College Success Faculty Training December 10, 2009 Lone Star College System Dr. Marsha Fralick

Ice Breaker Happiness is ____Happiness is ____ We all know our friends and family make us happy. What else?We all know our friends and family make us happy. What else?

What are your goals for this workshop? Think Think Pair Pair Share Share

Overview Resources for FacultyResources for Faculty FeaturesFeatures Research (brief)Research (brief) Administering and interpreting the Do What You Are (DWYA) and Productivity Environmental Preference (PEPS) learning style inventoryAdministering and interpreting the Do What You Are (DWYA) and Productivity Environmental Preference (PEPS) learning style inventory Teaching New Millennial StudentsTeaching New Millennial Students Teaching TipsTeaching Tips Interactive activitiesInteractive activities

College Success 1 Resources for faculty and studentsResources for faculty and students Training Notes

Features

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

Job Jar Activity

Statistically accurateStatistically accurate Valid and reliableValid and reliable College scenarios are easy to read and understand.College scenarios are easy to read and understand.

Careers: A Key Component PersonalityPersonality Learning StyleLearning Style InterestsInterests ValuesValues Career ResearchCareer Research

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

ComprehensiveComprehensive 20 factors affecting learning style20 factors affecting learning style Helps students understand how they learn bestHelps students understand how they learn best

Keys to Success At the end of each chapterAt the end of each chapter InspirationInspiration Positive thinkingPositive thinking For example:For example: Life is a dangerous opportunityLife is a dangerous opportunity

Broad Scope College successCollege success Career successCareer success Lifelong successLifelong success

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

Applied Psychology From theory to practiceFrom theory to practice Academically rigorous, yet practicalAcademically rigorous, yet practical Easy to readEasy to read

Engaging Students in Learning Interactive online format with journal entries, quizzes, activities, surveys, videosInteractive online format with journal entries, quizzes, activities, surveys, videos Classroom exercises for engaging students in learningClassroom exercises for engaging students in learning

Personalization The text is the same for each studentThe text is the same for each student CollegeScope is personalized for each student based on their personality type and learning styleCollegeScope is personalized for each student based on their personality type and learning style

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Research

Lone Star College System Results

Lone Star College System College Persistence rate of students who were successful Persistence rate of students who were unsuccessful Persistence rate of those students that withdrew (W) Persistence rate of all Student Types LSC – CyFair94%52%78%79% LSC – Kingwood82%61%38%67% LSC –Montgomery88%57%25%77% LSC – North Harris90%71%67%81% LSC – Tomball82%50%0%70% System Average87%58%42%75%

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!

Do What You Are Personality Assessment

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

Key Theme Choosing a majorChoosing a major Career choiceCareer choice Learning StyleLearning Style CommunicationCommunication Self-understandingSelf-understanding

Administering the DWYA Find a time when you are not tired or rushed.Find a time when you are not tired or rushed. There are no right or wrong answers.There are no right or wrong answers. Answer quickly giving your first impression. Do not over analyze.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.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 honestly to get the best results. Answer the questions how you usually are when you are not stressed.Answer the questions how you usually are when you are not stressed. Do not answer the questions:Do not answer the questions: How you want to beHow you want to be How you have to be at home, work or schoolHow you have to be at home, work or school How others want you to beHow others want you to be

Getting Good Results Encourage students to give honest answers.Encourage students to give honest answers. What are some reasons students would not give honest answers?What are some reasons students would not give honest answers? Think, Pair, ShareThink, Pair, Share

Administering the DWYA The test does not measure:The test does not measure: IntelligenceIntelligence Psychological or emotional healthPsychological or emotional health

Resources CollegeScope User’s ManualCollegeScope User’s Manual Do What You Are HandbookDo What You Are Handbook Psychometric ReportPsychometric Report

Interpreting the Do What You Are personality assessment

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

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

Personality Exercise Write about the picture for 3 minutesWrite about the picture for 3 minutes

