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.

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

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)

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

Objectives review Year #1 Year #2 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.)

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

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

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

FYC Peer Mentoring Began Fall 2015 3 – 8 Mentors each semester 12 Credits, 3.0 GPA, Interview In-Depth Training 3 – 8 Mentors each semester Multiple Campuses 1000 Contacts in 2015-16 1130 Contacts in 2016-17

Mentor Services Class Embedding Workshops Tutoring Referrals Engagement

Intrusive Advising Intrusive Advising is the primary tool of the FYC. “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

FY Cohort— Engagement & Retention Met with FY Coach Visited the FYC Met with a Peer Mentor 2015-2016 75% 60% 14% 2016-2017* 63% 58%

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

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.

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

Workshop Courses Year 2: MAT 96 + MAT 150 Year 3: ENG 100 + ENG 101

Paired Courses Year 2: FYE 105 + Developmental Courses Year 3: No Paired Courses in the grant Year 4: FYE 105 + PSY 110, RDG 100 + COM 252 RDG 100 + BIO 120 ENC 90 MAT 11 RDG 20 Pilot Sections All Sections

Technology—Google Voice Increased Availability Convenience Enhanced Communication Privacy

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

Technology—Jing & Screencast Easy Screen-Recording Easily share videos on Blackboard, e-mail, Facebook Provide students tips or a quick review http://www.screencast.com/t/VytABsCCumpl

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

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

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

Summative Objectives By the end of the project period Fall ‘19, the BCTC full- time 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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