The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: A Character Education Course in the First-Year Experience

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Why are you here today?
What do you hope to gain?
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The 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

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WHY?
Why the 7 Habits? Why do we want to make it a
second semester course?
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Reality 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.

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Department 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.

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How do our courses support the overall goals of
our department?
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How do our courses support the overall goals of
our department?
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Principles Embodied in the 7 Habits
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Values
Values
Needs
Attitudes Feelings
Pain
Results
Behavior
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VALUES
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
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WHAT?

• What are we teaching?
• What is the content in this course?

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It begins with foundational principles.
Personality
Character
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Interdependence
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Public Victory
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MATURITY CONTINUUM
Independence
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PrivateVictory
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Dependence
FP-MC-b
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Four Needs of People
TO LOVE Social Kindness
TO LIVE Physical Fairness
THE FIRE WITHIN
TO LEARN Mental Development
TO LEAVE A LEGACY Spiritual Meaning
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HOW?

• How did we build the curriculum?
• How does FranklinCovey assist your program?
• How are we applying the principles?

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Applying the Principles

• Video Components
• Collegiate Manual
• Reflective Writing
• Experiential Learning Activities
• Values Clarification
• 3 Person Teaching

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We Learn. . .
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William Glasser
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What if?

• What if our students
• transferred their learning to their jobs,
  families, and student life?
• What if they had not taken the course?

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First Survey Results Spring, 2004
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Second Survey Results Fall, 2004
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Students 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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What if students had not taken the course?
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