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Illuminate Your Life
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Overview CollegeScope Webinar
• Overview of key features• Research on effectiveness (Brief)• Resources for faculty• A quick tour (student and faculty view)• Helping your students log in • Introducing CollegeScope to your students• Improving retention and success• Common login problems and easy solutions• Assessments
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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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Statistically accurate Valid and reliable School related scenarios are easy to read and
understand.
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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 Productivity Environmental Preference Survey (PEPS)
• Identify learning style and productivity factors.
• Explore matching learning strategies.
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Keys to Success
• The program helps students to understand their multiple intelligences.
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The MI Advantage
• Helps students discover multiple intelligences.
• Connects multiple intelligences to careers.
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Technology for the New Millennial Generation
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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
• Cyber generation• The connected generation • 82% are online daily• Average 12 hours per week online
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Personalized for each student
• Based on personality and learning style
• Refers to the student by their name
• This is not possible in a printed text
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Chapter 1: Understanding MotivationChapter 2: Exploring your Personality and MajorChapter 3: Learning Style and IntelligenceChapter 4: Exploring Interests and ValuesChapter 5: Planning Your Career and Education
Career Success
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Chapter 6: Managing Time and MoneyChapter 7: Improving Memory and ReadingChapter 8: Taking Notes, Writing and SpeakingChapter 9: Test Taking
College Success
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Chapter 10: Communication and RelationshipsChapter 11: Thinking Critically and CreativelyChapter 12: Maintaining a Healthy LifestyleChapter 13: Appreciating DiversityChapter 14: Thinking Positively about the Future
Lifelong Success
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Key Themes
• Personality type
• Positive student development
• Positive thinking
• Personal development
• Motivation
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Noteworthy Results at Cuyamaca Community College
Implementing our Student Success Program on college campuses has resulted in a 26% increase in persistence rates!
CUYAMACA COMMUNITY COLLEGE RESULTS:87% of students had chosen a major by the end of the course62% of students reported more confidence in their academic skills88% of students rated the course as good or very good
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Results: Lone Star College System
CollegePersistence rate of all
Student TypesPersistence 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%
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Resources at http://www.collegesuccess1.com
• Instructor Manual
• Resources for Faculty– Videos– Internet Links– Many other resources
• Training Notes
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The Professional Guide
• Located on your faculty menu
• Over 500 pages of supporting activities to engage your students in learning
• Contains Quick Start Guides
• Information on administering the assessments
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Getting Started
Go to:
http://www.collegescope.com/ccs/gpc
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The difference between a faculty and student account
• The student account has /ccs/
• ccs stands for college and career success
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Sample Student Account
samplestudent@gpc.edu
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Faculty Account
• Features
• Adding Students
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Click on Register Here
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Fill out the registration information.
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Remember:
Important!Write down the email address and password you used to register. You will need your email address and password to log in next time.
Next time log in with the email address and password you created.
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Click on Start CollegeScope
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Click on Pre-Test
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Begin the Self Assessment
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Self Assessment
• This is a pre-test to see what you already know.
• You will take this assessment at the end to see how much you have learned.
• Just relax and answer the questions honestly.
Sample Self Assessment Question
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Pre-Test Results
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Pre-Test Results
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Begin the Journal Entries
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See Your Results on the Pre-Test
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Pre-Test Journal Entries
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You are ready to begin Chapter 1
Think about the question before you read.
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The Mindsets
• These questions help you to think about the question before you answer.
• Then you read the material and add to your answer.• Purpose:
– Reading comprehension– Engagement
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Sample page
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Sample page
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The Journal Entries
Are an opportunity to think about the material and apply it to your personal life.
Become part of your portfolioCan be viewed by your instructorMust be finished before advancing to the
next pageAre generally a well-developed paragraph
Don’t answer with just a phrase!
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Quizzes
Read the chapters carefully so you can answer the quiz questions.
You can go back and find the answer before you mark your quiz.
You cannot change your answers on the quizzes after you press the Submit button.
You get immediate feedback on the answers. Your quiz results are part of your portfolio which your
instructor can see and grade.
Click on Results to view all your work.
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CollegeScope Enhancements
• All students can start on time.
All students begin for free. They take the pre-test and complete Chapter 1 before they pay online. If they cannot pay online, they can purchase an access code in your bookstore.
