Supporting FY Students: Title III Team Observations

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1 Supporting FY Students: Title III Team Observations The Title III Team shares updates and observations made during the first three years of this five-year grant focused on increasing success and persistence among First Year students.

2 Project Personnel Project Director Tania Crawford Gross Megan Douthitt, Administrative Assistant First Year Center Nate Smith, Director Faculty Studio Marcy Dickson, Director Data JeanEllen Melton, Data Analyst FY Coaching DeShay Cooper, First Year Coach Peer Mentor Program Annie Denton, First Year Coach, Peer Mentor Coordinator Bryan Haydon, Asst. Peer Mentor Coordinator Lead Instructors Peer Mentors

3 Grant Basics Project was developed as a collaborative effort with participation from Academics and Student Development Funded through the U.S. Department of Education Originally submitted in 2012 and funded down from the 2013 list of grantees Total Award is $2,247,728 over 5 years (based upon achieving objectives)

4 Grant Basics Three main components Develop a structured, high-impact first year student services program Reform developmental and general education curriculum Develop timely access to and effective use of data for staff and faculty

5 Objectives review Year #1 Redesign of developmental courses to reflect collaborative & technology-rich activities Increased knowledge of best practices in first year student services Year #2 Pilot FYE courses linked with developmental courses Accelerated Math courses Collaborative/tech rich Biology & Chemistry courses Targeted services for students in FYE pilot courses (case management, FY activities, etc.)

6 Objectives review Year #3 Accelerated Writing ENG 100/101 Collaborative/Tech Rich History 108 & 109 Tracking students using Early Alert and development of web-based education and career plan Data Access for Student Support staff

7 First Year Orientation Focused Information Videos Orientation Leaders & Breakouts Polling Software Google Voice Appointment Texts

8 First Year Online Orientation Customizable Module Flexibility User-Friendly Visually Appealing

9 FYC Peer Mentoring Began Fall Credits, 3.0 GPA, Interview In-Depth Training 3 8 Mentors each semester Multiple Campuses 1000 Contacts in Contacts in

10 Mentor Services Class Embedding Workshops Tutoring Referrals Engagement

11 Intrusive Advising Intrusive advising involves intentional contact with the goal of developing a relationship that leads to increased academic motivation and persistence. Jennifer Varney NACADA Academic Advising Today Intrusive Advising is the primary tool of the FYC. Proactive Frequent Contacts Follow-ups Starfish Referrals Peer Mentors

12 FY Cohort Engagement & Retention 60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% Fall to Fall Retention Among First Year Students Fall Fall 2012 Fall Fall 2013 Fall Fall 2014 Fall Fall 2015 Fall Fall 2016 Fall Fall 2017* Institution Grant Cohort Met with FY Coach Visited the FYC Met with a Peer Mentor % 60% 14% * 63% 58% 14%

13 Team-Based Learning/ Collaboration Evidence based collaborative learning teaching strategy preparation in-class readiness assurance testing application-focused exercise.

14 Team-Based Learning/ Collaboration Learners must complete preparatory materials before a class or the start of a new topic Materials may be text, visual or other, and set at a level that is appropriate to the students and the course.

15 Team-Based Learning/ Collaboration Transforms small groups into teams a technique into a strategy the quality of student learning (for instructors), restores the enjoyment of teaching

16 Workshop Courses Year 2: MAT 96 + MAT % 80% Year 3: ENG ENG % 40% 20% 0% 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% Non-Paired 150 Paired 150 ENG 101 non-pilot ENG

17 Paired Courses Year 2: FYE Developmental Courses 80.00% 60.00% 40.00% 20.00% Pilot Sections All Sections 0.00% ENC 90 MAT 11 RDG 20 Year 3: No Paired Courses in the grant Year 4: FYE PSY 110, RDG COM 252 RDG BIO 120

18 Technology Google Voice Increased Availability Convenience Enhanced Communication Privacy

19 Technology Polling Apps Engage students in the class Students want to use their phones anyway Review material in a fun way

20 Technology Jing & Screencast Easy Screen-Recording Easily share videos on Blackboard, , Facebook Provide students tips or a quick review

21 Resources/ Topics for Title III Instructors Resources Title III Library Technology checkout Clickers Tegrity Support/Training Topics Web Accessibility Copyright Instructional design Technology Learning modalities Teaching methods/approaches

22 Upcoming Objectives Year #4 FYE 105 linked with Psychology Combined RDG 100 & COM 252, BIO 120 Pilot cohort targeting academically underprepared students (IRW 85) Use of data by Developmental Education faculty

23 Upcoming Objectives Year #5 Collaborative/technology-rich College Algebra and math courses Pilot cohort targeting first generation/under represented minority student Use of data by General Education faculty

24 Summative Objectives By the end of the project period Fall 19, the BCTC fulltime first year to second year retention rate is six percentage points higher (61%) than the Fall 12 retention baseline (55%). By Spring 19 the average success rate for students in high-risk developmental (48.2%) and general education courses ( 61%) increase by at least 8 percentage points. By Summer 19, the three year completion rate increases to 25% over the 2012 baseline 20%.

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