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Quick Start Guide 1 with Topics in Chapter Order
Notes:
Video suggestions are from http://www.collegesuccess1.com/VideoClips.htm
The Instructor Manual is located at http://www.collegesuccess1.com/InstructorManual.htm
·
College Student Inventory (Learning Outcome 1)
Noel Levitz CSI Pretest
Exercise in the Textbook:
Measure
Your Success, Success Wheel pp. 29-33
·
Angel Instruction (Learning Outcome 2)
·
Available Campus Resources (Learning Outcome 2)
Exercise from Getting Started in the Instructor Manual:
Finding
Resources:
The Digital Photo Scavenger Hunt
·
What Is a Successful Student (Learning Outcome 1) AND
Barriers and Paths to Success (Learning Outcome 1)
Assignments:
Read Chapter 1, Getting Started
Journal entries Chapter 1
Exercises in the Textbook:
Group
activity: Case Studies pp. 35-36
What do I
want from college? p. 37-38 (Use results for introductions.)
Additional Exercises and Handouts from
Getting Started
in the Instructor
Manual:
Introduction Exercise or
Life Stories
Roadblocks and Pathways to Success
Group activity: The Successful
College Student
Describe Your Educational Journey
Understanding the Grading System,
What is my grade?
Roadblocks to success
Group Discussion: How do
you motivate yourself?
Handout:
Behaviors Leading to Success
Video Suggestion:
You’re in Charge (3.18 minutes)
·
Career Survey, i.e., Do What You Are (Learning Outcome 3)
Use the access code on the inside front cover of
the textbook to take the Do What You Are (DWYA) and begin the online
career portfolio.
This assessment helps students identify
their personal strengths and matching careers.
Personality type and careers are central
themes throughout the textbook.
Additional Exercises and Handouts from
Exploring Your Personality and
Major in the Instructor Manual:
The Job Jar Activity (use to introduce DWYA)
·
Career Discovery (Learning Outcome 3)
Assignments:
Read
Chapter 2, Exploring Your Personality and Major
Journal entries Chapter 2
Exercises in the Textbook:
Personality Preferences p. 87
Personality Scenarios pp. 89-90
Communication Scenarios p. 91
Additional Exercises and Handouts from
Exploring Your Personality
and Major in the Instructor Manual:
Personality Type and Sample Careers
Handout:
Personality Checklist
Introvert and Extravert:
Talkers and Listeners
Sensing and Intuition:
The Apple Exercise
Group Activity:
Where do you stand? Judging or. Perceptive
Personality Skits
Practice with Communication
Interview Someone Over 40
·
Educational Major Explorations (Learning Outcome 3)
This topic is also covered in Chapter 2: Exploring Your Personality and
Major
Handout: Career Research
Field trip to Career Center or guest speaker from Career Center
Research on majors at:
www.collegesuccess1.com/Links9Career.htm
· Career Exploration Paper/Project (Learning Outcome 3)
Assignment:
My Future Project
(What will your life be like 5 years from now?)
(Use the DWYA, Journal
Entries Chapter 2 and the career research as resources for the My Future
Project.)
Video Suggestions:
My Future Project
(Student Example from Barbara Eckenfels, Lone Star
Montgomery College)
Social Media Revolution 2011 (2.35 minutes)
·
Degree Planning (Learning Outcomes 3)
Meet with your advisor to develop your educational
plan.
·
Learning Style and Learning Strategies (Learning Outcome 1)
The PEPS Learning Style
Inventory (Log into online account)
Review the learning style
section of DWYA
Read Chapter 3, Learning Style and Intelligences
Journal entries Chapter 3
Exercises in the Textbook:
Learning Style Quiz p. 117-118
(Share discovery statements.)
