putting together the pieces of a successful student orientation
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Putting Together the Pieces of a Successful Student Orientation
Julie OwenVice President of Client Relations
SmarterServices
All participants will receive:1.Feedback survey2.Recording of session3.Slidedeck4.Sources used in presentation5.Orientation Creation
Worksheet
Getting Started
Determine
Goals
Learn your
students
Measure
readiness
Discover
challenges
Evaluate
current resourc
es
Create new
content
Implement
What is the GOAL?
Improve Retention
Enhance
Enrollment
Support Student
s
GROUP LIKE PIECES…know thy student
• Adult - technology• Working - flexibility• Traditional - responsibility• Transfer - community
know thy student…
The SmarterMeasure Learning Readiness Indicator measures non-cognitive skills & learner readiness in 7 areas:1. Individual Attributes2. Life Factors3. Learning Styles4. Technical Competency5. Technical Knowledge6. Typing Speed & Accuracy7. Reading Rate & Recall
Review Student Data-Weaknesses/Challenges
Provide Resources & Interventions
LOCATE & ORGANIZE PIECES
• Check repositories• Research content from
consortium/service centers• Participate in ListServs & Ask for
resources• Review your school’s
website/links, etc
CONTENT CREATION
• Vimeo• VideoScribe• Animoto• Quizlet• Wordle• MindMeister• VoiceThread• Social Networks• Comevo• Screencast
COMEVO
Think of Comevo as the mechanism which helps you link
all those pieces together to a finished work of art!
Monica Carinio
» 800-748-0975 x 809
» www.comevo.com
Helping staff create orientation programs that are more effective.
About Comevo
The Market Leader in
Online Orientation» Founded 2006
» 600,000+ users
» 100+ College & University clients
» Market Leader
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Versatile, flexible, affordable.
The Comevo Difference
What Makes Us Unique» Hosted software service
» Affordable» Customer-supplied content
» Subscription pricing
» Unsurpassed Customer Service
» CMS and LMS
» SIS interface
» Responsive template
» Campus-wide tool
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Optimal user-experience no matter what the device.
Responsive Template
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Scale up with unlimited modules!
Campus-Wide Applications
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» New Student Orientation
» Student Success Program
» Title IX – VAWA/SaVE
» Academic Probation
» HR Staff Onboarding
» Financial Aid
» Special Populations
» Parent Module
» Prospective Students
» Diversity
A rule of thumb is a principle with broad application that is not intended to be strictly accurate or reliable for every
situation. It is an easily learned and easily applied procedure for approximately calculating or recalling some value, or for
making some determination.
Rules of Thumb
• SIMPLE (now is not the time to impress your student)
• ORGANIZED (be concise and deliberate)
• ENGAGING (ask for feedback)• PROVIDE OPTIONS (Offer 2 delivery
methods per piece of information)
TIPS
LESS IS MORE
WE ALL LEARN DIFFERENTLY
BE THOROUGH BUT DON’T OVERWHELM
MATCH DELIVERY
FEEDBACK
INTERVIEW STUDENTS
LESS IS MORE
WE ALL LEARN DIFFERENTLY
BE THOROUGH; DON’T OVERWHELM
1. Is it NECESSARY?2. Is it NICE?3. LEARN MORE
button4. THINK like a first
time college student
MATCH DELIVERY
Online
Classes
Online
delivery of
orientation
Self-
paced
learning
Flexible due date
F2F class
es
F2F delivery of
orientatio
n
Scheduled time for
class
Specific
time/date for
orientation
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA
MATCH DELIVERY
FEEDBACKTest with students
Test with family/frien
ds
Make Adjustment
s
Test with colleagues
Compare to similar programs
INTERVIEW STUDENTS
CRITICAL PIECES
Communication
Achieving sense of
community
Familiarity with
Technology
Support Resources
Strengthening Non-Cognitive
Skills
Accountability
Follow up
Logistics Instructio
ns
Requirement
MOTIVATION, SUPPORT, ENCOURAGEMENT
CONTACT/SURVEY
Julie Owen – [email protected] 334.356.8353
Monica Carinio – [email protected] 800-748-0975 x 809
COMPLETE SURVEY & BE ENTERED INTO A DRAWING FOR A $50 DONATION TO
CHARITY OF YOUR CHOICE
RESOURCES
• SmarterMeasure Learning Readiness Indicator - http://smartermeasure.com
• Online Orientation Bulider - http://comevo.com• https://d-commons.d.umn.edu/bitstream/10792/280/1/McClure,%2
0Jo.pdf• https://www.higheredjobs.com/higheredcareers/interviews.cfm?ID
=402• http://www.newfoundations.com/OrgTheory/Schupp721Sp06.htm• LIST Serv - http://www.sc.edu/fye/listservs/subscrib.html• https://www.aacu.org/publications-research/periodicals/redesigning
-first-year-orientation-course• https://bucks.instructure.com/courses/36545/pages/understanding
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