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SCOS - Summit 2023
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SUNY Summit 2023
GCC Student Success Course
Key Changes
- Spiral Learning
- Embedded LMS Instruction
- Meaningful Content
Success Course for GCC Students
Challenges
- Engaging busy students
- Balancing necessary vs helpful content
- Student readiness levels
- New / Lost
- "Digital Natives"
Challenges
Accreditation Needs
- Online Orientation
- LMS / Software Training
- Academic Resources
- Virtual Community
History
Hypothesis
What if we embedded the "boring but necessary" content inside the helpful content?
What if we used spiral learning to acclimate busy students sooner?
Initial Results
- Not enough data for long-term assessment
Results
Confidence
EngagementConfidence
- Completion rate 8% -> 17%
- 97% of students self-reported higher confidence in online course(s)
+7% Completion
Students who engaged with the Success Course were 7% more likely to have successful, on-time completion in their online courses.
+7% Completion Rates
GPA up 0.5
.5 Higher GPA
Students who completed the Success Course, on average, earned higher grades in their other online courses by about 0.5
+0.25 -> +0.31
More Likely to Fail
Students who completed the Success Course were more likely to receive a grade of F than a grade of W than their counterparts, by 2%.
F > W
Mini Course Experience
Course Map
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
Orientation
30-Minute Orientation
- Name common expectations of online college students
- Explain key factors that lead to online learning success
- Understand the minimum time commitment
- Locate contact information for campus staff across multiple modes of communication
- Describe common LMS elements such as discussion boards, quizzes, and assignments
- Identify student resources, peer groups, and virtual communities
Unit 1: Planning
- Discussion assignment relates to online struggles
- Students choose one of five topics:
- Use of college resources
- Making learning engaging
- Show your learning space
- First generation vocabulary
- Two things all students need
Unit 2: Learning
- Quiz content is provided as a handout (open book quiz)
- Content is - Learning Strategies
- Quiz questions run the format list
Unit 2: Learning
(Bonus - we made them download "Learning Strategies for Stuck Students," so now they have that resource)
Unit 3: Persisting
Unit 3: Persisting
- Identify at least one long-term, measurable academic goal and one barrier with mitigation strategies
- Create a simple version of a "vision board" or "manifestation board"
- Goals are shared with advisors / coaches
- Students who submit blank papers can be corrected prior to credit work