lone star college system professional development june 9, 2011 dr. marsha fralick

LONE STAR COLLEGE LONE STAR COLLEGE SYSTEMSYSTEMPROFESSIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT JUNE 9, DEVELOPMENT JUNE 9, 20112011

Dr. Marsha Fralick

Happiness is ____

We all know our friends and family make us happy. What else?

Ice Breaker

Research (brief) and key features Resources Demo of faculty and student portfolios Setting up your account and online

training Using CollegeScope to increase

retention and success The Assessments

Theory, administration, benefits, exercises

Overview CollegeScope

Research

Noteworthy Results

Implementing CollegeScope resulted in a 26% increase in fall to spring persistence!

87% of students had chosen a major by the end of the course

62% of students reported more confidence in their academic skills

88% of students rated the course as good or very good

CollegePersistence rate

of allStudent Types

Persistence rate of

CollegeScope students

Difference

CyFair 79% 94% 15%

Kingwood 67% 82% 15%

Montgomery 77% 88% 11%

North Harris 81% 90% 9%

Tomball 70% 82% 12%

System Average

75% 87% 12%

Results

Published Articles

College Success: A Study of Positive and Negative Attrition

Career Development in a College Success Course

Had a definite goal or college major

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

The Successful Student

Key Features

The program helps students to make a good choice of a major and career

Keys to Success

Statistically accurate Valid and reliable College scenarios are easy to read and

understand.

Keys to Success

The program helps students to understand their learning style and how to become a lifelong learner

Measures preferences in 20 areas:o Perceptualo Environmentalo Emotionalo Sociologicalo Physical

Learning Style

Personalized

Based on personality and learning style

Refers to the student by their name

This is not possible in a printed text

Comprehensive curriculum

Keys to Success

Personality and Related Majors Learning Style and Intelligence Interests and Values Career and Educational Planning

Career Success

College Success

Motivation Time and Money Memory and

Reading

Test Taking Taking Notes,

Writing and Speaking

Lifelong Success

Communication and Relationships

Critical and Creative Thinking

Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle

Appreciating Diversity

Positive Thinking Life Stages

Foundation for personal and career development based on:

Personality type Learning style Multiple intelligences Interests Values

Strength-Based

Motivation

Students are motivated to complete their education when they have made a good choice of a major and career based on their personal strengths

Encourages Self-Responsibility

Making a good career choice

Developing an educational plan

Setting goals Managing time to

reach goals

Positive thinking Hope for the future Future-mindedness

Emphasis

Use technology to make education engaging and inescapable

Keys to Success

New Millenials

Our current college students were born after 1992

Most were born with a computer in the home and were using them by age 5

The connected generation 82% are online daily Average 12 hours

per week online

New Millennials

Use Technology to Connect

50% send or receive

a text message daily 29% use instant

messages daily 44% have a profile

on Facebook or MySpace and 38% use them daily

(from Pew Research)

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

college?

Introduce yourself. Where are you in the technology continuum?

Hippies

Yuppies Zippies

What Comes Next?

Most college courses, especially upper division courses, have online components.

Working in an online environment is essential for high paying careers.

Students are disadvantaged if they do not have access to the Internet and are skilled in using it.

It is a tool to help faculty focus on interactive exercises instead of lecture.

Education happens any time, any place.

Technology

All students start for free Chapter 1 doesn’t require payment All students can start on time

Human eSources Scholarship Program Every instructor has two free access codes

for each section taught You decide who to give the access codes to

New Features

Resources

Resources for faculty and students

www.collegesuccess1.com

Training Notes

College Success 1

Student Viewwww.collegescope.com/ccs/lonestar

Quick Tour

Faculty Viewwww.collegescope.com/cuyamaca

Quick Tour

I need your name and email address to set up your account. You will have online training and support to begin using your account.

Setting up your account

http://www.collegescope.com/lonestar

Log into your account

Update your account

Use the sample student account or the PowerPoint, Getting Started with CollegeScope.sample_student@lonestar.eduPassword: sample1

How Students Register and Log In

The student account has /ccs/ ccs stands for college and career success http://www.collegescope.com/ccs/lonestar

The difference between a faculty and student account

Improving Retention and Success with CollegeScope

30% of students do not buy their books 70% of students do not read them

Reading is a problem

TEACHING TEACHING STUDENTS TO STUDENTS TO READREADhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQHX-SjgQvQ

You will know who has started the program

You can monitor their reading and progress through the program

You can provide early intervention

CollegeScope

The first two weeks is when most students drop.

This is our best opportunity to help students to be successful.

The Critical Period

How can you help the students who have not begun?

ThinkPair Share

The Critical First 2 Weeks

You can focus on engaging students in learning, discussion and sharing your experiences.

This is a good strategy for other classes too.

