Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development

August 5, 2010August 5, 2010

Montgomery CollegeMontgomery College

Ice Breaker

• Happiness is ____Happiness is ____

• We all know our friends and family We all know our friends and family make us happy. What else?make us happy. What else?

Overview CollegeScope• Key FeaturesKey Features• ResourcesResources• Research (brief)Research (brief)• College success for the New Millennial College success for the New Millennial

studentstudent• A quick tourA quick tour• Skills checklistSkills checklist• Improving retention and success Improving retention and success • Introducing CollegeScope to your studentsIntroducing CollegeScope to your students

Key FeaturesKey Features

Keys to SuccessKeys to Success

• The program helps students to The program helps students to make a good choice of a major and make a good choice of a major and career. career.

Statistically accurateStatistically accurateValid and reliableValid and reliableCollege scenarios are easy to read College scenarios are easy to read

and understand. and understand.

Keys to SuccessKeys to Success

• The program helps students to The program helps students to understand theirunderstand their learning style learning style andand how to become a how to become a lifelong learnerlifelong learner..

The PEPS Learning Style Assessment• Measures preferences in 20 areasMeasures preferences in 20 areas

Personalized for each studentPersonalized for each student

• Based on personality and learning Based on personality and learning stylestyle

• Refers to the student by their Refers to the student by their namename

Applied PsychologyApplied Psychology

From theory to practiceFrom theory to practiceAcademically rigorous, yet Academically rigorous, yet

practical practical Easy to read Easy to read Structured writing assignments for Structured writing assignments for

new and developmental students new and developmental students

Broad ScopeBroad Scope

College successCollege success

Career successCareer success

Lifelong success Lifelong success

College SuccessCollege Success

MotivationMotivationTime and MoneyTime and MoneyMemory and ReadingMemory and ReadingTest TakingTest TakingTaking Notes, Writing and SpeakingTaking Notes, Writing and Speaking

Career SuccessCareer Success

Personality and Related MajorsPersonality and Related MajorsLearning Style and IntelligenceLearning Style and Intelligence Interests and ValuesInterests and ValuesCareer and Educational PlanningCareer and Educational Planning

Lifelong SuccessLifelong Success

Communication and RelationshipsCommunication and RelationshipsCritical and Creative ThinkingCritical and Creative ThinkingMaintaining a Healthy LifestyleMaintaining a Healthy LifestyleAppreciating DiversityAppreciating DiversityPositive ThinkingPositive ThinkingLife StagesLife Stages

College Success 1

• Resources for faculty and studentsResources for faculty and students• www.collegesuccess1.com

Training NotesTraining Notes

Research on Program Research on Program EffectivenessEffectiveness

The most significant finding The most significant finding is increased persistence.is increased persistence.

Persistence

• Students who return the next Students who return the next semester.semester.

• Approximately half of community Approximately half of community college students nationwide do not college students nationwide do not persist after the first semester.persist after the first semester.

College Persistence Semester to Semester5 Year Average at Cuyamaca College

• All successful PDC students 89%All successful PDC students 89%• All students 63%All students 63%

A 26% improvement! A 26% improvement!

Lone Star College System Results

Lone Star College System

CollegePersistence rate of students who were

successful

Persistence rate of

students who were

unsuccessful

Persistence rate of those students that

withdrew (W)

Persistence rate of all Student Types

LSC – CyFair 94% 52% 78% 79%

LSC – Kingwood 82% 61% 38% 67%

LSC –Montgomery 88% 57% 25% 77%

LSC – North Harris 90% 71% 67% 81%

LSC – Tomball 82% 50% 0% 70%

System Average 87% 58% 42% 75%

Who Are the New Millennial Generation?

New Millennials

• Our current college students were born Our current college students were born after 1992. after 1992.

• Most were born with a computer in the Most were born with a computer in the home and were using them by age 5 home and were using them by age 5

• Cyber generationCyber generation• The connected generation The connected generation • 82% are online daily82% are online daily• Average 12 hours per week online Average 12 hours per week online

Some Facts from Pew Research• They are generally happy with their They are generally happy with their

lives and optimistic about the futurelives and optimistic about the future• Unique appearanceUnique appearance

54% have tattoos, hair dyed an 54% have tattoos, hair dyed an unnatural color or body piercings unnatural color or body piercings other than ear lobesother than ear lobes

• Their top goals are fame and fortuneTheir top goals are fame and fortune

Use Technology to Connect• 50% send or receive a text 50% send or receive a text

message dailymessage daily• 29% use instant messages daily29% use instant messages daily• 44% have a profile on Facebook or 44% have a profile on Facebook or

My Space and 38% use them dailyMy Space and 38% use them daily

These New Millennial students are now being called Generation E

• What does the “What does the “EE” stand for? ” stand for?