• Scholarship Program
We give you 2 free access codes for each section. You can use the access codes to help disadvantaged students.
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Pay or use access code to begin Ch. 2
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Pay online with a credit card.
• Get a discount by paying online. • You can use your financial aid voucher in the bookstore
to purchase an access code to use instead of a credit card. The bookstore charges more.
(Insert the price of CollegeScope at your college.)
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Pay online here.
$60
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If you purchase an access code, enter it here.
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Chapter 2 Begins with the Do What You Are Personality Assessment.
Begin Do What You Are
Continue with the Career Interest Survey.
Click on My DWYA Report on your portfolio.
Take a look at your DWYA Report.
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Chapter 3
• Has with 2 assessments
– Productivity Environmental Preference Survey (PEPS)
– Multiple Intelligences Advantage (MI Advantage)
Read the directions. Click Continue.
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Go to your portfolio and view your report.
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Your Profile
Continue the Chapters
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Common Problems and Easy Solutions
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Register Only One Time
Students register only once. They they log in with the email address and the password they created.
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Write down the email address and password you use to create your
accounts.
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I forgot my email address
• Your professor can find the email address you used to create your account by looking at their portfolio on My Students or All Students in the instructor account.
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I forgot my password
• Check the forgot password link for a reminder.• Your professor can look at the Student Portfolio and
reset the password.
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I can’t continue to the next page.
• You must finish everything on the page to continue to the next page.
– quiz questions (Press Submit for score)– all activities– mindsets– Journal entries
• If you forget, you are reminded at the bottom of the page.
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My Account Disappeared
• Students try to log into the instructor account. Make sure that you have /ccs/ in the URL
• http://www.collegescope.com/ccs/gpc
• Don’t use Google to find CollegeScope. You may end up in a different college account.
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When I tried to register, it says that my email already exists.
•If the email already exists, you have already registered. Log in with the email address and password you created when you registered the first time.
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When I tried to log in, it says that my email does not exist.
There are several reasons for this:
You are using a different email.
You entered the info incorrectly.
You have not registered.
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Contact Customer Service
• If you have any problem you cannot resolve. This does not happen very often.
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Improving Retention and Success with CollegeScope
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What should you do on the first day/week?
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The first day is the most important
• Introduce the CollegeScope Student Success Program
• Make your expectations clear
– The course syllabus
• Get to know your students and help them to meet other students
• Do something that motivates students on the first day
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What Should You Do in the First 2 Weeks?
• Introduce CollegeScope• Help students get to know one another• Make your expectations clear
– Course Syllabus• Do some exercises to engage students in
learning• Make sure all students have logged in and
completed chapter 1 by the end of the first 2 weeks.
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Introducing the Online Portfolio
• On the first day, show the students the online portfolio and features.
• Let them know that faculty have access.
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How to help students get started?
• The first 2 weeks are critical for student success and retention.
• Use CollegeScope to monitor progress.
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Review the second day
• Review the information on CollegeScope the second day for those who were absent or those who need motivation to get started.
• Congratulate those who have started. • Meet with students who have not started CollegeScope.
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This info is available at the College Success Website
• http://www.collegesuccess1.com/
• Click on Training Notes and Georgia Perimeter College this PowerPoint
• Also Common Problems and Easy Solutions
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Next Steps
• Let me know if you have questions
• Next session:
• Do What You Are
• PEPS
• MI Advantage
• Questions?
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Getting Started
Do What You Are (DWYA)
Productivity Environmental Preference Survey (PEPS)
Multiple Intelligences (MI Advantage)
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Exercises for Today
• Located at http://www.collegesuccess1.com
• Job Jar Activity
• Personality Checklist
• Talkers and Listeners
• J/P exercise
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Personality Assessment
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Carl Jung 1875-1961
• We are born with natural preferences which we develop over a lifetime.
• There are no good or bad types.• Each type has their own unique gifts and talents.• Exercise: What is a preference?
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Key Theme
• Choosing a major
• Career choice
• Learning Style
• Communication
• Self-understanding
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Job Jar Activity
• Use it to introduce career assessments
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Administering the DWYA
• Find a time when you are not tired or rushed.• There are no right or wrong answers. • Answer quickly giving your first impression.
