students log in Introducing CollegeScope to your students Improving retention and success Common login problems and easy solutions Assessments

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

 Personality assessment  Statistically accurate  Valid and reliable  School related scenarios are easy to read and understand.  Connects personality types to matching careers

 Helps students discover multiple intelligences  Connects multiple intelligences to careers

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

Learning Style Inventory (LSI)  Identify learning style and productivity factors.  Explore matching learning strategies.

Technology for the New Millennial Generation

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 Cyber generation The connected generation 82% are online daily Average 12 hours per week online

Personalized for each student Based on personality, learning style and multiple intelligences Refers to the student by their name This is not possible in a printed text

Career Success Chapter 1: Understanding Motivation Chapter 2: Exploring your Personality and Major Chapter 3: Learning Style and Intelligence Chapter 4: Exploring Interests and Values Chapter 5: Planning Your Career and Education

College Success Chapter 6: Managing Time and Money Chapter 7: Improving Memory and Reading Chapter 8: Taking Notes, Writing and Speaking Chapter 9: Test Taking

Lifelong Success Chapter 10: Communication and Relationships Chapter 11: Thinking Critically and Creatively Chapter 12: Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle Chapter 13: Appreciating Diversity Chapter 14: Thinking Positively about the Future

Key Themes Personality type Positive student development Positive thinking Personal development Motivation

Noteworthy Results at Cuyamaca Community College Implementing our Student Success Program on college campuses has resulted in a 26% increase in persistence rates! CUYAMACA COMMUNITY COLLEGE RESULTS: 87% of students had chosen a major by the end of the course 62% of students reported more confidence in their academic skills 88% of students rated the course as good or very good

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%

Published Articles College Success: A Study of Positive and Negative Attrition Career Development in a College Success Course

Resources

The Professional Guide Located on your faculty menu Over 500 pages of supporting activities to engage your students in learning Contains Quick Start Guides Information on administering the assessments

Training Notes and Other Resources

Tour of Faculty Portfolio and Sample Student Account

Quick Tour Sample Student and Faculty Portfolios How to log in Locating the Professional Guide How to add students The faculty menu Locating the chapters

How Students Register and Log In

Introducing Fundamentals to Your Students

Adding students to your account Students must register in Fundamentals Then you can add them to your Fundamentals account

Click: Register Here

Fill out the registration information. Click the Register Button at the bottom of the page.

Fill out the registration information. Click the Register Button at the bottom of the page.

Use the address and password you created to log in. Do not register again. Next time, just log in.

To get started, click on Start Fundamentals.

Start with a pre-test. The pre-test to measures your skills at the present time. You will take this assessment again at the end to see how you have improved. Relax and answer the questions honestly. The assessment is a good outline of the content of Fundamentals.

The Pre-Test There are 100 easy questions. Just answer quickly. You can click on Finish Later if you don’t complete the survey all at once.

View the results of the Pre-Test

The Electronic Journal It is an opportunity for students to read and think about how to apply the material in their personal lives. Make your expectations clear. Expect a well-developed paragraph for most questions. Show a sample.

The Electronic Quizzes This is an interactive feature that helps students with reading comprehension. Students get immediate feedback. Students cannot change their answers once they press the Submit button. Expect students to do their best. The quizzes are part of the student portfolio and counts on their grade.

Chapter 3 Has with 2 assessments –Learning Style Inventory (LSI) –Multiple Intelligences Advantage (MI Advantage)

Intelligences are matched to careers

Add careers to your portfolio

Improving Retention and Success with Fundamentals

What Should You Do in the First 2 Weeks? Introduce CollegeScope Help students get to know one another Make your expectations clear Do some exercises to engage students in learning Make sure all students have logged in and completed chapter 1 by the end of the first 2 weeks.

Show the Sample Student account Password: success

PowerPoint: Getting Started with Fundamentals Located at Click on Training Notes

How to help students get started? The first 2 weeks are critical for student success and retention. Use Fundamentals to monitor progress.

Review the second day Review the information on Fundamentals the second day for those who were absent or those who need motivation to get started. Congratulate those who have started. Meet with students who have not started Fundamentals.

Most Common Login Problems and Easy Solutions I will you a handout. It is also on Training Notes.

Helping Your Students Log In Students register only once. Then they log in with the address and the password they created.

Remind students to write down the address and password they use to create their accounts.

I forgot my address You can find the address that students used to create their account by looking at their portfolio on My Students or All Students in your instructor account.

I forgot my password You can look at the Student Portfolio and reset the password. Tell the student what the new password is. They can reset it when then log into their portfolio.

I can’t continue to the next page Students must finish everything before they can advance to the next page: –Quizzes –Activities –Journal Entries Check to see if anything is missing, especially on the quizzes and activities.

When I tried to register, it says that my already exists. If the already exists, they have already registered. Tell students to log in with the address and password they created when they registered the first time.

When I tried to log in, it says that my does not exist. There are several reasons for this: They are using a different . They entered the info incorrectly. They have not registered.