New Millennials or Generation E

• 18-30 years old18-30 years old

•EEmpoweredmpowered

•EEntitledntitled

•EElectroniclectronic• Leading change from paper to Leading change from paper to

electronic media electronic media

Being in the Millennial Generation, I did start using computers as a young child. I learned how to spell with the help of computers and how to read with computerized books. Computers have always been a part of my life, which is probably why I am so drawn to them.

Dawn CardenasCollege Success Student

Introduce yourself. Where are you in the technology continuum?

• Baby boomer 1946-1964Baby boomer 1946-1964• Generation X 1965-1977Generation X 1965-1977• New Millennials 1977-1995New Millennials 1977-1995• How much technology did you use How much technology did you use

in college?in college?

What Comes Next?

HippiesHippies

YuppiesYuppies

ZippiesZippies

Technology

• Most college courses, especially Most college courses, especially upper division courses, have online upper division courses, have online componentscomponents

• Working in an online environment Working in an online environment is essential for high paying careersis essential for high paying careers

• Students are disadvantaged if they Students are disadvantaged if they do not have access to the Internet do not have access to the Internet and are skilled in using itand are skilled in using it

Rationale for Using Technology• It prepares students for good It prepares students for good

paying jobs in flat worldpaying jobs in flat world• Improves retention and successImproves retention and success• New roles for faculty New roles for faculty • Your students use itYour students use it• It captures their attentionIt captures their attention• Education any time or placeEducation any time or place

A Quick Tour

The Skills Checklist

Log into your account

• http://www.collegescope.com/lonestar

Add a Student

• Click on Click on Search StudentsSearch Students• Type in Type in StudentStudent• Click on the Click on the Add to Me Add to Me box next to box next to

Student, SampleStudent, Sample

Sample Student

How Students Register and Log In

• http://www.collegescope.com/ccs/odessa

The difference between a faculty and student account

• The student account has The student account has /ccs//ccs/• ccs ccs stands for college and career successstands for college and career success• http://www.collegescope.com/ccs/lonestarhttp://www.collegescope.com/ccs/lonestar

Improving Retention and Success with CollegeScope

Reading is a problem

• 30% of students do not buy their 30% of students do not buy their booksbooks

• 70% of students do not read them 70% of students do not read them

Teaching Students to Read

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQHX-SjgQvQ

CollegeScope

• You will know who has started the You will know who has started the programprogram

• You can monitor their reading and You can monitor their reading and progress through the programprogress through the program

• You can provide early intervention You can provide early intervention

The Critical Period

• The first two weeks is when most The first two weeks is when most students drop. students drop.

• This is our best opportunity to help This is our best opportunity to help students to be successful. students to be successful.

The Critical First 2 Weeks

• How can you help the students How can you help the students who have not begun? who have not begun?

ThinkThink

Pair Pair

ShareShare

Expect students to read the chapter before coming to class

• You can focus on engaging students You can focus on engaging students in learning, discussion and sharing in learning, discussion and sharing your experiences.your experiences.

• This is a good strategy for other This is a good strategy for other classes too. classes too.

• Minimizes the need to lecture.Minimizes the need to lecture.• All classes cover the same material All classes cover the same material

in an interactive way. in an interactive way.

The first day of class is also critical• Most of your students will attend Most of your students will attend

the first day. the first day. • It is an opportunity to impact It is an opportunity to impact

student success and retention. student success and retention.

What should you do on the first day?

The first day is the most important• Introduce the CollegeScope Student Introduce the CollegeScope Student

Success ProgramSuccess Program• Make your expectations clearMake your expectations clear

• The course syllabusThe course syllabus• Get to know your students and help Get to know your students and help

them to meet other studentsthem to meet other students• Do something that motivates Do something that motivates

students on the first day students on the first day

Introductory Activities http://www.collegesuccess1.com/MotivationM.htm

Exercise: Life StoriesExercise: Life Stories

Review the second day

• Review the information on Review the information on CollegeScope the second day for CollegeScope the second day for those who were absent or those who those who were absent or those who need motivation to get started.need motivation to get started.

• Congratulate those who have started. Congratulate those who have started. • Meet with students who have not Meet with students who have not

started CollegeScope. started CollegeScope.

Introducing CollegeScope to your Students• Use the Sample Student accountUse the Sample Student account• A slide show is available. Let’s A slide show is available. Let’s

take a look. take a look.

This info is available at the College Success Website• http://www.collegesuccess1.com/

• Click on Training NotesClick on Training Notes• Click on Montgomery CollegeClick on Montgomery College