A College Success Course
for the New Millennial Generation
Dr. Marsha Fralick
Ice Breaker
Think, Pair, Share
Introduce yourself.
Where are you from?
If I were to visit your city, what is one place I
should make sure to see?
Overview
• Characteristics of the New Millennial
Generation
• Using technology to engage New
Millennials
• Retention results
• Example: College Success at Cuyamaca
College
Going Green! All handouts are located at:
http://www.collegesuccess1.com/Conferences.htm
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
Some Facts from Pew Research
• They are generally happy with their lives
and optimistic about the future
• Unique appearance
54% have tattoos, hair dyed an unnatural color
or body piercings other than ear lobes
• Their top goals are fame and fortune
Use Technology to Connect
• 50% send or receive a text message daily
• 29% use instant messages daily
• 44% have a profile on Facebook or My
Space and 38% use them daily
Maintain Close Contact with
Family
• 82% talked with a parent yesterday
• 45% speak by phone with parents daily
• 75% say parents helped them financially in
the last year
• 64% got help from parents to run errands,
help with housework or home repairs in
the last year
Technology: The Good
• Makes people more efficient
• Makes you closer to friends and family
• Makes it easier to make new friends
What is the bad?
Technology: The Bad
What did this group report to Pew research?
• Makes people lazier (84%)
• Makes people more isolated (67%)
• Makes people waste time (67%)
These New Millennial students are now
being called Generation E
• What does the “E” stand for?
New Millennials or Generation E
• 18-30 years old
• Empowered
• Entitled
• Electronic
– Leading change from paper to electronic
media
Being in the Millennial Generation, I
did start using computers as a young
child. I learned how to spell with the
help of computers and how to read
with computerized books. Computers
have always been a part of my life,
which is probably why I am so drawn
to them.
Dawn Cardenas
College Success Student
Introduce yourself.
Where are you in the
technology continuum?
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Baby boomer 1946-1964
Generation X 1965-1977
New Millennials 1977-1995
How much technology did you use in
college?
Why is the world flat?
Three Great Eras of Globalization
• 1492 Columbus set sail to find new trade
routes
– the earth is round
• 1880-2000 Industrial Revolution
– Railways, highways and communication
makes the world smaller
Globalization 3.0
• Began in 2000
• Convergence of the computer and fiber
optic cable that enables global
collaboration and competition
• The flat world
Rapid Change
• Berlin Wall fell in 1990
• World Wide Web created in 1991
• Windows, Netscape and Internet Explorer
invented 1995
• Google invented 1998
• iPhone invented 2007
Skills Needed for the Flat
World
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Reading
Computer skills
Math
Science
Learn how to learn
Intrinsic motivation
People skills
• Passion and curiosity
• Being able to navigate
the virtual world
• Be a good adapter,
synthesizer and
collaborator
• Appreciation of diversity
What Comes Next?
Hippies
Yuppies
Zippies
How can we help New Millennial
college students be successful?
• Think
• Pair
• Share
A College Success Course for
the New Millennial Generation
Keys to Success
• Use technology to make education
engaging and inescapable.
Technology
• Most college courses, especially upper
division courses, have online components
• Working in an online environment is
essential for high paying careers
• Students are disadvantaged if they do not
have access to the Internet and are skilled
in using it
Rationale for Using Technology
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Improves retention and success
New roles for faculty
Your students use it
It captures their attention
Education any time or place
Using Technology
• Online career and learning style
assessment
• E-text
• Online portfolio
• Engaging material for the New Millennial
generation
Take a Look
Results: Cuyamaca Community College
Implementing CollegeScope
resulted in a 26% increase in fall
to spring persistence!
Results: Lone Star College System
Persistence rate of all
Student Types
Persistence rate of
CollegeScope students
LSC – CyFair
79%
94%
LSC – Kingwood
67%
82%
LSC –Montgomery
77%
88%
LSC – North Harris
81%
90%
LSC – Tomball
70%
82%
System Average
75%
87%
College
College Success: A Study of
Positive and Negative Attrition
Community College Review
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.
Keys to Success
• The program helps students to make a
good choice of a major and career.
How did you choose your
major?
Career?
•Carl Jung and personality type
Online:
Key to Success:
Make it Count
• Transfers as general education for
CSUC, Area E, Lifelong Understanding
• Transfers to University of California
• 3 units
Keys to Success
• The program helps students to
understand their learning style and how
to become a lifelong learner.
The PEPS Learning Style
Assessment
• Measures preferences in 20 areas
– Perceptual
– Environmental
– Emotional
– Sociological
– Physical
Cuyamaca College
El Cajon, CA
Personal Development 124,
Lifelong Success
• 8000 students enrolled in college
• 1600 take PDC 124 each year
• One of the top 15 revenue producing
programs for the college
• 56 sections a year
College Success
Motivation
Time and Money
Memory and Reading
Test Taking
Taking Notes, Writing and Speaking
Career Success
Personality and Related Majors
Learning Style and Intelligence
Interests and Values
Career and Educational Planning
Lifelong Success
Communication and Relationships
Critical and Creative Thinking
Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle
Appreciating Diversity
Positive Thinking
Life Stages
Course Choices
• Face to Face
– 22 sections
• Blended
– 22 sections
• Online
– 12 sections
Bridge
High
School
Community
College
University
Resources for Faculty
www.collegesuccess1.com
• Instructor Manual
– Exercises and Handouts
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Syllabus
Research
PowerPoint
Internet Links
• Questions?
• Evaluation forms