1. URI 101: Planning for Academic Success Instructor Training
August 30,2016

2. TOPICS TO COVER 1) Course goals and syllabus – build as you see fit
2) Course materials (see website)
3) Course priorities and expectations
Learning in College
MAP-Works
Starfish
Mindset: the New Psychology of Success
Connecting your major to a career
Academic advising
What can I do with a major in…
My next move
Campus Health and Safety – prescheduled presentation time
Building your resume and network through involvement
Community, Inclusion and Diversity
4) Resources
STARFISH – flags and kudos around academics
Early Alert Services – flags and kudos around personal issues
Academic Enhancement Center
Mentors – CSV 302
Center for Career and Experiential Education (CCEE)

3. URI 101 GOALS
Established in 1995 to aid adjustment to college – now focuses on planning for success in the major
Help students connect with major
Explore personal interests/skills/personality for major
Get to know faculty and peers
Understand scholarship and culture of major
Define and develop skills for academic success
Encourage enhancement of all academic experiences
Internships, study away, tutoring, service learning, involvement, diversity, campus resources
Provide a safe and friendly place to ask questions and find support

4. Syllabus template

5. Use website resources to make the most of class time
Assignment activities and information related to each topic
Common assignments across all sections:
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
Learning in College – brain hacks and articles
Career and advising connections
Diversity Week
MAP-Works
Starfish
Campus Involvement

6. Let’s look at course resources

7. CUSTOMIZE YOUR SYLLABUS
ed Template- incomplete! YELLOW highlights to be changed
Important personalized information and dates need to be entered
Names and contact information of instructor and mentor
Assignment due dates
Schedule of class meeting times
One-on-one meeting time for MAP-Works review
Grading protocol for your specific class needs
Presentation dates for health and safety
Classroom information on your e-campus dashboard – rosters too
Mentors can send s before classes start

8. Understanding Students
MAP-Works Transition Survey - Week 3
(launch Sept 21 and close Oct 17)
Most important is the one-on-one meeting between students and instructors to review MAP-Works results (not appropriate for mentors). Please add this to your syllabus.
(I do mine starting the week of Oct 12th)
The training will focus on how to discuss results with students in your individual meetings

9. Information Collected
Profile Information
Gender and race/ethnicity
Entrance exam scores
# credit hours enrolled
Cumulative GPA
Credit Hours Earned
Academic Integration
Academic Self-Efficacy
Basic Academic Behaviors
Advanced Academic Behaviors
Commitment to Education
Self-Assessment
Communication Skills
Analytical Skills
Self-Discipline
Time Management
Health and Wellness
Financial Issues
Social Integration
Homesickness
Peer Connections
Living Environment (on/off campus)
Roommate Relationships
Campus Involvement

10. MAP-Works Lessons Learned
Homesickness a real issue
Separation vs. Distress
Distress negatively correlated to Fall term GPA
Study hours less than needed (<5hr per week!)
Faculty contact associated with:
Greater Satisfaction with URI
Greater Social Integration
Greater Academic Integration
Data from Wabash and MAP-Works – lack of connection with faculty

11. MapWorks Training Schedule
September 8 Thursday 11:00 AM & 1:30 PM BALLENTINE COMP LAB September 15 Thursday 10:00 AM & 12:30 PM BALLENTINE COMP LAB

12. PRE-SCHEDULED PRESENTATIONS
Health and Safety / Violence Prevention and Advocacy
Racine Amos - Women’s Center, Upper College Road
Annie Russell, Tory Kern
Speakers to invite into your class
Director Baker – Campus safety & security
Kim Stack - Career and Internship information for freshmen
Tom Hospod - International Study
Linda Lyons - Academic Advising
Sarah Miller – Civic Engagement

13. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
How to learn to our full potential
More than our abilities and talents: it is about how we approach our goals
Video You Can Learn Anything (2 minutes)
#rhodyvision

14. Studying in college
Growth mindset Hacks (tricks, shortcuts, inventions)
Brain Hacks – shortcuts to studying and learning
Practice the performance
Retrieval that counts
Hack your curiosity
Asking questions
Interval training
Brain is like a muscle
Coaching is necessary
Help yourself and your friends
See resource website for materials

15. Career exploration: Kim Stack
Being a successful student in the major and moving toward career preparation success
Type focus –
What can I do with this major
Learn best practices for connecting majors to careers

16. Early Alert, Starfish Kristina Perrelli
Transition and Retention Advocate for all First Year Students
Confidential Referrals regarding academic concerns
STARFISH :
Make appointments
Raise Flags
Offer Kudos
John Cruz
Shirley Consuegra
Rob Marshall
Kristina Perrelli

17. Google doc RSVP for Starfish
Choose the training that you will attend. Feel free to bring the laptop that you use for work
Name
Which training will you attend?
Friday, 9/9 at 10am in Ballentine 240
Friday, 9/9 at 1pm in Ballentine 240
SUBMIT

18. Study strategies and the AEC David Hayes (table)
AEC services: tutoring, supplemental instruction, academic coaching, writing center
Studying in College
Mindset - developing new skills
“Brain hacking”: learning what exams challenge your brain to do
Developing skills for improved academic performance

19. Academic Advising Linda Lyons –see table
Advising overview
Review advising handout – pre-registration worksheet
E-campus
Professional advisors
Important dates and tips for success
Navigating Advising Technology –
Using Starfish to make appointment with advisor early Oct.
Mentors e-campus tutorial in class
Freshmen register mid-Nov
Advising support programs
Walk in, piece of cake, workshops – calendar coming

20. URI 101 MENTORS Sean Thompson- see table
Creating a Partnership
Syllabus input from mentor
Weekly meetings
Assign mentor responsibilities for class presentations
Mentors do not grade assignments or view MAP-Works results
CSV 302 = 3 credits graded

21. Mentor Training Topics & CSV 302
Mindset
Making use of learning communities
Study strategies
Growing your brain
Connections between major and career
Using typefocus and what can I do with a major in websites- relationships btw majors and careers
Self Assessment
Connecting career related skills to potential courses
Utilizing Starfish, e-campus and the advising website
Build your resume
Involvement on campus
Using RhodyNet to find a job

22. G2C Community see table (STEM faculty)
URI G2C Institutional Action Items:
Predictive Analytics
Early Intervention/Feedback
Evidence-based instruction
Culture of achievement messages
Reward excellent teaching
Professional development for who teach gateway courses
That community
begins with
me.
G2C +
THINK BIG
= SUCCESS

23. Important Dates & Events
September 10, (before football game) Student Involvement Fair September 14, 10:00-3:00 Study Abroad Fair and Feinstein Experience Project Fair – Memorial Union September 21st, 11-2:00 Careers for the Common Good – quad (11:00-3:00) September 21 – October 17 MAP-Works available September Diversity Week October 19th, last day to drop!

24. Graduate (and other new) Instructors
Following morning, join Kristina and Kim for table conversation
Logistical training and guidance
FAQs and concerns of new instructors
For further information and assistance, contact Kristina Perrelli or Jayne Richmond

25. Tables to visit Linda Lyons – Academic Advising
Kristina Perrelli/Rob Marshall - Starfish
John Cruz – Mapworks and Early Alert
Kim Stack– Careers and Majors
David Hayes – Study Strategies and Brain Hacks
Sarah Miller – Civic Engagement
Sean Thompson- URI 101 Mentors
Annie Russell, Racine Amos, Tory Kern - Health and Safety
STEM Faculty – G2C Community and Institutional Action Plan