Carter and Kravits Keys to Success TOPIC College Transition SUMMARY College Transition Transitioning to college is perhaps more challenging than it has ever been Traditional aged students leaving a home environment where many have been over managed are struggling to establish independence and accountability Returning adult students are fielding the pressures of work and family while trying to improve their chances to earn a living in a volatile economy First generation students are navigating new waters with little to no support from families who have not experienced college culture The ideas and skills in this topic including the Habits for Success will give students the best possible chance to succeed LEARNING OUTCOMES Students will be able to Understand how college can promote work and life success Transition to college level work and college culture Explore how effective habits can promote success Learn what habits can move them toward achievement of personal goals ACTIVITIES FOR COLLEGE TRANSITION The following chart provides a quick overview of the activities for College Transition A complete description including directions materials needed timelines for completion and applicable worksheets follow this chart As you review this material and the activities within consider the following None of the activities are meant to be prescriptive Pick choose and adapt You know your students and what they need better than anyone else We have denoted the format in which the activities can be used Some are suited only for face to face but the majority can be adapted to hybrid and online environments We have included all worksheets needed to complete the activities for this topic Copyright 2017 Pearson Education Inc 1 Carter and Kravits Keys to Success College Transition You may want to suggest means by which your students can save retrieve and send their activities This is usually determined by you and the learning management system LMS used at your institution The activities provided for this module are intended to give you suggestions that may assist you in providing students with activities journal writing thought provoking situations and group activities You probably have many activities in addition to the ones found here Use them to your best advantage You and your ideas bring the class to life Activity 1 Break the Ice with a Story 2 Get Motivated with the Habits for Success 3 Who Can Help You 4 Syllabus Jeopardy 5 GPA Practice Description This activity provides students with an opportunity to consider a personal story and respond to it individually as well as in discussion This activity helps students find ways to address motivation blockers with productive habits This activity has students research resources and opportunities and share with one another This activity encourages students to get to know the syllabus in a game like atmosphere This activity helps students practice calculating a grade point average Application Traditional Hybrid or Blended Online Traditional Hybrid or Blended Traditional Hybrid or Blended Online Traditional Hybrid or Blended Online Traditional Hybrid or Blended Online Copyright 2017 Pearson Education Inc 2 Carter and Kravits Keys to Success College Transition MyStudentSuccessLab ASSESSMENTS and ACTIVITIES MyStudentSuccessLab www mystudentsuccesslab com is an online solution designed to help students acquire and develop the skills they need to succeed Here students can access peer led video presentations and develop core skills through interactive exercises and projects Rich assessments based on Bloom s Taxonomy and tied to learning outcomes provide students with the opportunity to identify their strengths and weaknesses and to communicate them more effectively MyStudentSuccessLab MSSL helps students develop academic life and career skills that will transfer to ANY course or experience This grid describes the elements and activities available to you in the KEL 7e text specific version of MyStudentSuccessLab KEL 7e MyStudentSuccessLab Getting Started MSSL Topic MSSL Activity Description Getting Started Video Accountability and College Transition Getting Started Practice 1 Culture of College Suggested Use Homework or in class video with discussion questions Extra practice or homework Related Learning Objective Build responsibility and accountability Understand college culture Time on Task 10 15 min Describe the culture of college 5 10 min Compare higher education to work or high school environments Identify higher education skills that transfer to the workplace A short humorous video about how two traditional aged college freshmen learn to do what college demands of them Short multimedia activity in which students identify aspects of college culture that differ from high school and work and skills they will develop in college that transfer to the workplace Short multimedia activity in which 3 Getting Started Practice 2 Know Your Identify useful higher education resources 5 10 Extra practice or Copyright 2017 Pearson Education Inc students view a virtual campus to learn how to locate resources and then practice finding resources to assist students with different needs Short multimedia activity in which students learn to analyze the effect of mindset on learning identify internal versus external motivators and consider the importance of self motivation to persist in college The text s in chapter exercise provided in the MyLab Activity helps students work through changing a problematic habit Grading requires reading The text s chapter summary exercise converted to a short matching quiz Autograded Carter and Kravits Keys to Success College Transition Resources min homework Demonstrate an understanding of how to use higher education resources Getting Started Practice 3 Attitudes for College Success 10 min Extra practice or homework Analyze the effect of mindset on learning Identify internal and external motivators Recommend motivation techniques to help you persist in college Getting Started Take Action Work to Change a Habit Getting Started Summary Note the Important Points Getting Started Review Quiz Explore how habits can promote success 20 min Graded homework Learn what habits can keep you moving toward personal goals All KEL Getting Started chapter objectives 10 min Graded homework Test items with feedback for correct and All KEL Getting Started chapter objectives Self paced so time Extra practice or Copyright 2017 Pearson Education Inc 4 Carter and