A College Success Course for the New Millennial Generation Innovations in Teaching and Learning Technology at Lee College November 11, 2010 Dr. Marsha Fralick

Ice Breaker We all know that friends and family make us happy. What else makes you happy?

Introduce yourself to someone you do not know. Happiness is . . . .

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

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

What is the bad?

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 • E mpowered • E ntitled • E lectronic • Leading change from paper to electronic media

• • • • 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

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

Take a Look

Results:

Cuyamaca Community College

Implementing CollegeScope resulted in a 26% increase in fall to spring persistence!

Results:

Lone Star College System

College LSC – CyFair LSC – Kingwood LSC –Montgomery LSC – North Harris LSC – Tomball System Average Persistence rate of all Student Types Persistence rate of CollegeScope students 79% 67% 77% 81% 70% 94% 82% 88% 90% 82% 75% 87%

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.

Job Jar Activity

•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

Resources for Faculty www.collegesuccess1.com

• • • • • Instructor Manual • Exercises and Handouts Syllabus Research PowerPoint Internet Links

• Questions?

• Evaluation forms