A College Success Course for the New Millennial Generation

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A College Success Course for the New Millennial
Generation

• Dr. Marsha Fralick

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Ice Breaker

• Introduce yourself and tell where you work.
• What city are you from? If I were a visitor, what
  should I see?

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Cuyamaca College El Cajon, CA
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Overview

• Characteristics of the New Millennial Generation
• Using technology to engage New Millennials
• Keys to success
• Retention results
• Demo CollegeScope

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Going Green! All handouts are located at
http//www.collegesuccess1.com/Conferences.htm
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The Radio Generation

• 1900-1946
• Traditionalists
• Respect for authority

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The TV Generation

• 1946-1964
• Watched TV 24 hours a week
• The Baby Boomers
• Questioned authority (Dont trust anyone over 30)
• Hung out at burger joints

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The Internet Generations

• Generation X 1965-1977
• New Millennials 1978-1995
• On the Internet 24 hours a week
• Independent
• Yes we can!
• Hang out online

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What Comes Next?

• Hippies
• Yuppies
• Zippies

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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

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Use Technology to Connect

• 50 send or receive a text message daily
• 29 use instant messages daily
• 44 have a profile on Facebook or MySpace and 38
  use them daily

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

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New Millennials or Generation E

• 18-30 years old
• Empowered
• Entitled
• Electronic
• Leading change from paper to electronic media

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Introduce yourself. Where are you in the
technology continuum?

• Baby boomer (1946-1964)
• Generation X (1965-1977)
• New Millennials (1977-1995)
• How much technology did you use in college?

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Keys to Success

• Use technology to make education engaging and
  inescapable

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Using Technology

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

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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

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Keys to Success

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

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Job Jar Activity
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Personality

• Key theme throughout course
• Carl Jung and personality type
• Online

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Strength-Based

• Foundation for personal and career development
  based on
• Personality type
• Learning style
• Multiple intelligences
• Interests
• Values

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Motivation

• Students are motivated to complete their
  education when they have made a good choice of a
  major and career based on their personal
  strengths

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Encourages Self-Responsibility

• Making a good career choice
• Developing an educational plan
• Setting goals
• Managing time to reach goals

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Keys to Success Make it Count

• Transfers as general education for CSUC, Area E,
  Lifelong Understanding
• Transfers to University of California
• 3 units

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Keys to Success

• Comprehensive curriculum

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Career Success

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

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College Success

• Motivation
• Time and Money
• Memory and Reading
• Test Taking
• Taking Notes, Writing and Speaking

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Lifelong Success

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

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Keys to Success

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

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The PEPS Learning Style Assessment

• Measures preferences in 20 areas
• Perceptual
• Environmental
• Emotional
• Sociological
• Physical

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Emphasis

• Positive thinking
• Hope for the future
• Future-mindedness

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Resources and Training

• College Success 1
• www.collegesuccess1.com
• Training in person or online

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Results Cuyamaca Community College
Implementing CollegeScope resulted in a 26
increase in fall to spring persistence!
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Results
College Persistence rate of all Student Types Persistence rate of CollegeScope students
CyFair 79 94
Kingwood 67 82
Montgomery 77 88
North Harris 81 90
Tomball 70 82
System Average 75 87
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• College Success A Study of Positive and Negative
  Attrition

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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

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Take a Look
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Resources for Faculty
www.collegesuccess1.com

• Instructor Manual
• Exercises and Handouts
• Syllabus
• Research
• PowerPoint
• Internet Links

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• Questions?
• Evaluation forms