Title: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: A Character Education Course in the First-Year Experience
1Why are you here today?
What do you hope to gain?
2The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People A
Character Education Course in the First-Year
Experience
- Denise Hodgkin
- Chair, Department of College Success
- Eldon McMurray
- Associate Professor, Department of College
Success - Director, Center For Faculty Excellence
3WHY?
Why the 7 Habits? Why do we want to make it a
second semester course?
4Reality Check
- 74 of high school admit to cheating on exams
- 30 of all papers submitted in high school have
significant levels of plagiarism - National trends in high school seniors show a
lack of direction and they are choosing college
because of no better option.
5Department Mission Statement Goals
- Our mission is to guide students to
- increase self-awareness,
- develop confidence in their ability to think
- and read critically,
- and study effectively.
6How do our courses support the overall goals of
our department?
7How do our courses support the overall goals of
our department?
8Principles Embodied in the 7 Habits
9Values
Values
Needs
Attitudes Feelings
Pain
Results
Behavior
10VALUES
Fairness Responsibility Generosity Trust Disciplin
e Accountability Duty Humor Recognition Compassio
n Innovation Self Development Creativity Contribut
ion Communication Integrity Competence
Confidence Equity Equality Friendship Choice Servi
ce Knowledge Role Modeling Passion Perseverance Su
ccess Security Customer Focus Financial
Responsibility Teamwork Joy Contribution
Respect Education Honesty Humility Fun Honor Hard
Work Quality Loyalty Reliability Commitment Risk
Taking Empowerment Vision Understanding Forgivenes
s Character
11WHAT?
- What are we teaching?
- What is the content in this course?
12It begins with foundational principles.
Personality
Character
137
Interdependence
5
6
Public Victory
4
MATURITY CONTINUUM
Independence
3
PrivateVictory
1
2
Dependence
FP-MC-b
14Four Needs of People
TO LOVE Social Kindness
TO LIVE Physical Fairness
THE FIRE WITHIN
TO LEARN Mental Development
TO LEAVE A LEGACY Spiritual Meaning
15HOW?
- How did we build the curriculum?
- How does FranklinCovey assist your program?
- How are we applying the principles?
16Applying the Principles
- Video Components
- Collegiate Manual
- Reflective Writing
- Experiential Learning Activities
- Values Clarification
- 3 Person Teaching
17We Learn. . .
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William Glasser
18What if?
- What if our students
- transferred their learning to their jobs,
families, and student life? - What if they had not taken the course?
19First Survey Results Spring, 2004
20Second Survey Results Fall, 2004
21Students Reponses to Survey Question 15
- 2 words Eye Opener
- An extremely positive one. This class rocks!
- This is the most worthwhile class I have ever
taken. - This course has changed almost everything about
the way I think. - This class should be a required course.
- It has greatly increased my self-awareness.
- It touched my soul.
- It gives you the tools to be successful.
- It has helped me become a better student.
- I applied this class to my life it changed it.
- Excellent, best class at UVSC!!
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