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A College Success Course for the New Millennial Generation. Dr. Marsha Fralick. Ice Breaker. Think, Pair, Share Introduce yourself. Where are you from? If I were to visit your city, what is one place I should make sure to see?. Overview. Characteristics of the New Millennial Generation
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A College Success Course for the New Millennial Generation Dr. Marsha Fralick
Ice Breaker Think, Pair, Share Introduce yourself. Where are you from? If I were to visit your city, what is one place I should make sure to see?
Overview • Characteristics of the New Millennial Generation • Using technology to engage New Millennials • Retention results • Example: College Success at Cuyamaca College
Going Green! All handouts are located at: http://www.collegesuccess1.com/Conferences.htm
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
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
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
Maintain Close Contact with Family • 82% talked with a parent yesterday • 45% speak by phone with parents daily • 75% say parents helped them financially in the last year • 64% got help from parents to run errands, help with housework or home repairs in the last year
Technology: The Good • Makes people more efficient • Makes you closer to friends and family • Makes it easier to make new friends
Technology: The Bad What did this group report to Pew research? • Makes people lazier (84%) • Makes people more isolated (67%) • Makes people waste time (67%)
These New Millennial students are now being called Generation E • What does the “E” stand for?
New Millennials or Generation E • 18-30 years old • Empowered • Entitled • Electronic • Leading change from paper to electronic media
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
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?
Three Great Eras of Globalization • 1492 Columbus set sail to find new trade routes • the earth is round • 1880-2000 Industrial Revolution • Railways, highways and communication makes the world smaller
Globalization 3.0 • Began in 2000 • Convergence of the computer and fiber optic cable that enables global collaboration and competition • The flat world
Rapid Change • Berlin Wall fell in 1990 • World Wide Web created in 1991 • Windows, Netscape and Internet Explorer invented 1995 • Google invented 1998 • iPhone invented 2007
Skills Needed for the Flat World Passion and curiosity Being able to navigate the virtual world Be a good adapter, synthesizer and collaborator Appreciation of diversity • Reading • Computer skills • Math • Science • Learn how to learn • Intrinsic motivation • People skills
What Comes Next? Hippies Yuppies Zippies
How can we help New Millennial college students be successful? • Think • Pair • Share
Keys to Success • Use technology to make education engaging and inescapable.
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
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
Using Technology • Online career and learning style assessment • E-text • Online portfolio • Engaging material for the New Millennial generation
Results: Cuyamaca Community College Implementing CollegeScope resulted in a 26% increase in fall to spring persistence!
College Success: A Study of Positive and Negative Attrition Community College Review
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.
Keys to Success • The program helps students to make a good choice of a major and career.
Personality • Carl Jung and personality type • Online:
Key to Success: Make it Count • Transfers as general education for CSUC, Area E, Lifelong Understanding • Transfers to University of California • 3 units
Keys to Success • The program helps students to understand their learning style and how to become a lifelong learner.
The PEPS Learning Style Assessment • Measures preferences in 20 areas • Perceptual • Environmental • Emotional • Sociological • Physical
Cuyamaca College El Cajon, CA
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
College Success • Motivation • Time and Money • Memory and Reading • Test Taking • Taking Notes, Writing and Speaking
Career Success • Personality and Related Majors • Learning Style and Intelligence • Interests and Values • Career and Educational Planning
Lifelong Success • Communication and Relationships • Critical and Creative Thinking • Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle • Appreciating Diversity • Positive Thinking • Life Stages
Course Choices • Face to Face • 22 sections • Blended • 22 sections • Online • 12 sections
Bridge High School Community College University
Instructor Manual Exercises and Handouts Syllabus Research PowerPoint Internet Links Resources for Faculty www.collegesuccess1.com
Questions? Evaluation forms