Do not over analyze.• You will have a chance to look at your profile
and change it if you think it is not correct.
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Administering the DWYA
• Answer the questions honestly to get the best results.
• Answer the questions how you usually are when you are not stressed.
• Do not answer the questions:– How you want to be– How you have to be at home, work or school– How others want you to be
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Getting Good Results
• Encourage students to give honest answers.
• What are some reasons students would not give honest answers?
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Administering the DWYA
• The test does not measure:
– Intelligence
– Psychological or emotional health
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Resources
• Click on Do What You Are at:
http://www.collegesuccess1.com • Do What You Are Handbook• Psychometric Report• Also on the Professional Guide on your
faculty menu
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Interpreting the Assessment
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Use the Personality Checklist
• Contains a quick checklist with definitions
• Use it to help students understand their results
• Available in the Instructor Manual
• Training Notes for Lone Star College
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4 Dimensions of Personality Type
• Extravert or Introvert How we interact with the world and where we place our
energy
• Sensing or Intuition The kind of information we naturally notice and remember
• Thinking or Feeling How we make decisions
• Judging or Perceptive Whether we prefer to live in a structured or more
spontaneous way
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Begin Self-Assessment
How we interact with the world and where we place our energy
E_____________________________|____________________________I Extraversion Introversion
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Careers
Extravert•Customer service•Sales•Public relations•Human resources•Physical therapist•Financial advisor •Business management
Introvert•Computer scientist•Software engineer•Scientist•Engineer•Accountant•Graphic designer•Pharmacist•Artist
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Talkers and Listeners
Talker• What made me a talker?• How can I develop my
listening skills?• How can I help listeners
talk more?
Listener
• What made me a listener?
• How can I develop my talking skills?
• How can I help talkers listen more?
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Self-Assessment
The kind of information we naturally notice and remember
S_____________________________|___________________________NSensing Intuition
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Careers
Sensing•Business executives•Accountants•Police and detectives•Judges•Lawyers•Computer programmers•Doctors•Dentists •Interior decorators
Intuitive•Scientists•Engineers•Psychologists•Artists•Photographers•Actors•Professors•Writers
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Personality Exercise
• Write about the picture for 3 minutes
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Self-Assessment
How we make decisions
T_____________________________|___________________________F Thinking Feeling
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Careers
Thinking•Business managers and administrators
•Lawyer
•Judge
•Computer Specialist
•Scientist
•Engineers
•Mathematicians
•Doctors and dentists
•Military leaders
Feeling•Child care workers•Social workers•Counselors•Family practice physicians•Pediatricians•Interior decorators•Photographers•Artists and musicians
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Self-Assessment
Whether we prefer to live in a more structured or spontaneous way
J_____________________________|_____________________________P Judging Perceiving
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Careers
Judging•Business executives•Managers•Accountants•Financial officers•Police and detectives•Judges•Lawyers•Computer programmers•Military leaders
Perceptive•Pilots•Athletes•Paramedics•Police and detective work•Forensic pathologists•Engineers•Scientists•Carpenters•Artists•Musicians
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J and P Exercise:
• Where do you stand?
– I can play anytime
– I have to finish my work before I play
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The Productivity Environmental Preference Survey (PEPS)
• Measures preferences in 20 areas
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Administering the PEPS
• Give your initial response• No need to over analyze• Answer as though you were learning new or difficult
information
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Important Considerations
• It is not a test
• It describes how you prefer to learn new or difficult material
• Usually there are 6 or 7 areas out of 20 that are important for an individual
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• Measures preferences in 20 areas
– Perceptual
• Auditory
• Visual
• Kinesthetic
• Tactile
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PEPS
• Immediate environment
– Sound
– Heat
– Light
– Design (formal or informal)
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PEPS
• Emotionality
– Motivation
– Responsibility
– Persistence
– Structure
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PEPS
• Sociological
–Self oriented
–Peer oriented
–Adult oriented
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PEPS
• Physical
– Time of day
– Food intake
– Mobility
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Perceptual
• Auditory (one third)
• Visual (one third)
• Tactile/Kinesthetic (one third)
Learning disabled as well as gifted prefer tactile/kinesthetic
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Learning Style Exercise: The Paper Airplane
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Questions?