AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE INITIATIVE ST. LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE PEER MENTOR TRAINING SEPTEMBER 8-9, 2011 Dr.
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AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE INITIATIVE ST. LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE PEER MENTOR TRAINING SEPTEMBER 8-9, 2011 Dr. Marsha Fralick Ice Breaker Happiness is ____ We all know our friends and family make us happy. What else? Overview CollegeScope Research on effectiveness (Brief) Overview of key features Resources for mentors A quick tour (mentor and mentee view) Helping your students log in Introducing CollegeScope to your students Improving retention and success Making it easy for your students to login Assessments Research Noteworthy Results Implementing CollegeScope resulted in a 26% increase in fall to spring persistence! 87% of students had chosen a major by the end of the course 62% of students reported more confidence in their academic skills 88% of students rated the course as good or very good Results College Persistence rate of all Student Types Persistence rate of CollegeScope students Difference CyFair 79% 94% 15% Kingwood 67% 82% 15% Montgomery 77% 88% 11% North Harris 81% 90% 9% Tomball 70% 82% 12% System Average 75% 87% 12% Published Articles College Success: A Study of Positive and Negative Attrition Career Development in a College Success Course 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 Key Features Keys to Success The program helps students to make a good choice of a major and career Statistically accurate Valid and reliable College scenarios are easy to read and understand. Keys to Success The program helps students to understand their learning style and how to become a lifelong learner Learning Style Measures preferences in 20 areas: o o o o o Perceptual Environmental Emotional Sociological Physical Personalized Based on personality and learning style Refers to the student by their name This is not possible in a printed text Keys to Success Comprehensive curriculum Illuminate Your Life Career Success Personality and Related Majors Learning Style and Intelligence Interests and Values Career and Educational Planning Illuminate Your Life College Success Motivation Time and Money Memory and Reading Test Taking Taking Notes, Writing and Speaking Lifelong Success Communication and Relationships Critical and Creative Thinking Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle Appreciating Diversity Positive Thinking Life Stages Strength-Based Foundation for personal and career development based on: Personality type Learning style Multiple intelligences Interests Values 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 Encourages Self-Responsibility Making a good career choice Developing an educational plan Setting goals Managing time to reach goals Emphasis Positive thinking Hope for the future Future-mindedness Illuminate Your Life Keys to Success • Use technology to make education engaging and inescapable New Millenials 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 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 (from Pew Research) 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? What Comes Next? Hippies Yuppies Zippies 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. Faculty can focus on interactive exercises rather than lecture. Education happens any time, any place. Resources College Success 1 Resources for faculty and students www.collegesuccess1.com Training Notes Quick Tour Sample Student Portfolio www.collegescope.com/ccs/stlouis-forestpark [email protected] Password: sample1 www.collegescope.com/ccs/stlouis-florissant [email protected] www.collegescope.com/ccs/stlouis-harrison [email protected] Quick Tour Faculty/Mentor View www.collegescope.com/cuyamaca Helping Students Log In All students start for free Chapter 1 doesn’t require an access code All students can start on time How Students Register and Log In www.collegescope.com/ccs/stlouis-forestpark www.collegescope.com/ccs/stlouis-florissant www.collegescope.com/ccs/stlouis-harrison The difference between a faculty and student account The student account has /ccs/ ccs stands for college and career success Click: Register Here Fill out the registration information. Click the Register Button at the bottom of the page. Fill out the registration information. Click the Register Button at the bottom of the page. Next time, just log in. Use the email address and password you created to log in. Do not register again. Click: Start CollegeScope Start with an assessment The assessment is a pre-test to measure your skills at the present time. You will take this assessment again at the end to see how you have improved. Relax and answer the questions honestly. The assessment is a good outline of the content of CollegeScope. The Content Survey There are 100 easy questions. Just answer quickly. You can click on Finish Later if you don’t complete the survey all at once. After you finish the assessment, you will see this page. Begin Chapter 1: Understanding Motivation. Chapter 1 contains your assessment results. Remember that you will be improving your skills throughout the program. There are many interactive features in the text. Journal entries provide the opportunity to think about the material and apply it to your personal life. They are generally a well-developed paragraph. The journal entries become part of your portfolio visible to you and your instructor. Quizzes provide immediate feedback. Read the text carefully and do your best on the quizzes. You cannot change your answers. Quizzes are part of your portfolio and your grade. Complete the interactive activities along the way. To begin Chapter 2, enter your access code here. To continue, click: My Chapters. Now you may begin Chapter 2. You can also view your results from previous chapters. MOST COMMON LOGIN PROBLEMS AND EASY SOLUTIONS Helping Your Students Log In Students register only once. They they log in with the email address and the password they created. Remind students to write down the email address and password they use to create their accounts. I forgot my email address You can find the email address that students used to create their account by looking at their portfolio on My Students or All Students in your instructor account. I forgot my password You can look at the Student Portfolio and reset the password. Tell the student what the new password is. They can reset it when then log into their portfolio. My