A College Success Course for New Millennial Students

1. A College Success Course for New Millennial Students Marsha Fralick and Keith Franco July 13, 2010 For audio call Toll Free 1-888-886-3951 and use PIN/code351816

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6. Marsha Fralick and Keith Franco A College Success Course for New Millennial Students

7. Overview • Characteristics of the New Millennial Generation • Using technology to engage New Millennials • Online demo: The CollegeScope Student Success Program • Retention results • Example: College Success at Cuyamaca College

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. These New Millennial students are now being called Generation E • What does the “E” stand for?

12. New Millennials or Generation E • 18-30 years old • Empowered • Entitled • Electronic • Leading change from paper to electronic media

13. Quote from student • 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 Cardenas College Success Student

14. What Comes Next? Hippies Yuppies Zippies

16. Keys to Success • Use technology to make education engaging and inescapable.

17. 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

18. 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

19. Using Technology • Online career and learning style assessment • E-text • Online portfolio • Engaging material for the New Millennial generation

20. Take a Look

21. Results: Cuyamaca Community College Implementing CollegeScope resulted in a 26% increase in fall to spring persistence!

22. Results: Lone Star College System

23. 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.

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

25. Personality • Carl Jung and personality type • Online:

27. Key to Success: Make it Count • Transfers as general education for CSUC, Area E, Lifelong Understanding • Transfers to University of California • 3 units

28. Keys to Success • The program helps students to understand their learning style and how to become a lifelong learner.

29. The PEPS Learning Style Assessment • Measures preferences in 20 areas • Perceptual • Environmental • Emotional • Sociological • Physical

30. Cuyamaca College El Cajon, CA

31. 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

32. College Success • Motivation • Time and Money • Memory and Reading • Test Taking • Taking Notes, Writing and Speaking

33. Career Success • Personality and Related Majors • Learning Style and Intelligence • Interests and Values • Career and Educational Planning

34. Lifelong Success • Communication and Relationships • Critical and Creative Thinking • Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle • Appreciating Diversity • Positive Thinking • Life Stages

35. Course Choices • Face to Face • 22 sections • Blended • 22 sections • Online • 12 sections

36. Bridge High School Community College University

37. Conference Handouts Instructor Manual Exercises and Handouts Syllabus Research PowerPoint Internet Links Resources for Faculty www.collegesuccess1.com

38. Dr. Marsha Fralick marsha.fralick@gcccd.edu Keith Franco Regional Sales Manager Xap Corporation 530-520-3471 Keith@xap.com www.collegescope.com Q&A

39. Evaluation Survey Link Help us improve our seminars by filing out a short online evaluation survey at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/10Su_Success

40. Thanks for attending For upcoming events and links to recently archived seminars, check the @ONE Web site at: http://onefortraining.org/ A College Success Course for New Millennial Students