High School to College Transition

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High School to College Transition

• The Ohio State University Libraries Perspective

Deidra Herring, P-12 Outreach Specialist Nancy
OHanlon, Coordinator for Teaching Learning
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How do students do research?
http//www.youtube.com/watch?vRKI7yOl8nQY
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complexity
Determination
Good content in a hurry
Narrow things down
Ask good questions
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The Ohio State Curriculum

• General Education Curriculum (GEC)
• Skills A. Writing and Related Skills
• Expected Learning Outcomes
• 1. Students apply basic skills in expository
  writing.
• 2. Students demonstrate critical thinking through
  written and oral expression.
• 3. Students retrieve and use written information
  analytically and effectively.

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Overview of OSUL instructional program

• Course integrated, in-person where possible
• Online, on-demand learning objects --net.TUTOR
  and movies
• Online programs (Make the Leap)
• Online credit courses

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Instructional Opportunities

• The majority of new students need more
  development of these research skills
• Formulating good research questions
• Using advanced or power search effectively
• Evaluating sources and detecting bias
• Providing this foundation will help students
  succeed in almost any college course.

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The challenge Not just local but global

• Integrating 21st century learning into core
  subjects
• critical thinking
• problem-solving
• communication skills
• Ohio is the 14th state to join P21s State
  Leadership Initiative, a coalition aimed at
  creating rigorous education systems.
• http//www.governor.ohio.gov/News/PressReleases/20
  09/October2009/News102209/tabid/1290/Default.aspx

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• EDGE subcommittee The top 10 list of skills,
  knowledge and behaviors for students
• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
• Mastery of content
• Innovative thinking
• Oral and written communication skills
• Collaborative or team learning (social skills)
• Alignment of education with real world
• Work ethics personal responsibilities
• Global awareness
• Better communication between K-12 post
  secondary higher education
• Preparedness- teacher education etc.

http//www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/
ODEDetail.aspx?page367
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Two Worlds CollideExpectations from Academia

• First Year Students Should be Self-Reliant
  Researchers and are expected to understand the
  following
• Research is a process
• Know your ABCs and 1,2,3s (LC vs. Dewey)
• Familiar with citations preferably APA style
• Everything is not on Google or the web
• Evaluation of sources
• Familiarity with scholarly journals
• Understand that the university libraries differ
  from high school libraries.WERE BIG!
• http//www.transitioning2college.org/index.html

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Helpful Tips for Website Resources
Utilize online resources through OSUL
tutorials, help guides and research tools from
universities to familiarize students
KSUs Transitions Webpage
OSUs TUTORIALS
OSU Library Sources
http//liblearn.osu.edu/tutor/
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Questions?