Minimizes the need to lecture. All classes cover the same material in an

interactive way.

Expect students to read the chapter before coming to class

Most of your students will attend the first day.

It is an opportunity to impact student success and retention.

The first day of class is also critical

What should you do on the first day?

Introduce the CollegeScope Student Success Program

Make your expectations clear The course syllabus

Get to know your students and help them to meet other students

Do something that motivates students on the first day

The first day is the most important

Exercise: Life Storieswww.collegesuccess1.com/MotivationM.htm

Introductory Activities

Review the information on CollegeScope the second day for those who were absent or those who need motivation to get started.

Congratulate those who have started. Meet with students who have not started

CollegeScope.

Review the second day

THE ASSESSMENTSTHE ASSESSMENTS

Job Jar Activity

Personality Assessment

Personality

Carl Jung and personality type

Online:

We are born with natural preferences which we develop over a lifetime.

There are no good or bad types. Each type has their own unique gifts and

talents. Exercise: What is a preference?

Carl Jung 1875-1961

Choosing a major Career choice Learning Style Communication Self-understanding

Key Theme

Find a time when you are not tired or rushed.

There are no right or wrong answers. Answer quickly giving your first

impression. Do not over analyze. You will have a chance to look at your

profile and change it if you think it is not correct.

Administering the DWYA

Answer the questions honestly to get the best results.

Answer the questions how you usually are when you are not stressed.

Do not answer the questions: How you want to be How you have to be at home, work or

school How others want you to be

Administering the DWYA

Encourage students to give honest answers.

What are some reasons students would not give honest answers?

Think, Pair, Share

Getting Good Results

The test does not measure: Intelligence Psychological or emotional health

Administering the DWYA

Click on Do What You Are: CollegeScope User’s ManualDo What You Are HandbookPsychometric Report

Resourceswww.collegesuccess1.com

Interpreting the Do What You Are personality assessment

Begin Self-Assessment

How we interact with the world and where we place our energy

E_____________________________|____________________________I Extraversion Introversion

Talkers and Listeners

Talker

How do I know that I am a talker?

How can I develop my listening skills?

How can I help listeners talk more?

Listener

How do I know that I am a listener?

How can I develop my talking skills?

How can I help talkers listen more?

Self-Assessment

The kind of information we naturally notice and remember

S_____________________________|___________________________NSensing Intuition

Write about the picture for 3 minutes

Personality Exercise

By Ian Jackson

Self-Assessment

How we make decisions

T_____________________________|___________________________F Thinking Feeling

Self-Assessment

Whether we prefer to live in a more structured or spontaneous way

J_____________________________|_____________________________P Judging Perceiving

Where do you stand? I can play anytime I have to finish my work before I play

J and P Exercise:

Measures preferences in 20 areas

The PEPS Learning Style Assessment

20 Learning Style Factors

Perceptual Auditory Visual Kinesthetic Tactual

Environmental Sound Light Heat Design

Physical Time of day Food Mobility

Emotional Motivation Responsibility Persistence Structure

Sociological Self, peer or adult

oriented

Give your initial response No need to over analyze Answer as though you were learning

new or difficult information

Administering the PEPS

It is not a test It describes how you prefer to learn new

or difficult material Usually there are 6 or 7 areas out of 20

that are important for an individual

Important Considerations

Measures preferences in 20 areas Perceptual

Auditory Visual Kinesthetic Tactile

The PEPS Learning Style Assessment

Immediate environment Sound Heat Light Design (formal or informal)

PEPS

Emotionality Motivation Responsibility Persistence Structure

PEPS

Sociological Self oriented Peer oriented Adult oriented

PEPS

Physical Time of day Food intake Mobility

PEPS

Auditory (one third) Visual (one third) Tactile/Kinesthetic (one third)

Learning disabled as well as gifted prefer tactile/kinesthetic

Perceptual

Note that a detailed list of learning strategies for your style follows this chart.

Learning Style

The Paper Airplane Exercise

Tips for New Instructors

Tips for New Instructors

www.collegesuccess1.comFaculty Resources

Write your syllabus Take the assessments Read the User’s Manual Expect your students to read the chapter

before class begins Use the Instructor Manual to select

activities to engage students in learning

Tips for New Instructors

How to quickly engage studentsHow to run a group successfullyFavorite Exercises Look in Faculty Resources at: www.collegesuccess1.com

Tips for Engaging Students in Learning

If you were evaluating a class, what would you look for?

Think Pair Share

Teaching Excellence

Students are engaged in learning The professor uses a variety of teaching

techniques to appeal to different learning styles

Students have good attendance The professor has a good syllabus The professor establishes a positive

learning environment

Teaching Excellence

Something you learned? Something you found useful?

What is

Questions? Discussion Evaluation