COL 105Freshman Seminar:

Learning is Not a Spectator Sport!

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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?