Topics Interactive On-Demand Workshops Maximize Conquering Test Anxiety Time Management Your College Experience What It Takes To Motivation & Discover Be A Successful Student Procrastination Your Learning Style Supporting First Year Student Success Action Plans with 24/7 Online Resources Study Tips Exploring Careers Financial Literacy & Note-Taking & Choosing a Major Stress Management Interviewing Skills Test-Taking Strategies Resume Writing Financial Aid Basics Avoiding Plagiarism Valuable Resources
Who? Valerie Kisiel – Innovative Educators • Online professional development • On-Demand Student Success Workshops • Online advisor in addition to IE work • Working to improve services to students for the past 10 years • 303-775-6004 or val@ieinfo.org Kristen Seldon • Product consultant • 303-819-5366 or Kristen@studentlingo.com Combined, IE staff has over 45 years of experience working in colleges and universities.
Online Education & Services Online enrollment increased by what percentage from 2001-2009? A. 50% B. 75% C. 543% D. 832% (US News & World Report, Sept. 2010)
Non-Traditional Students What percentage of students possess at least 1 non-traditional characteristic ( part-time enrollment, caring for dependents, working full-time while enrolled)? A. 35% B. 45% C. 70% D. 85% ( Future of Higher Education, 2008 ~ EDUCAUSE )
Doing More with Less More Students + Less $ = Doing More with Less http://rmcp.dcollege.net/playlists/17283/214419.m4v
How are you meeting these demands? How many of you… • Offer online resources such as paper-based handouts or website resources? • Offer online advising, counseling or tutoring sessions? • Offer supplemental online videos? • Offer an online FYE course?
Share Strategies 1. What do you have available to students 24/7 to support first year student success? 2. What creative ideas do you have for maintaining or improving student support given budget decreases? 3. Do you have students who cannot attend on-campus workshops or miss classes due to outside commitments? How do you accommodate these students?
Objective & Action Plan Objective Describe 3 tools you can use to improve online student support during the first year and explain how you can apply these tools immediately.
Solutions • Podcasts/Vodcasts • Web Conferencing • On-Demand Videos
Podcasts/Vodcasts Social Networking - Ning • Definition: A podcast is a series of audio or video digital-media files which is distributed over the Internet by syndicated download, through Web feeds, to portable media players and personal computers. ~ Wikipedia • How would we use it? http://www.frontrange.edu/iTunesU/ • Instructional – Lecture – Test Review – Grading – Supplemental information • Tutoring – Lots of free tutoring podcasts » Language example • Advising – Faculty member talk about program – Course descriptions – Registration steps
Web Conferencing Social Networking - Ning • Web conferencing is used to conduct live meetings, training, or presentations via the Internet. • Tools needed – Web Conferencing software • Webex, NetMeeting, Yugma (free), Adobe Connect, Elluminate • How would we use it? – Online FYE course/lectures – Online, synchronous office hours – Online presentations – supplemental instruction – Online Tutoring – Advising, Financial Aid and Career • Synchronous online advising – Orientation • Live online orientation • Parent orientations
On-Demand Videos • Definition: The ability to deliver a movie or other video program to an individual Web browser or TV set whenever the user requests it. • Examples – TeacherTube and YouTube: http://www.teachertube.com/ and http://www.youtube.com/ – TED: http://www.ted.com/ – Common Craft - http://www.commoncraft.com/ – StudentLingo - https://www.innovativeeducators.org/retention_s/77.htm How would we use it? – Instructional • Borrowing Money Example – Motivational • Search for inspirational speakers and stories – TED: http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_st_john_s_8_secrets_of_success.html – Student Success/Support • FYE, Learning Center, Tutoring, Student Life, Supplemental Instruction • StudentLingo - https://www.innovativeeducators.org/retention_s/77.htm
Common Craft Online Explanations http://www.commoncraft.com/borrowing-money
TED http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/richard_st_john_s_8_secrets_of_success.html
StudentLingo On-Demand Student Success/Support Workshops StudentLingo is a series of: • interactive on-demand workshops • action plans • valuable resources Goal = Help students achieve their academic, personal and career goals Goal = Allow counselors and tutors to spend more time with students Goal = Help students be more prepared for appointments Goal = Give faculty access to workshops to use in or outside of class Goal = Provide useful information to students 24/7 * Several of the workshops will be available in Spanish (available January 2011).
Topics Academic & Career Exploration Maximize Your College Experience What Makes a Successful Student Find Your Passion & Choose a Major Interviewing Skills Resume Writing
Topics Topics Personal Development Time Management Motivation & Procrastination Financial Literacy Stress Management Financial Aid Basics
Topics Topics Learning to Learn Discover Your Learning Style Study Tips & Note-Taking Test-Taking Strategies Avoiding Plagiarism
Demo http://studentlingo.articulate-online.com/5124916650
Action Plans
Engaging Activities Topics
Uses FYE Include the workshops as part of your FYE course or simply make them available to the faculty and students in the program. Online Learning Post StudentLingo workshops in your course and students can access valuable resources without having to come to campus. Learning Centers Bookmark StudentLingo workshops on computers in your learning center. Use the workshops in place of face-to-face student success workshops or as a replacement activity if a student misses a session. Tutoring Programs Tutors can use the workshops as a supplemental tool when working with students. The workshops ca n be used as part of your tutor training program. Faculty Faculty can use the workshops as resources in class or as a supplemental tool. Advisors and Career Counselors Encourage students to watch workshops prior to appointments and bring completed action plans for more focused, productive sessions.
How? www. S tudent L ingo.com + Your Access Code More Information: www.innovativeeducators.com email: StudentLingo@ieinfo.org or phone: 1.303-775-6004
Feedback from Staff I watched the "Choosing a Major" workshop and loved it! This is exactly what Karen, James, and I have been working on for the last year. Not having the technical know how, our presentation does not look or sound as great as this. We love the videos! We have used them with students who are on probation/suspension. We have given them to our professors teaching our first year experience classes. The responses have been very positive. Please let us know if you develop any new titles.
Student Feedback Overall the workshop was very helpful, but the most important thing i learned it today was know how pay attention and assess my study skills which help me relax and relief the anxiety. I rate her presentation as an excellent because the examples she gave were from students experience and also discussed the most issues the student may face that hinder him/her from focusing and loosing thier academic progress. Overall all the strategies discussed in the workshop are very helpful. but the most helpful and beneficial strategy is cognitive restructuring. Turning something into a positive by self-refection.
Why? Problems Students don’t attend student success workshops, because they cannot make it to campus or they don’t think they will use the information. They need the information when they need it. Students miss critical class lectures due to absences. Students don’t attend student success workshops, because they cannot make it to campus or don’t have the time. Therefore workshop attendance is low and faculty and staff are frustrated. I need to prove to administration that students need on-demand services Solutions • Accessible: Access the site 24/7. Just in time training. For example, a student is taking a test the next day and needs some multiple choice strategies. The student can access the workshop from home in order to prepare for the test. • Engaging: Interactive and effective presentations, action plans and resources. All workshops are practical and can be applied immediately. • Cost-Effective: Serve students (incoming and current), faculty, staff and parents for one low price. And we do the work for you! • Tracking IE can run monthly reports for you so you know how many students are viewing each workshop.
Next Steps • Spanish versions are in production o Available August 2011 • Brainstorming other versions geared toward specific student populations • Veterans • First Generation • Adults • Online Learner • Parents
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