A College Success Course for New Millennial Students

1. A College Success Course for New Millennial Students Marsha Fralick and Keith Franco July 13, 2010 For audio call Toll Free 1-888-886-3951 and use PIN/code 351816

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6. Marsha Fralick and Keith Franco A College Success Course for New Millennial Students

7. Overview • Characteristics of the New Millennial Generation • Using technology to engage New Millennials • Online demo: The CollegeScope Student Success Program • Retention results • Example: College Success at Cuyamaca College

8. Going Green! All handouts are located at: http://www.collegesuccess1.com/Conferences.htm

9. New Millennials • 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

10. Some Facts from Pew Research • They are generally happy with their lives and optimistic about the future • Unique appearance 54% have tattoos, hair dyed an unnatural color or body piercings other than ear lobes • Their top goals are fame and fortune

11. Use Technology to Connect • 50% send or receive a text message daily • 29% use instant messages daily • 44% have a profile on Facebook or My Space and 38% use them daily

12. These New Millennial students are now being called Generation E • What does the “E” stand for?

13. New Millennials or Generation E • 18-30 years old • Empowered • Entitled • Electronic • Leading change from paper to electronic media

14. Being in the Millennial Generation, I did start using computers as a young child. I learned how to spell with the help of computers and how to read with computerized books. Computers have always been a part of my life, which is probably why I am so drawn to them.Dawn Cardenas College Success Student

15. What Comes Next? Hippies Yuppies Zippies

17. Keys to Success • Use technology to make education engaging and inescapable.

18. Technology • 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

19. Rationale for Using Technology • Improves retention and success • New roles for faculty • Your students use it • It captures their attention • Education any time or place

20. Using Technology • Online career and learning style assessment • E-text • Online portfolio • Engaging material for the New Millennial generation

21. Take a Look

22. Results: Cuyamaca Community College Implementing CollegeScope resulted in a 26% increase in fall to spring persistence!

23. Results: Lone Star College System

24. The Successful Student • Had a definite goal or college major Based on this research, choosing a major and career planning was included in our college success course.

25. Keys to Success • The program helps students to make a good choice of a major and career.

26. Personality • Carl Jung and personality type • Online:

28. Key to Success: Make it Count • Transfers as general education for CSUC, Area E, Lifelong Understanding • Transfers to University of California • 3 units

29. Keys to Success • The program helps students to understand their learning style and how to become a lifelong learner.

30. The PEPS Learning Style Assessment • Measures preferences in 20 areas • Perceptual • Environmental • Emotional • Sociological • Physical

31. Cuyamaca College El Cajon, CA

32. Personal Development 124, Lifelong Success • 8000 students enrolled in college • 1600 take PDC 124 each year • One of the top 15 revenue producing programs for the college • 56 sections a year

33. College Success • Motivation • Time and Money • Memory and Reading • Test Taking • Taking Notes, Writing and Speaking

34. Career Success • Personality and Related Majors • Learning Style and Intelligence • Interests and Values • Career and Educational Planning

35. Lifelong Success • Communication and Relationships • Critical and Creative Thinking • Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle • Appreciating Diversity • Positive Thinking • Life Stages

36. Course Choices • Face to Face • 22 sections • Blended • 22 sections • Online • 12 sections

37. Bridge High School Community College University

38. Instructor Manual Exercises and Handouts Syllabus Research PowerPoint Internet Links Resources for Faculty www.collegesuccess1.com

39. Questions?

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42. Thanks for attending For upcoming events and links to recently archived seminars, check the @ONE Web site at: http://onefortraining.org/ A College Success Course for New Millennial Students