Marsha Fralick Burger Flipping or Brain Surgery? Using Technology to Help Students Make a Good Choice of a Major and Career

Ice Breaker The Job Jar Activity You can also use an envelope or treasure chest.

Overview Research on benefits of career development Improving retention Increased earnings Essential components of a career development program Use your cell phone to explore online career assessments

College Success: A Study of Positive and Negative Attrition The successful student had a definite goal or college major. Based on this research, a career development component was added to our college success course.

Noteworthy Results Our college success course with an integrated career component resulted in a 26% increase in persistence rates! 87% of students had chosen a major by the end of the course 62% of students reported more confidence in their academic skills 88% of students rated the course as good or very good

Benefits of Career Development Folsom and Reardon examined research on career development from 1920-2003 Based on 17,600 students

Obvious Benefits Helps students choose a major and career Increases knowledge of career information Helps students with decision-making Students like taking these courses

Career Development Increases: Internal locus of control Self-knowledge Cognitive development Retention Graduation rates!

Graduation Rates 4 Year colleges On average, only 40% graduate in 6 years Community colleges On average, only 20% graduate in 3 years and 39% graduate in 6 years.

Value of a College Education A person with a bachelor’s degree earns about $700,000 more than a high school graduate over a lifetime.

Value of a College Education

Critical Elements of Career Development Career assessments with individual interpretation and feedback Current and reliable career info Written exercises to engage students

Critical Element: The Assessments

Career Assessments Do What You Are Personality assessment MI Advantage Multiple intelligences assessment Integrated into the interactive online textbook, College and Career Success Online or Career Success Online Materials personalized for each student based on personality type and learning style

Do What You Are Valid Reliable Based on college scenarios that are easy to read and understand Personality types (I-E, S-N, T-F, J-P)

MI Advantage Based on Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences Definition: The human ability to solve problems or design or compose something valued in at least one culture Helps students think positively about their talents Connects multiple intelligences to careers

Critical Element: Current and Reliable Career Information

Career Information Both the personality and multiple intelligences assessments connect to the O*Net database of careers

My Portfolio

O*Net Database

Students add careers to their online portfolio

Critical Element: Written Exercises to Engage Students

Journal Entries

View Student’s Work Online

Personal Feedback Student

Career Success Create Your Success Exploring Your Personality and Major Exploring Interests and Values Exploring Multiple Intelligences Planning Your Career and Education Updated Job Search Strategies

Use Your Cell Phone to Take the Career Assessments and View Your Results Create Your Account. Go to: My Portfolio. Take the Do What You Are and read your results. Turn your phone sideways for best results. Take the MI Advantage and read your results. Explore a suggested career. Find current job openings at Indeed.com. Go to center.humanesources.com Click on the Green Button: Enter Access Key: C2Q3X6V Click Submit Access Key Enter Access Key