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Click to edit Master title styleClick to edit Master title styleClick to edit Master title style Fall 2019

First Year Seminar

Planning Meeting

Click to edit Master title styleClick to edit Master title styleClick to edit Master title styleAgenda

• Program overview

• Supporting student success

• Research in the first year seminar

• Working lunch: tech integration tools

• Making the syllabus talk to ALL students

• Exploration & discovery in the first semester

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Inclusion

Tech Integration

Academic Development

Social & Emotional

Growth

Professional Goals

Exploration

First Year Student Transitions

Click to edit Master title styleClick to edit Master title styleClick to edit Master title styleFirst Year Program Goals

Critical Thinking

Agency

Social Network

Social Responsibility

Click to edit Master title styleClick to edit Master title styleClick to edit Master title styleSuccess Teams

Faculty

Peer Success Coaches

Academic Advisors

Career Specialists

First Year Student Success

Click to edit Master title styleClick to edit Master title styleClick to edit Master title stylePeer Success Coaches in a Nutshell

The Team

• 47 peer success coaches total

• Diverse backgrounds, majors, career goals, class standing

The Responsibilities

• Work 10 hours a week

• Support a caseload of 50 students (two FYS)

• Support/facilitate events and workshops

• Provide individual success coaching sessions to students (target 80%)

The Training

• 140+ hours of training over the course of an academic year

• Newly hired peers take two 300-level human services courses

• Focus: listening and communication skills, campus resources/referrals, the new student transition and college success

Click to edit Master title styleClick to edit Master title styleClick to edit Master title stylePeer Success Coaches Goals and Roles

• Midterm alert, ongoing student support, referrals• FYS collaboration and planning outcome• Showcase preparation

FYS Support

• Weekly success tip emails• College deadline and policy reminders• Coaching conversations to tackle challenges and increase motivation

College Success

• First Year events• Student organizations and campus involvement• Campus resources

Campus Connections

• Goal-setting and planning• First year milestones and postgraduate successPlanning

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Collaboration

• Share importance of collaboration

• Discuss group member roles

• Support project planning

• Provide solutions to scheduling conflicts

• Resolve minor group conflicts

Planning

• Facilitate time management and assignment planning workshops

• Introduce online or campus planning resources

Modeling

• Model successful student behaviors

• Offer a student perspective

• Participate in class discussions

• Address problematic student behaviors (often privately)

Student Support

• Check in with at-risk students

• Share course difficulties with you

• Make appropriate referrals to SASP staff or campus resources

• Support reenrollment efforts

Click to edit Master title styleClick to edit Master title styleClick to edit Master title stylePeer Success Coaches Timeline

August:

• Faculty introduced to PSCs

September:

• Rapport building, events, hangouts

October/November:

• Individual coaching sessions

November/December:

• Showcase support

• Re-enrollment outreach

Click to edit Master title styleClick to edit Master title styleClick to edit Master title styleSupporting Student Success

What can faculty do to address these situations?

What next steps can you take in collaboration with success team members to support a student who requires additional assistance?

Click to edit Master title styleClick to edit Master title styleClick to edit Master title styleFirst Year Seminar Learning Outcomes

Planning Inquiry Collaboration

Click to edit Master title styleClick to edit Master title styleClick to edit Master title styleCollaborative Learning


75.8%

60.6%

48.5%

45.5%

42.4%

39.4%

30.3%

21.2%

12.1%

6.1%

Synthesize and/or analyze sources

Evaluate source material/data

Collect source material/data

Communicate or present results

Form an argument that addresses question/problem

Choose a topic

Develop background knowledge related to the research topic

Identify question/problem related to the topic

Refine research question/problem to address

Identify methodology to explore question/problem

Percentage of 2018 FYS assignment instructions

by research step addressed (N=33)


70.6%

68.6%

52.9%

47.1%

43.1%

41.2%

39.2%

37.3%

29.4%

Research Topic

Poster is organized w/ headings and/or sections

Theory & Previous Scholarship

Conclusion

Connection Research Topic and Issues of Justice

Explanation of Findings

References/ Sources

Visual/ Multimodal Components

Research Methodology

Percentage of 2018 posters by rubric section

that scored 2 and above (N=153)

0=not addressed; 1= partially addressed; 2=addressed; 3= addressed and exceeds project expectations

Click to edit Master title styleClick to edit Master title styleClick to edit Master title styleResearch Project Scaffolding

Sample Assignment: Select a Research Topic You and your group members will work together to select a topic for your final research project and think about why it is worth investigating. Select one of the following topic areas for your research:

• Healthcare Hotspotting

• Controlling epidemics in NYC

• Mental healthcare access in prison

• Native Americans & the Indian Health Service

Once you have selected a topic, work together to compose a rationale for your topic selection, and your group’s response to the following questions:

What is interesting to you about this topic?

