Transcript Document 7420055

Faculty Training, Part 2
June 26, 2008
Lone Star College System
Dr. Marsha Fralick
Ice Breaker
• Introduce yourself.
• What is your job title.
• What do you do for fun?
Morning Energizer
Creativity Exercise
• Brainstorming exercise with a
peanut
• What are the rules of
brainstorming?
Brainstorming Rules
• The first step is generating a
quantity of ideas
• Set a goal or quota
• No censorship of self or others
• The last step is selecting the
quality ideas
How is this peanut like you?
How is this peanut like me?
• It’s wrinkled like me.
• It’s brown like me.
• It has curves like me.
• It cracks under pressure.
• What you see is not always what
you get.
• It just sits in class.
How is this peanut like
going to college?
How is this peanut like
going to college?
• It’s rough.
• There are 2 nuts inside. One is
the teacher and the other is the
student.
• We’re all nuts to a degree.
• We both went to Dr. Fralick’s class
today.
• College drives me nuts!
Overview
• Research on College Success
• Improving Retention and success with
the CollegeScope Student Success
Program
• Introducing CollegeScope to your
students
• Teaching excellence
• Engaging students in learning
• Practical exercises
Cuyamaca College
El Cajon, CA
Personal Development
124, Lifelong Success
• 8000 students enrolled in college
• 2000 take PDC 124 each year
• One of the top 15 revenue producing
programs for the college
• 56 sections a year
Make it Count
• Transfers as general education for
CSUC, Area E, Lifelong
Understanding
• Transfers to University of California
Course Choices
• Face to Face
• 22 sections
• Blended
• 22 sections
• Online
• 12 sections
Bridge
High
School
Community
College
University
Program Results
Program Review 2000, 2005
The most significant
finding is increased
persistence.
Persistence
• Students who return the next
semester
• Approximately half of community
college students nationwide do not
persist after the first semester
College Persistence Semester to Semester
5 Year Average at Cuyamaca College
• All successful PDC students 89%
• All students 63%
A 26% improvement!
Student Confidence
• The course helped 62% of
students feel more confident about
their academic skills
Grade Improvement
• 72% of student agreed or strongly
agreed that the course helped to
improve grades
Student Satisfaction
88% of students rated the course as
very good or good.
College Success: A Study
of Positive and Negative
Attrition
Community College Review
The Successful Student
• Had a definite goal or college
major
• Earned a B+ or better in high
school
Based on this research, choosing
a major and career planning was
included in our college success
course.
Choosing a Major
• The course helped 52% of
students choose a major
A Model Student Success
Program
• Broad in scope
• Includes careers
• Counts for graduation and transfer
• Engages students in learning
• Results in personal growth
• Students become lifelong learners
Student Success
• How do you know when your
student success program is
working?
• Think
• Pair
• Share
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.
The Critical First 2 Weeks
• You will know who has not bought
the program and who has not
started.
• How can you help the students
who have not begun?
Think
Pair
Share
The first day of class is
also critical
• Most of your students will attend
the first day.
• It is an opportunity to impact
student success and retention.
What should you do on
the first day?
The first day is the most
important
• Introduce the CollegeScope
Student Success Program
• Make your expectations clear
• The course syllabus
• Get to know your students and
help them to meet other students
• Do something that motivates
students on the first day
Introduce CollegeScope
• What is it?
• How to log in
• Show sample student
• Online portfolio
• Chapters
• Sample journal entries
Introducing the Online
Portfolio
• On the first day, show the students
the online portfolio and features.
• Let them know that faculty have
access.
New features for fall
• New updated edition
• New chapter order
• Chapter 1: Motivation
• Chapter 2: Personality
• Chapter 3: Learning Style
• Faculty comments about student
work on the student portfolio
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 Cheat
How you will be caught
Expect students to read the
chapter before coming to class
• You can focus on engaging
students in learning, discussion
and sharing your experiences.
• This is a good strategy for other
classes too.
• Minimizes the need to lecture.
• All classes cover the same material
in an interactive way.
Most Common Problems
And Easy Solutions
Helping Your Students Log In
Students register only once.
Then 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
• http://www.collegescope.com/ccs/
tomball
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 CollegeScope
There is a PowerPoint slide show on
how to introduce CollegeScope. It
has the front page of each college
included.
Review the second day
• Review the information on
CollegeScope the second day for
those who were absent or those
who need motivation to get
started.
• Congratulate those who have
started.
• Meet with students who have not
started CollegeScope.
