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A College Success Course for the New Millennial Generation

A College Success Course for the New Millennial Generation. Dr. Marsha Fralick. Ice Breaker. Introduce yourself and tell where you work. What city are you from? If I were a visitor, what should I see? . Cuyamaca College El Cajon, CA. Overview.

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A College Success Course for the New Millennial Generation

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  1. A College Success Course for the New Millennial Generation Dr. Marsha Fralick

  2. Ice Breaker Introduce yourself and tell where you work. What city are you from? If I were a visitor, what should I see?

  3. Cuyamaca College El Cajon, CA

  4. Overview • Characteristics of the New Millennial Generation • Using technology to engage New Millennials • Keys to success • Retention results • Demo: CollegeScope

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

  6. The Radio Generation • 1900-1946 • Traditionalists • Respect for authority

  7. The TV Generation • 1946-1964 • Watched TV 24 hours a week • The Baby Boomers • Questioned authority (Don’t trust anyone over 30) • Hung out at burger joints

  8. The Internet Generations • Generation X 1965-1977 • New Millennials 1978-1995 • On the Internet 24 hours a week • Independent • Yes we can! • Hang out online

  9. What Comes Next? • Hippies • Yuppies • Zippies

  10. 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

  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 MySpace 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. Introduce yourself. Where are you in the technology continuum? • Baby boomer (1946-1964) • Generation X (1965-1977) • New Millennials (1977-1995) • How much technology did you use in college?

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

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

  17. 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

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

  19. Job Jar Activity

  20. Personality • Key theme throughout course • Carl Jung and personality type Online:

  21. Strength-Based • Foundation for personal and career development based on: • Personality type • Learning style • Multiple intelligences • Interests • Values

  22. 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

  23. Encourages Self-Responsibility Making a good career choice Developing an educational plan Setting goals Managing time to reach goals

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

  25. Keys to Success Comprehensive curriculum

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

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

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

  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. Emphasis Positive thinking Hope for the future Future-mindedness

  32. Resources and Training • College Success 1 www.collegesuccess1.com • Training in person or online

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

  34. Results

  35. College Success: A Study of Positive and Negative Attrition

  36. 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

  37. Take a Look

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

  39. Questions? Evaluation forms

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