What does this topic have to do with issues of justice related to public or individual health?

How does this topic relate to your professional and/or academic interests?

What do you want to find out about this topic?

Create a chart, drawing or other visual presentation of your rationale to share with the other groups in class.

Click to edit Master title styleClick to edit Master title styleClick to edit Master title styleNext Steps

• Compose your welcome letter and submit to [email protected]

• Connect with your success team

• Plan to attend the fall kickoff meeting 9/13

• Determine showcase participation

Click to edit Master title styleClick to edit Master title styleClick to edit Master title styleTechnology Integration Tools

Annotation & discussion

Planning & organizing

Learning & development

documentation

College & career

exploration

Getting the syllabus to talk to ALL students

Giazú Enciso DomínguezInterdisciplinary Studies

Jill Grose-FiferPsychology

Crystal JacksonSociology

Eloísa Monteoliva-GarcíaTranslation & Interpreting

SESSION OUTLINE

• Purpose of syllabi?

• Promoting inclusivity in syllabi

• Ideas to make syllabi more welcoming and inclusive

• Your ideas

CONNECTION

Writing Assignments (25% of final grade).One of the goals of this class is for you to gain and use knowledge about psychology to improve your own life and that of others. Many John Jay students have a hectic life-style, which may interfere with being a successful college student. So, throughout the semester you will complete six writing assignments designed to help you reflect on factors that can affect your success as a college student. Secondly, these assignments will help you learn to search for credible and reliable sources of information in psychology and to develop your ability to use this evidence to back up your arguments when you write. We will also design a preliminary research project together in class that is tied to student success at John Jay. initial assignments will provide the foundation for later assignments, and the last assignment will carry more weight (i.e., a higher percentage of the grade). The first five assignments will be worth 3% each and the final assignment will be worth 10% of your final grade. If you are having difficulty completing an assignment on time, please talk to me or email me so that I can help you.

Quizzes (10% of final grade)Research shows that one of the most effective ways to learn material is through quizzes that are spaced out in time before an exam. Therefore, through the semester, you will take eight online quizzes on Blackboard. To help you to learn from feedback, you will be able to do each quiz at least twice. Please do each quiz by the due date so that you benefit from spacing your testing.

Students will write a four-page paper that clearly shows how psychological science is applicable in their everyday lives. All claims must be backed up with credible evidence and an APA style reference list provided. You must write using your own words and all papers will be checked for plagiarism using Turn-it-in.com. No late assignments will be accepted.

Students are required to complete eight online quizzes. Late work will be penalized.

CONNECTION

POLICIES

RESOURCESStudent success can also be impacted by life events. Students experiencing any personal, medical, financial or familial distress, which may impede on their ability to fulfill the requirements of this course, are encouraged to visit the Wellness Center (L.65 NB). Free counseling for students, Room L.68.00, 212-237-8111. The Women’s Center for Gender Justice (L.67.10NB) is available for a) LGBTQ+ students (Alison Kaslow for therapy or social support group, 212-877-6214), and b) primary and secondary victims of interpersonal violence (212-237-8184). “Single Stop” helps with a range of social, financial, family, & other services, including a food pantry, legal aid, and tax help. The Immigrant Student Success Center offers students and their families support and advocacy. Students receiving government assistance (cash assistance) can reach out to the JJ’s CUNY EDGE for tuition assistance, bookstore vouchers, advising, and more (212-237-8018)."

USE LIVE LINKS FOR RESOURCES

ASSIGNMENTS

DECOLONIZE, PROMOTE RESEARCH SKILLS & DISCUSS IDENTITY ISSUES

Click to edit Master title styleClick to edit Master title styleClick to edit Master title styleExploration & Discovery in the First Semester

• Paths of study

• Self-awareness

• Pre-professional experiences

• Career possibilities

Click to edit Master title styleClick to edit Master title styleClick to edit Master title styleCareer Narratives

How could you use career narratives to address students’

interests and goals?


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