Learning Style Applications pp. 119-120
Crystallizers and Paralyzers p. 121
Additional Exercises from
Learning Style and Intelligence in the Instructor Manual:
The Paper Airplane Exercise
Understanding the PEPS Learning Style Inventory
Brainstorm: Learning Techniques
Learning Strategies Handout
Multiple Intelligences Matching Quiz
Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences
Handout
Video Suggestion:
Will Smith Shares His Secrets to Success (10 minutes)
·
Time Management (Learning Outcome 1)
Read Chapter 4, Managing Time and Money
Journal entries Chapter 4
Exercises in the Textbook:
My Lifetime Goals Brainstorming Activity pp. 149-150
My Lifetime Goals pp. 151-152
Successful Goal Setting p. 153-154
Weekly Schedule p. 155
Weekly To-Do Chart p. 157
Weekly
Schedule Analysis pp. 159-160
The Pie of Life p. 161
Additional Exercises and Handouts from
Managing Time and Money in
the Instructor Manual:
Time Riddle (introductory activity)
Discussion Question: Famous People
Brainstorm Lifetime Goals
(Directions)
Think, Pair Share:
Avoiding Procrastination
Handout:
The One Hour Project
Video Suggestions:
How to
Procrastinate Like a Pro
(2.08 minutes)
Time Management
(4.23 minutes) (How to make a schedule)
3 of the following topics: Research, Note Taking, Test Taking, Studying, Organization, Memorization (Learning Outcome 1 and 2).
Complete Journal Entries Chapter 5
Exercises in the Textbook:
Scenarios: p. 197-198
Memory Pre and Post Test p. 199
Practice with Mnemonics p. 201 (group activity)
Check Your Textbook Reading Skills p. 203-204
Surveying and Questioning a Chapter p. 205-206
Additional Exercises and Handouts from
Improving Memory and
Reading in the Instructor
Manual:
Directions for Memory Pre and Post Test
Memory Scenarios
Extra Credit Card Trick
and
Explanation (just for fun)
Group Activity: Make a Mind Map
Video Suggestion:
Father Guido Sarducci’s 5 Minute University (5
minutes) (humorous video about how little we remember in college)
Effective Academic Communication Skills (Learning
Outcome 1) AND
3 of the following topics: Research, Note Taking, Test Taking, Studying,
Organization, Memorization (Learning Outcome 1 and 2).
Assignments: Chapter 6, Taking
Notes, Writing and Speaking
Complete Journal Entries Chapter 6
Exercises in the Textbook:
Assess Your College Writing Skills p. 235
Thinking about Writing p. 236
Note-Taking Checklist p. 233
Evaluate Your Note-Taking Skills p. 234
Additional Exercises and Handouts from
Taking
Notes, Writing and Speaking in the Instructor Manual:
Plagiarism Case Study
Free Writing Exercise
The One Minute Paper
Some Introductory Public Speaking Exercises
Note-Taking Preview Exercise (good introductory activity)
Cornell Format
Group Activity: A Case Study
Note that the interpersonal communication topic
and related exercises are covered in the personality chapter.
3 of the following topics: Research, Note Taking,
Test Taking, Studying, Organization, Memorization (Learning Outcome 1
and 2).
Assignments:
Complete
Chapter 7, Test Taking
Complete Journal Entries for Chapter 7
Exercises in the Textbook:
Test Taking Checklist p. 267
Analyze Your Test-Taking Skills p. 268
Practice with Short Essays p. 269
How Well Do You Follow Directions?
p. 270
Additional Exercises and Handouts from
Test Taking in the Instructor
Manual:
Guess Test
Test Anxiety Inventory
Group Activity: Write Some Test Questions
A Kinesthetic Test Review
Video Suggestion:
Better Test Performance: Lessons from the Navy Seals (3.25 minutes)
·
What Is a Successful Student (Learning Outcome 1) AND
Barriers and Paths to Success (Learning Outcome
Assignments:
Read Chapter 8, Thinking
Positively about the Future
Exercises in the Textbook:
Positive Thinking p. 299
Visualize Your Success p. 301
Summing up Values p. 303
Happiness Is . . .p. 305
Complete Intentions for the Future p. 307
Additional Exercises and Handouts from
Looking
toward the Future in the Instructor Manual:
8 Traits that lead to success and related
video.
Three Wishes
Video Suggestions:
Success
in 8 words and 3 minutes
Slow Starts, Fast Finishes (8.41 minutes)
Michael Jordan on Failure (31 seconds)
Steve Job’s 2005 Stanford Commencement Address (15 minutes)
·
Path to Success Analysis Paper (Learning Outcomes 1 and 2)
Use Journal Entries from all chapters as a resource.
·
Mid-Year Student Assessment (Learning Outcome
The Noel Levitz MYSA Posttest
Measure Your Success pp. 293-297 (Compare with beginning assessment)