1. Creating A Student Development Course Using Low-Cost Online Support Resources Cynthia Pascal Coordinator of Advising & Retention, NOVA cpascal@nvcc.edu Kim Burkle Counselor, NOVA kburkle@nvcc.edu Northern Virginia Community College’s Extended Learning Institute

2. Northern Virginia Community College Six campus locations, three centers, & online courses through the Extended Learning InstituteSix campus locations, Extended Learning Institute Offering learning opportunities 24/7 24/7 Leveraging cutting edge- technology and support services to increase student success and retentioncutting edge- technology and support services Northern Virginia Community College’s Extended Learning Institute

3. The Extended Learning Institute Northern Virginia Community College’s Extended Learning Institute Extended Learning Institute: 2004-05 to 2012-13 (FTES)

4. Why Online Resources? Linking students to resources and services- Enabling students to engage from around the world Opportunity - allowing busy traditional and nontraditional education opportunities anytime, anywhere Flexible - students can connect to resources, services, and course materials when they have time Accessibility and availability – 24/7 access and reduced capacity issues Cost reduction - reduces personnel, travel, and operational costs Northern Virginia Community College’s Extended Learning Institute

5. Are Online Resources for Online Learners Only? No! There are a variety of reasons student services should be available online both for the convenience of the student and the college. Northern Virginia Community College’s Extended Learning Institute

6. Why Should Instructors Use Free Resources? Northern Virginia Community College’s Extended Learning Institute  Allows the instructor more academic freedom.  Provides a richer experience for the student.  Engages students with the variety of resources.  Gives students immediate access to the course materials.

7. Why use products like StudentLingo as alternative to textbooks? Free to Students Provides rich content on several of topics covered in SDV100 ADA compliant Northern Virginia Community College’s Extended Learning Institute

8. Examples of how StudentLingo is used in the course: Northern Virginia Community College’s Extended Learning Institute

9. Other low-cost resources used in SDV100: Northern Virginia Community College’s Extended Learning Institute Online text: Saylor.org - College Resources by Bruce Beiderwell, Linda F. Tse, Tom Lochhaas and Nicholas B. deKanter Websites: YouTube.com, Ted.com, Films on Demand, NOVA website for college resources and career exploration, studygs.net Assessment websites: Virginia Education Wizard, VARK- learn.com, Humametrics.com, wikidot.com, mindtools.com, Everfi.com In-house webinars: Exploring Career Options and Getting Ready for Your Next Semester

10. Summer 2013 - SDV100 College Success Skills was redesigned to utilize online resources that are free to students. Redesigning SDV100 - College Success Skills Northern Virginia Community College’s Extended Learning Institute Fall 2013 - The new course was piloted in seven sections by five instructors. The remaining instructors were trained for the spring 2014 transition. Spring 2014 - All online SDV100 courses are taught in the new format (12 instructors/22 sections). The campus-based hybrid course is currently being revised and piloted.

11. Feedback from Students 38% of the students in the fall 2013 pilot sections responded to the OER student survey: 90% liked not having to purchase a textbook. 93% felt the College Success e-book was informative and addressed the topics in this course well. 94% thought the StudentLingo videos were informative and addressed the topics in this course well. 100% felt the videos from other resources were informative and addressed the topics in this course well. 97% thought the assignments and activities in this course related to the assigned readings and videos. Northern Virginia Community College’s Extended Learning Institute

12. Quotes from Students “I think I learned the most when we read about note taking styles and that it will help me for years to come. I found the chapters covering dealing with stress, anxiety and learning styles to be the most interesting though. Those have always appealed to me and it was neat to see other opinions and ideas from the students in the blog posts.” “I liked the typology and learning style assignment because I was able to find out more about myself. I now understand what kind of learner I am and how I learn best as well as what characterizes my personality. It also helped me in finding a career that best fits me.” “The final project was the most interesting assignment. This assignment let us review everything we have learned and also gave us the chance to see it all come together.” Northern Virginia Community College’s Extended Learning Institute

13. Questions from the Audience Northern Virginia Community College’s Extended Learning Institute

14. Kim Burkle Counselor kburkle@nvcc.edu Cynthia Pascal Coordinator of Academic Advising and Retention cpascal@nvcc.edu Northern Virginia Community College’s Extended Learning Institute