Introductory Activities
http://www.collegesuccess1.com/MotivationM.htm
Exercise: Life Stories
Tips for New Instructors
http://www.collegesuccess1.com/TipsNewInstructors.htm
Tips for New Instructors
• Write your syllabus
• Take the assessments
• Read the User’s Manual
• Expect your students to read the
chapter before class begins
• Use the Instructor Manual to select
activities to engage students in
learning
Teaching Excellence
• If you were evaluating a class,
what would you look for?
• Think
• Pair
• Share
Teaching Excellence
• Students are engaged in learning
• The professor uses a variety of
teaching techniques to appeal to
different learning styles
• Students have good attendance
• The professor has a good syllabus
• The professor establishes a
positive learning environment
Tips for
Engaging Students in Learning
• How to quickly engage students
• How to run a group successfully
• Favorite Exercises
More Exercises
• Memory
• Test Taking
• Interests
• Values
• Communication
• Critical thinking
• Person Bingo
Test Taking
Chapter 6
The Best Way to Prepare:
• Study the key ideas
• Textbook
• Lecture notes
• Class handouts
Test Taking Techniques
Or how to guess if you need to
Or how to answer correctly after
you have studied
Meet the Decoy
How Does An Instructor
Write a True False
Question?
1. Find an important point
2. Write as is for true
3. Change or add a qualifier to make
it false
100% Qualifiers Make a
Statement False. Why?
NO
ALWAYS
INVARIABLY
NEVER
ALL
NONE
ONLY
EVERY
ENTIRELY
These qualifiers are found
in true statements. Why?
SELDOM
FREQUENTLY
SOMETIMES
MOST
FEW
OFTEN
MANY
SOME
USUALLY
GENERALLY
1. Look for an important point.
2. Make a stem.
3. Write the correct answer.
4. Think or 3 or 4 decoys.
EXAMPLE
Stem: In SQ4R, The 4R’S stand for:
1. Decoy
* 2. Read. Recite, review, reflect
3. Decoy
4. Decoy
Tricky Questions
1. Watch for negatives and
100% qualifiers
2. Foolish options are generally
incorrect.
Example
The Cornell Format is:
A. A system for taking notes
B. A type of floor mat
Tricky Questions
Answers in the middle range are
more likely to be correct.
Tricky Questions
Numbers in the middle range
are usually correct.
The Great Pyramid is ___ft. high.
A. 281
B. 381
C. 481
D. 981
Tricky Questions
Numbers in the middle range
are usually correct.
The Great Pyramid is ___ft. high.
A. 281 (low)
B. 381 (middle)
C. 481 (middle) (Correct answer)
D. 981 (high)
Tricky Questions
In look alike options, usually one is
correct and the other is a decoy.
The functional unit of the kidney
is the:
A. Pelvis
B. Nephron
C. Neuron
D. Medulla
Tricky Questions
In look alike options, usually one is
correct and the other is a decoy.
The functional unit of the kidney is the:
A. Pelvis
B. Nephron (look alike) (Correct)
C. Neuron (look alike)
D. Medulla
$32,000 Question:
What president was
known as the Great
Communicator?
A. Reagan C. Johnson
B. Roosevelt D. Kennedy
Which answers look alike?
Reagan and Roosevelt
look alike. Reagan is the
correct answer.
Tricky Questions
If you don’t know the answer, SKIP IT.
You may find the answer or something
that triggers your memory in the rest
of the test. Circle the ones you do not
know and come back to them later.
Ready for the “Guess”
test?
Interests and Values
Chapter 8
What are your interests?
What kind of lifestyle do
you prefer?
What are 20 things you
like to do?
Can you list 20 things you
like to do in 5 minutes?
Now that you have your
list, put a $ next to
anything that costs more
than $20 each time you
do it.
Write P to the left of each
item that you do with
people.
Write I next to anything
that you do by yourself
(individually)
Write T next to the items
that involve working with
things
• Cars
• Tools
• Gardening
• Crafts
Write D next to items that
involve working with data.
• Computers
• Math
• Budgeting
• Organizing
Write A next to items that
involve physical activity
Write R next to items that
involve risk or adventure
• Car racing
• Skiing
• Motorcycle riding
• Skydiving
• Rock Climbing
Write MT next to the
items you would like to
spend more time doing.
Number 1-5 the most
important items on your
list.
What is your number one
interest? Share it with the
class.
What Are Your Values?
Values are:
• What we think is important
• What we feel is right and good
Assignment:
My Personal Coat of Arms
• What your like about yourself
• Your greatest achievement
• Your most prized possession
• What you value most in life
• A symbol of your personality
• Three words to be remembered by
Exercises Continued
What is something you
can use and something
you found useful?
• Questions?
• Evaluation
Time for a Break?
Time for a Lunch Break?