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First Semester Seminar
Athens Technical CollegePresenter: Dr. Tawana Mattox, FSSE Coordinator/Instructor
Slide2Goal 3:
Improve the culture of student success
Slide3Quick Review of FSSE
Quality Enhancement Plan Project for SACS Accreditation
3-Credit Hybrid Class
Pilot took place Summer 2014
Full Scale – Fall 2014
Students required to take the class
New, first-time Athens Tech College students including transfer students with less than 60 hours
Probation students
Slide4FSSE 1000 Learning Outcomes
Students
will demonstrate
appropriate communication skills.
Students
will be able to
apply time management
strategies.
Students
will be able to
identify effective
study
strategies
.
Students
will be able to
describe various student resources
at Athens Technical College that contribute to the educational experience.
Students
will create
an education and career plan with defined short-term and long-term goals.
Students
will
develop a College Success Portfolio.
Slide5Who Do We Serve?
Slide6Slide7Who do We Serve?
Slide8Slide9Slide10Student Success
Slide11Slide12Approximately 2,034 students were included in the start enrollment total for FSSE during its first full year of implementation with 1,804 students included in the end enrollment. From Fall Semester 2014 through Summer Semester 2015, there was a 3% decline in the number of students withdrawing from FSSE.
FSSE 1000
FALL 2014
Spring 2015
Summer 2015
Start Enrollment
1109
636
289
End Enrollment
974
567
263
Total Withdrawals Count
135
69
26
Total Withdrawals Percent
12%
11%
9%
Slide13Slide14Slide15Successful Completion Rate
Approximately 1,303 students successfully completed FSSE in its first full year of implementation. A breakdown of students who successfully completed FSSE for each term follows. The successful completion rate improved from Fall Semester 2014 to Summer Semester 2015 by 16%.
Slide16Students’ feedback Fall 2014 (first Cohort)
60 Courses Evaluated
38 Faculty Evaluated
538 Students participated out of 1,109 in the cohort
Slide17Slide18Slide19Slide20Slide21Slide22Slide23Slide24Slide25Moving Ahead
What have we learned?
Generally
, the students liked the course and saw benefit in the
course. They appreciated faculty motivating them, sharing life stories and relating lectures to real life.
Generally, the students appreciated how the course was taught (PowerPoint lectures, cooperative learning, challenging).
Students appreciated feedback on assignments, to questions via email, 1:1 assistance, and time for completing assignments.
Overwhelmingly, students were pleased with instructors. Areas they demonstrated to be important were positive, enthusiastic, knowledgeable instructors.
Overwhelmingly, students felt there were too many online
assignments – no other major issues except assignments
Slide26Moving Ahead – Revamp of FSSE 1000
Course update
FSSE Reflection
Papers
Before
FSSE Reflection Papers After
Assessment/Reflection
Papers:
Pre
-Assessment, Post Assessment, Emotional Intelligence, How You Learn, (Multiple Intelligences, Myers Briggs Personality Type, Learning Style), Educational, Career
Pre-Assessment,
Post Assessment, How You Learn, Career and Educational
Discussion Boards: 2
Discussion
Boards: 1
ePortfolio
resubmittals
Streamline
ePortfolio
with emphasis
on capstone or synthesizing what was learned
Slide27Planning Ahead - Faculty development
On-going opportunities for faculty development
Understanding who we serve and ways to support these students
FSSE faculty are heavy contributors of Early Alerts
Review of services and opportunities on campus
Teaching Strategies
Review of Survey Data
Opportunity for feedback and input
Peer mentoring
Best practices shared by FSSE faculty/ co-facilitators of faculty development sessions
Slide28Additional Comments
Fall
Semester 2015 data is not finalized at the time of this report. However, following is preliminary data from the first part of term (FPT) Fall Semester 2015.
A total of 58 sections were scheduled for Fall Semester 2015
Current total enrollment is at 1,035. This includes full-semester, first part of term, last part of term classes
FSSE enrollment indicates that FSSE is continuing on its positive trajectory. Withdrawal rates
continued
to drop
another 2% with
7% student withdrawal rate for FPT.
Slide29Continued AssessmentQEP Annual Report – 5 Year Report
Division Meetings
Pre-Survey of ATC faculty understanding and perception of FSSE 1000
Post-Survey Question after reviewing the course
Final review of course and continuous communication
QEP
Assessment Plan
Slide30Contact
Tawana Mattox – tmattox@athenstech.edu
First Semester Seminar
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