By Ian Jackson

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

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

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

The PEPS Learning Style Assessment Measures preferences in 20 areasMeasures preferences in 20 areas

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

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

The PEPS Learning Style Assessment Measures preferences in 20 areasMeasures preferences in 20 areas PerceptualPerceptual AuditoryAuditory VisualVisual KinestheticKinesthetic TactileTactile

PEPS Immediate environmentImmediate environment SoundSound HeatHeat LightLight Design (formal or informal)Design (formal or informal)

PEPS EmotionalityEmotionality MotivationMotivation ResponsibilityResponsibility PersistencePersistence StructureStructure

PEPS SociologicalSociological Self orientedSelf oriented Peer orientedPeer oriented Adult orientedAdult oriented

PEPS PhysicalPhysical Time of dayTime of day Food intakeFood intake MobilityMobility

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

Note that a detailed list of learning strategies for your style follows this chart.

Learning Style Exercise: The Paper Airplane

New Millennial Students RetentionRetention SuccessSuccess EngagementEngagement

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

New Millennials or Generation E years old18-30 years old E mpoweredE mpowered E ntitledE ntitled E lectronicE lectronic Leading change from paper to electronic mediaLeading change from paper to electronic media

New Millennials Our current college students were born after 1990.Our current college students were born after 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

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 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?

Why is the world flat?

Technology A Skill Needed for College Success

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

Rationale for Using Technology It prepares students for good paying jobs in flat worldIt prepares students for good paying jobs in flat world Improves retention and successImproves retention and success New roles for facultyNew roles for faculty Your students use itYour students use it It captures their attentionIt captures their attention Education any time or placeEducation any time or place

CollegeScope: An Overview

Increasing Student Success and Retention

The Critical Period The first two weeks is when most students drop.The first two weeks is when most students drop. This is our best opportunity to help students to be successful.This is our best opportunity to help students to be successful.

The Critical First 2 Weeks With CollegeScope, you will know who has begun the program and who has not started.With CollegeScope, you will know who has begun the program and who has not started. How can you help the students who have not begun?How can you help the students who have not begun?ThinkPairShare

The first day of class is also critical Most of your students will attend the first day.Most of your students will attend the first day. It is an opportunity to impact student success and retention.It is an opportunity to impact student success and retention.

What should you do on the first day?

The first day is the most important Introduce the CollegeScope Student Success ProgramIntroduce the CollegeScope Student Success Program Make your expectations clearMake your expectations clear The course syllabusThe course syllabus Get to know your students and help them to meet other studentsGet to know your students and help them to meet other students Do something that motivates students on the first dayDo something that motivates students on the first day

Introductory Activities Exercise: Life Stories

Tips for New Instructors

Tips for New Instructors Write your syllabusWrite your syllabus Take the assessmentsTake the assessments Read the User’s ManualRead the User’s Manual Expect your students to read the chapter before class beginsExpect your students to read the chapter before class begins Use the Instructor Manual to select activities to engage students in learningUse the Instructor Manual to select activities to engage students in learning

Teaching Excellence If you were evaluating a class, what would you look for?If you were evaluating a class, what would you look for? ThinkThink PairPair ShareShare

Teaching Excellence Students are engaged in learningStudents are engaged in learning The professor uses a variety of teaching techniques to appeal to different learning stylesThe professor uses a variety of teaching techniques to appeal to different learning styles Students have good attendanceStudents have good attendance The professor has a good syllabusThe professor has a good syllabus The professor establishes a positive learning environmentThe professor establishes a positive learning environment

Tips for Engaging Students in Learning How to quickly engage studentsHow to quickly engage students How to run a group successfullyHow to run a group successfully Favorite ExercisesFavorite Exercises

Share what has worked for you

What is Something you learned?Something you learned? Something you found useful?Something you found useful?

Questions?Questions? DiscussionDiscussion EvaluationEvaluation