col 105 freshman seminar:
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COL 105Freshman Seminar:
Learning is Not a Spectator Sport!
Snowball
What is one quality successful college
students share?
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Successful Students
Accept Personal Responsibility
Discover Self-motivation
Master Self-management
Employ Interdependence
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Successful Students
Gain Self-Awareness
Adopt Lifelong Learning
Develop Emotional Intelligence
Believe in Themselves
Improvement Rates for On Course
Mount Hood Community College
Retention of All First-Year Students NOT in On Course
Retention of All First-Year Students in On Course
Improvement Rate
Fall 2004 to Spring 2005
53% 80% +27%
Fall 2004 to Fall 2005
28% 54% +26%
Improvement Rates for On Course
Baltimore City Community College
English 101 Pass Rate for Non-Learning Community Students
English 101 Pass Rate for Learning Community Students (Using On Course text)
Improvement Rate
Fall 2000 40% 74% +33%
Improvement Rates for On Course
Baltimore City Community College
Developmental English Pass Rate for Non-Learning Community Students
Developmental English Pass Rate for Learning Community Students (Using On Course text)
Improvement Rate
Fall 2000 to Spring 2001
63% 76% +13%
Improvement Rates for On Course
Baltimore City Community College
Developmental Math Pass Rate for Non-Learning Community Students
Developmental Math Pass Rate for Learning Community Students (Using On Course text)
Improvement Rate
Fall 2000 to Spring 2001
69% 90% +21%
How?
Provide a structured learning experience
Provide specific and measurable knowledge, skills, behaviors, and values
Provide deeper, transferable learning
Design Grids
•Active Learning Techniques
•Structures and Strategies
•Learning Styles
Learning Outcomes
Puzzling it out…
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Learning Outcome 1
At the completion of this course, you will be able to apply critical thinking skills and present well-reasoned arguments to form a methodology for completing classroom assignments and making personal decisions.
Learning Outcome 2
At the completion of this course, you will be able to integrate principles of learning styles and study strategies with personal time and stress management techniques to form a learning profile for being a self-directed learner in various educational contexts.
Learning Outcome 3
At the completion of this course, you will be able to develop a personal education plan and describe strategies for continually revising that plan in order to achieve long-range educational goals.
Learning Outcome 4
At the completion of this course, you will be able to display engagement with the campus community by actively participating in events/organizations and by establishing respectful, working relationships with fellow students, faculty, and staff to build a social support network.
ENG 032 COL 105 MAT 032
ENG 101 COL 105 SOC 101
BIO 100 COL 105 CHM 100
Learning Communities
COL 105: Capstone Project
The Freshman Seminar Capstone Project: My Learning Profile
Components: Learning Styles
What’s my learning style? How do I adapt my learning style to
mesh with different instructor learning styles?
What study techniques/skills best help you learn?
COL 105: Capstone Project
Educational Plan: What are your short-term goals and
how do you plan to achieve them? What are your mid-range goals and
how do you plan to achieve them? What are your long-term goals and how
do you plan to achieve them? How do you deal with obstacles to
achieving your goals?
COL 105: Capstone Project
Working Relationships /Campus Engagement: 360 Evaluation: 6 pieces (pre and post)
• How well do you think you interact with others?• How well do your peers think you interact with
them?• How well do your faculty/advisor think you
interact with them? Choose a picture that you think illustrates your
level of engagement in the campus community. Explain how this picture illustrates your community involvement.
Will it work?
(Katy and Jenn’s experiences)
A Taste of On Course!
Who is this for: LEI faculty and any other interested faculty
When is it: June 13 from 12-2 Who do you contact: Margaret
Burdette What will we do: Spaghetti and
Marshmallows
Thank you!
Freshman Seminar Subgroup: LouAnn Martin, Sarah Shumpert, Jeremy King, Amoena Norcross, and Marianne Albert
Questions?
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