Contact Customer Service If you have any problem you cannot resolve. This does not happen very often. If you need to have a student’s account reset. If a student fails and takes the course again, it can be reset so they can start over.

This info is available at the College Success Website Click on Training Notes and Vision Academy of Excellence for this PowerPoint Also Common Problems and Easy Solutions

Next Steps Next session: Do What You Are The Learning Style Inventory (LSI) MI Advantage Questions?

The Assessments Do What You Are (DWYA) Learning Style Inventory (LSI) Multiple Intelligences (MI Advantage)

Exercises for Today Located under Training Notes at Job Jar Activity Personality Checklist Talkers and Listeners J/P exercise

Personality Assessment

Carl Jung We are born with natural preferences which we develop over a lifetime. There are no good or bad types. Each type has their own unique gifts and talents. Exercise: What is a preference?

Key Theme Choosing a major Career choice Learning Style Communication Self-understanding

Job Jar Activity Use it to introduce career assessments

Administering the DWYA Find a time when you are not tired or rushed. There are no right or wrong answers. Answer quickly giving your first impression. Do not over analyze. You will have a chance to look at your profile and change it if you think it is not correct.

Administering the DWYA Answer the questions honestly to get the best results. Answer the questions how you usually are when you are not stressed. Do not answer the questions: –How you want to be –How you have to be at home, work or school –How others want you to be

Getting Good Results Encourage students to give honest answers. What are some reasons students would not give honest answers?

Administering the DWYA The test does not measure: –Intelligence –Psychological or emotional health

Resources The Professional Guide on your Faculty Menu –Do What You Are Handbook –Psychometric Report Also on your Faculty Menu

Interpreting the Assessment

Use the Personality Checklist Contains a quick checklist with definitions Use it to help students understand their results Available in the Professional Guide Training Notes for Vision Academy

Begin Self-Assessment How we interact with the world and where we place our energy E _____________________________|____________________________ I Extraversion Introversion

Careers Extravert Customer service Sales Public relations Human resources Physical therapist Financial advisor Business management Introvert Computer scientist Software engineer Scientist Engineer Accountant Graphic designer Pharmacist Artist

Talkers and Listeners Talker What made me a talker? How can I develop my listening skills? How can I help listeners talk more? Listener What made me a listener? How can I develop my talking skills? How can I help talkers listen more?

Self-Assessment The kind of information we naturally notice and remember S _____________________________|___________________________ N Sensing Intuition

Careers Sensing Business executives Accountants Police and detectives Judges Lawyers Computer programmers Doctors Dentists Interior decorators Intuitive Scientists Engineers Psychologists Artists Photographers Actors Professors Writers

Personality Exercise Write about the picture for 3 minutes

Self-Assessment How we make decisions T _____________________________|___________________________ F Thinking Feeling

Careers Thinking Business managers and administrators Lawyer Judge Computer Specialist Scientist Engineers Mathematicians Doctors and dentists Military leaders Feeling Child care workers Social workers Counselors Family practice physicians Pediatricians Interior decorators Photographers Artists and musicians

Self-Assessment Whether we prefer to live in a more structured or spontaneous way J _____________________________|_____________________________ P Judging Perceiving

Careers Judging Business executives Managers Accountants Financial officers Police and detectives Judges Lawyers Computer programmers Military leaders Perceptive Pilots Athletes Paramedics Police and detective work Forensic pathologists Engineers Scientists Carpenters Artists Musicians

J and P Exercise: Where do you stand? –I can play anytime –I have to finish my work before I play

The Learning Style Inventory (LSI) Measures preferences in 20 areas

Administering the LSI Give your initial response No need to over analyze Answer as though you were learning new or difficult information

The Learning Style Inventory Measures preferences in 20 areas

Important Considerations It is not a test It describes how you prefer to learn new or difficult material Usually there are 6 or 7 areas out of 20 that are important for an individual

The LSI Measures preferences in 20 areas –Perceptual Auditory Visual Kinesthetic Tactile

LSI Immediate environment –Sound –Heat –Light –Design (formal or informal)

LSI Emotionality –Motivation –Responsibility –Persistence –Structure

LSI Sociological –Self oriented –Peer oriented –Adult oriented

LSI Physical –Time of day –Food intake –Mobility

Perceptual Auditory (one third) Visual (one third) Tactile/Kinesthetic (one third) Learning disabled as well as gifted prefer tactile/kinesthetic

Important Considerations It is not a test It describes how you prefer to learn new or difficult material Usually there are 6 or 7 areas out of 20 that are important for an individual

Learning Style The Paper Airplane Exercise

Directions for the MI Advantage The assessment takes approximately 15 minutes. The purpose of this assessment is to identify your personal strengths and matching majors.

Directions for the MI Advantage Answer the questions honestly. Avoid answering with what you think you should say or what you want to be true. Take the assessment when you are well rested and have time to complete it. There are no right or wrong or good or bad answers. Each person has a unique intelligence profile. Answer with what comes to mind first; do not overanalyze your answers

Questions?