Transcript A College Success Course for the New Millennial Generation

A College Success Course
for the New
Millennial Generation
Susie Wood and Marsha Fralick
Dr. Marsha Fralick
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Author of CollegeScopeTM Student Success Program
Outstanding First-Year Advocate Award recipient
Published numerous research articles
Community College Review
 National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience &
Students in Transition Monograph Series
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Received the California Community Colleges Board of
Governors Exemplary Program Award
Founding faculty of Cuyamaca College
Ice Breaker
Introduce yourself and
tell where you work.
What motivated you to
attend this presentation?
Overview
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Characteristics of the New Millennial Generation
Using technology to engage New Millennials
Keys to Success
Demo of CollegeScope
Retention results
Going Green! All handouts are located at:
http://www.collegesuccess1.com/Conferences.htm
Who are the New Millennials?
New Millennials
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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
Use Technology to Connect
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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)
These New Millennial students are
now being called Generation E
What does the “E” stand for?
New Millennials or Generation E
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18-30 years old
Empowered
 Entitled
 Electronic
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Leading change
from paper to
electronic media
Technology Continuum
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Where are you?
 Baby
boomer (1946-1964)
 Generation X (1965-1977)
 New Millennials (1977-1995)
 How much technology did you use in college?
What Comes Next?
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Hippies
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Yuppies
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Zippies
Keys to Success
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Use technology to make education engaging
and inescapable
Using Technology
Online career and learning style assessment
 E-text
 Online portfolio
 Engaging material for
the New Millennial
generation
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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
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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
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Keys to Success
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Comprehensive curriculum
Career Success
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Personality and Related Majors
Learning Style and Intelligence
Interests and Values
Career and Educational Planning
College Success
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Motivation
Time and Money
Memory and Reading
Test Taking
Taking Notes, Writing
and Speaking
Lifelong Success
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Communication and Relationships
Critical and Creative Thinking
Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle
Appreciating Diversity
Positive Thinking
Life Stages
Key to Success
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Make it Count
Transfers as general education for
CSUC, Area E, Lifelong Understanding
 Transfers to University of California
 3 units
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Keys to Success
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The program helps students to make a good
choice of a major and career
Personality
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Carl Jung and
personality type
Online:
Keys to Success
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The program helps
students to understand
their learning style
and how to become a
lifelong learner
Learning Style
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Measures preferences in 20 areas:
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Perceptual
Environmental
Emotional
Sociological
Physical
Strength-Based
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Foundation for personal and
career development based on:
 Personality
type
 Learning style
 Multiple intelligences
 Interests
 Values
Motivation
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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
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Making a good
career choice
Developing an
educational plan
Setting goals
Managing time to
reach goals
Emphasis
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Positive thinking
Hope for the future
Future-mindedness
Resources and Training
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College Success 1
www.collegesuccess1.com
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Training in person or online
Take a Look
CollegeScope Demo
Results
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Implementing
CollegeScope
resulted in a
26% increase
in fall to spring
persistence!
Results
College
Persistence rate of all
Student Types
Persistence rate of
CollegeScope students
CyFair
79%
94%
Kingwood
67%
82%
Montgomery
77%
88%
North Harris
81%
90%
Tomball
70%
82%
System Average
75%
87%
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College Success: A
Study of Positive and
Negative Attrition
The Successful Student
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Had a definite goal or college major
Based on this research, choosing a major and career
planning was included in our college success course
Next Steps
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Sign up for a free demo
Questions
Evaluation forms
Thank you