Transcript 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?

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
• Characteristics of the
New Millennial Generation
• Using technology to engage
New Millennials
• Keys to success
• Retention results
• Demo: CollegeScope
Going Green! All handouts are located at:
http://www.collegesuccess1.com/Conferences.htm
The Radio Generation
• 1900-1946
• Traditionalists
• Respect for authority
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
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
What Comes Next?
Hippies
Yuppies
Zippies
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
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
o Leading change from paper
to electronic media
Introduce yourself.
Where are you in the
technology continuum?
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Baby boomer (1946-1964)
Generation X (1965-1977)
New Millennials (1977-1995)
How much technology
did you use in college?
Keys to Success
• 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
Rationale for
Using Technology
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Improves retention and success
New roles for faculty
Your students use it
It captures their attention
Education any time or place
Keys to Success
• The program helps students to
make a good choice of a major and
career
Job Jar Activity
• Key theme throughout course
• Carl Jung and personality type
Online:
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 SelfResponsibility
• Making a good
career choice
• Developing an
educational plan
• Setting goals
• Managing time to
reach goals
Keys 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
• Comprehensive curriculum
Career Success
 Personality and Related Majors
 Learning Style and Intelligence
 Interests and Values
 Career and Educational Planning
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
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
o Perceptual
o Environmental
o Emotional
o Sociological
o Physical
Emphasis
• Positive thinking
• Hope for the future
• Future-mindedness
Resources and Training
• College Success 1
www.collegesuccess1.com
• Training in person or online
Results: Cuyamaca Community College
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%
• College Success:
A Study of
Positive and
Negative Attrition
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
Take a Look
Resources for Faculty
www.collegesuccess1.com
• Instructor Manual
o Exercises and Handouts
• Syllabus
• Research
• PowerPoint
• Internet Links
• Questions?
• Evaluation forms