Account Disappeared They tried to log into the instructor account. Make sure that they have /ccs/ in the URL www.collegescope.com/ccs/stlouis-forestpark www.collegescope.com/ccs/stlouis-florissant www.collegescope.com/ccs/stlouis-harrison Don’t use Google to find CollegeScope. You may end up in a different college account. When I tried to register, it says that my email already exists. If the email already exists, they have already registered. Tell students to log in with the email address and password they created when they registered the first time. When I tried to log in, it says that my email does not exist. There are several reasons for this: They are using a different email. They entered the info incorrectly. They have not registered. Contact Customer Service If you have any problem you cannot resolve. This does not happen very often. If you need to have a student’s account reset. If a student fails and takes the course again, it can be reset so they can start over. This info is available at the College Success Website http://www.collegesuccess1.com/ Click on Training Notes and St. Louis Community College for this PowerPoint Also Common Problems and Easy Solutions Improving Retention and Success with CollegeScope The Critical Period The first two weeks is when most students drop. This is our best opportunity to help students to be successful. Getting Started Get to know your students Introduce the CollegeScope Student Success Program Introductory Activities Exercise: Life Stories www.collegesuccess1.com/MotivationM.htm CollegeScope You will know who has started the program You can monitor their reading and progress through the program You can provide early intervention PowerPoint: Getting Started with CollegeScope Located at www.collegesuccess1.com Click on Training Notes Sample Student Account [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Introducing the Online Portfolio Show the students the online portfolio and features. Let them know that both mentors and mentees have access. Sample Student The Electronic Journal It is an opportunity for students to read and think about how to apply the material in their personal lives. Make your expectations clear. Expect a well-developed paragraph for most questions. Show a sample. The Electronic Quizzes This is an interactive feature that helps students with reading comprehension. Students get immediate feedback. Students cannot change their answers. Expect students to do their best. How to help students get started? The first 2 weeks are critical for student success and retention. Use CollegeScope to monitor progress. The Critical First 2 Weeks How can you help the students who have not begun? Think Pair Share THE ASSESSMENTS Job Jar Activity Personality Assessment Personality Carl Jung and personality type Online: Carl Jung 1875-1961 We are born with natural preferences which we develop over a lifetime. There are no good or bad types. Each type has their own unique gifts and talents. Exercise: What is a preference? Key Theme Choosing a major Career choice Learning Style Communication Self-understanding Administering the DWYA Find a time when you are not tired or rushed. There are no right or wrong answers. Answer quickly giving your first impression. Do not over analyze. You will have a chance to look at your profile and change it if you think it is not correct. Administering the DWYA Answer the questions honestly to get the best results. Answer the questions how you usually are when you are not stressed. Do not answer the questions: How you want to be How you have to be at home, work or school How others want you to be Getting Good Results Encourage students to give honest answers. What are some reasons students would not give honest answers? Think, Pair, Share Administering the DWYA The test does not measure: Intelligence Psychological or emotional health Resources www.collegesuccess1.com Click on Do What You Are: CollegeScope User’s Manual Do What You Are Handbook Psychometric Report Interpreting the Do What You Are personality assessment Begin Self-Assessment How we interact with the world and where we place our energy E_____________________________|____________________________I Extraversion Introversion Talkers and Listeners Talker How do I know that I am a talker? How can I develop my listening skills? How can I help listeners talk more? Listener How do I know that I am a listener? How can I develop my talking skills? How can I help talkers listen more? Self-Assessment The kind of information we naturally notice and remember S_____________________________|___________________________N Sensing Intuition Personality Exercise Write about the picture for 3 minutes By Ian Jackson Self-Assessment How we make decisions T_____________________________|___________________________F Thinking Feeling T and F in the Classroom Feeling types want you to know their names Thinking types enjoy debate and respect expertise Self-Assessment Whether we prefer to live in a more structured or spontaneous way J_____________________________|_____________________________P Judging Perceiving J and P Exercise: Where do you stand? I can play anytime I have to finish my work before I play The PEPS Learning Style Assessment Measures preferences in 20 areas 20 Learning Style Factors Perceptual Auditory Visual Kinesthetic Tactual Environmental Sound Light Heat Design Physical Emotional Time of day Food Mobility Motivation Responsibility Persistence Structure Sociological Self, peer or adult oriented Administering the PEPS Give your initial response No need to over analyze Answer as though you were learning new or difficult information Important Considerations It is not a test It describes how you prefer to learn new or difficult material Usually there are 6 or 7 areas out of 20 that are important for an individual The PEPS Learning Style Assessment Measures preferences in 20 areas Perceptual Auditory Visual Kinesthetic Tactile PEPS Immediate environment Sound Heat Light Design (formal or informal) PEPS Emotionality Motivation Responsibility Persistence Structure PEPS Sociological Self oriented Peer oriented Adult oriented PEPS Physical Time of day Food intake Mobility Perceptual Auditory (one third) Visual (one third) Tactile/Kinesthetic (one third) Learning disabled as well as gifted prefer tactile/kinesthetic Note that a detailed list of learning strategies for your style follows this chart. Learning Style The Paper Airplane Exercise What is Something you learned? Something you found useful? Questions? Discussion Evaluation