1. Building a first-year seminar: lessons learned
Teaching in Focus 2016

2. Positive effects of First Year Seminars
Retention & Completion
Positive University Experience
Higher GPA

3. Scope of the Course 3.0 credits (Fall 2016) General Education (SOSC)
Dept. of Multidisciplinary Studies
50 students
Online Hub

4. Course Learning Outcomes
Develop personally meaningful and critical reflections of student success concepts to promote life-long learning.
Discuss and apply key academic skills and student success research to daily practice as a university student.
Identify and engage in productive, resourceful, and ethical student behaviours.
Identify and demonstrate effective strategies for interpersonal and personal wellbeing.

5. Hybrid First Year Seminar Typology (Betsy Barefoot, 1992) Basic Skills
Extended Orientation
Academic
Academic Varied
Intro to Major
Basic Skills

6. Course Format Options Split class time equally between 2 groups
Alternating weeks
Class is offered twice a week, but once per group of students
Standard weekly class with online learning
Group A: Mondays from 6 pm to 7:30 pm and the rest of the week online
Group B: Mondays from 7:30pm to 9 pm and the rest of the week online
Group A: Week one in class and week two online
Group B:
Week one online and week two in class
Group A: Monday for 1.5 hours in class and the rest of the week online
Group B: Wednesday for 1.5 hours in class and the rest of the week online
All students: Mondays from 6pm – 9pm with a few hours of online work to do before and after class.

7. Steering Committee for Pathways for Life-Long Learning
Teaching & Learning
Student Development
Learning Skills
Career Educators
Learning Technology Services
Library, Research & Writing Experts
Academic Advising and Planning
Faculty & Student Affairs Partnership

8. Marketing & Recruitment: Early Contact
Targeted Outreach
Support from Advisors & Peer Mentors
Pre-Orientation Communications

9. Assessment & Evaluation
Needs Assessment
Learning Outcomes
Learning Activities
Implement & Refine
Assess & Evaluate

10. Rosanna Furgiuele, PhD rfurgiuele@glendon. yorku. ca David Ip Yam, M
Rosanna Furgiuele, PhD David Ip Yam, M.Ed