A College Success Course for the New Millennial Student

Dr. Marsha Fralick

Ice Breaker

Introduce yourself. Introduce yourself.

Where are you from?Where are you from?

What is one thing I should see if IWhat is one thing I should see if I

were to visit where you live?were to visit where you live?

Overview

• Program descriptionProgram description• Program resultsProgram results• Key elementsKey elements

• Career planningCareer planning• Learning styleLearning style• TechnologyTechnology• Course credit Course credit

Cuyamaca CollegeEl Cajon, CA

Personal Development 124, Lifelong Success

• 8000 students enrolled in college8000 students enrolled in college

• 1600 take PDC 124 each year1600 take PDC 124 each year

• One of the top 15 revenue producing One of the top 15 revenue producing programs for the college programs for the college

• 56 sections a year56 sections a year

Course Choices

• Face to FaceFace to Face• 22 sections22 sections

• Blended Blended • 22 sections22 sections

• OnlineOnline• 12 sections12 sections

College Success

• MotivationMotivation• Time and MoneyTime and Money• Memory and ReadingMemory and Reading• Test TakingTest Taking• Taking Notes, Writing and Taking Notes, Writing and

SpeakingSpeaking

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

Program Results

Program Review 2000, 2005 Program Review 2000, 2005

The most significant finding is increased persistence.

Persistence

• Students who return the next Students who return the next semestersemester

• Approximately half of community Approximately half of community college students nationwide do not college students nationwide do not persist after the first semesterpersist after the first semester

College Persistence Semester to Semester5 Year Average at Cuyamaca College

• All successful PDC students 89%All successful PDC students 89%• All students 63%All students 63%

A 26% improvement! A 26% improvement!

How can we help college students be successful?

• ThinkThink• PairPair• Share Share

Keys to Success

•Career PlanningCareer Planning•Learning StyleLearning Style•Course CreditCourse Credit•TechnologyTechnology

College Success: A Study of Positive and Negative

Attrition

Community College ReviewCommunity College Review

The Successful Student

• Had a definite goal or college Had a definite goal or college majormajor

Based on this research, choosing a major and career planning was included in our college success course.

How to Choose a Major

• Self AssessmentSelf Assessment• PersonalityPersonality• InterestsInterests• ValuesValues• Learning StyleLearning Style

• Career ResearchCareer Research

•Key theme throughout course

•Carl Jung and personality type

Online:

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

• PerceptualPerceptual• EnvironmentalEnvironmental• EmotionalEmotional• SociologicalSociological• PhysicalPhysical

Key to Success: Make it Count

• Transfers as general education for Transfers as general education for CSUC, Area E, Lifelong CSUC, Area E, Lifelong UnderstandingUnderstanding

• Transfers to University of California Transfers to University of California

The Transfer Approval Process• Academic RigorAcademic Rigor

• Broad ScopeBroad ScopeCareersCareers

Lifelong SuccessLifelong Success

• Articulate with Universities Articulate with Universities

Bridge

High School

Community College

University

Technology

A Skill Needed for College Success

New Millennials

• Our current college studentsOur current college students• Most were born with a computer in the Most were born with a computer in the

home and were using them by age 5 home and were using them by age 5 • Cyber generationCyber generation• The connected generation The connected generation • 82% are online daily82% are online daily• Average 12 hours per week online Average 12 hours per week online

Where are you in the technology continuum?

• Baby boomer 1946-1964Baby boomer 1946-1964• Generation X 1965-1977Generation X 1965-1977• New Millennials 1977-1995New Millennials 1977-1995• How much technology did you use How much technology did you use

in college?in college?

Rationale for Using Technology• Your students use itYour students use it• It captures their attentionIt captures their attention• Education on demandEducation on demand

Any time or placeAny time or place• Increased accessIncreased access• New roles for faculty New roles for faculty

Using Technology

• Online career and learning style Online career and learning style assessmentassessment

• E-textE-text

• Online portfolio Online portfolio

Take a look at CollegeScopehttp://www.collegescope.com/cuyamaca

Technology for New Millennials

• Individually tailoredIndividually tailored• PortablePortable• Dynamic ContentDynamic Content

Technology helps guide students through the critical first two weeks

• Make sure all students have Make sure all students have startedstarted

• Monitor progress from the Monitor progress from the beginning beginning

• Engaging material for the New Engaging material for the New Millennial GenerationMillennial Generation

Resources for Facultyhttp://www.collegesuccess1.com

• Classroom exercisesClassroom exercises• SyllabusSyllabus• ResearchResearch• PowerPointPowerPoint• Internet LinksInternet Links

• Questions?Questions?

• Evaluation forms Evaluation forms