This book examines the critical role that the first-year seminar can play in setting the stage for student success. Authors suggest that the time is right for colleges and universities to re-imagine the first-year seminar course by increasing the focus on career exploration and decision-making and addressing key success skills students need.
This book examines the critical role that the first-year seminar can play in setting the stage for student success. Authors suggest that the time is right for colleges and universities to re-imagine the first-year seminar course by increasing the focus on career exploration and decision-making and addressing key success skills students need.
Christine Harrington is an Associate Professor and Co-Coordinator of the Ed.D. in Community College Leadership program at New Jersey City University. Prior to taking on this role, she worked in the community college setting for over 18 years as a faculty member teaching psychology and first-year seminar, director of a Teaching and Learning Center, and as the executive director of the Center for Student Success at the New Jersey Council of County Colleges.
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Foreword Melinda Karp, Founder, Phase Two Advisory Part I: Making the Case: FYE as an Essential Part of Guided Pathways Chapter 1: Guided Pathways: Helping Students Choose and Stay on a Path The Guided Pathways Movement: Why It Matters Defining Guided Pathways Chapter 2: History and Value of the First-Year Seminar Course The First-Year Seminar Course: Past, Present, and Future Data and Evidence for the First-Year Seminar Course Chapter 3: Helping Students Choose a Career Path: The Role of the First-Year Seminar Course The Career Exploration and Decision-Making Process Benefits of Career Exploration via the First-Year Seminar Course Chapter 4: Helping Students Stay on the Path: The Role of the First-Year Seminar Course Building Self-Efficacy by Utilizing Effective Learning and Study Strategies Building Grit and Resilience Part II: Practical Guide to Re-Imagining the First-Year Seminar Course within the Guided Pathways Framework Chapter 5: Re-Imagining and Strengthening the First-Year Seminar Course: The Course Re-Design Process An Introduction to Backwards Design Establishing a Course Design Team Learning Outcomes for the First-Year Seminar Course Content Assessing First-Year Seminar Learning Outcomes Ensuring Learning: Teaching Methods Sequencing: The Course Outline The Syllabus Chapter 6: Being Your Campus Champion: A 3-credit Mandatory First-Year Seminar Course for All Students Why Everyone? An Equity Issue Championing the Course to Colleagues Identifying and Training Faculty Creating Campus Excitement Appendix A: Making the Case Infographic Appendix B: Sample Syllabus About the Authors
Foreword Melinda Karp, Founder, Phase Two Advisory Part I: Making the Case: FYE as an Essential Part of Guided Pathways Chapter 1: Guided Pathways: Helping Students Choose and Stay on a Path The Guided Pathways Movement: Why It Matters Defining Guided Pathways Chapter 2: History and Value of the First-Year Seminar Course The First-Year Seminar Course: Past, Present, and Future Data and Evidence for the First-Year Seminar Course Chapter 3: Helping Students Choose a Career Path: The Role of the First-Year Seminar Course The Career Exploration and Decision-Making Process Benefits of Career Exploration via the First-Year Seminar Course Chapter 4: Helping Students Stay on the Path: The Role of the First-Year Seminar Course Building Self-Efficacy by Utilizing Effective Learning and Study Strategies Building Grit and Resilience Part II: Practical Guide to Re-Imagining the First-Year Seminar Course within the Guided Pathways Framework Chapter 5: Re-Imagining and Strengthening the First-Year Seminar Course: The Course Re-Design Process An Introduction to Backwards Design Establishing a Course Design Team Learning Outcomes for the First-Year Seminar Course Content Assessing First-Year Seminar Learning Outcomes Ensuring Learning: Teaching Methods Sequencing: The Course Outline The Syllabus Chapter 6: Being Your Campus Champion: A 3-credit Mandatory First-Year Seminar Course for All Students Why Everyone? An Equity Issue Championing the Course to Colleagues Identifying and Training Faculty Creating Campus Excitement Appendix A: Making the Case Infographic Appendix B: Sample Syllabus About the Authors
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