Documents and PowerPoint Presentations
for Webinars or Training Sessions at Your College
Here are some possible training topics for your college:
Strategies for Mental and Physical Health
Online College and Career Success Teaching Strategies
Course Management Integration
College Success Online
Engaging Students in Learning
A Few of My Favorite Exercises for Student Engagement
Research Based Learning Strategies
Achieving Happiness in Life
Using Positive Psychology for Student Success
Career Assessments
Using Personality Type to Improve Teaching and Learning
Best Practices Based on Research
Training Notes for Webinars and Presentations at Your College
Webinar: Career Planning Increases Student Success and Retention November 14, 2024
PowerPoint: Career Planning Increases Student Success and Retention
YouTube Video: Overview of Curriculum and Interactive Features
Classroom Handout: My Personal Strengths Word Cloud
Classroom Handout Connecting Personal Strengths to Careers: Personality Summary
Free Resume Builder from HumanEsources
Research: "Comprehensive College Success Courses Increase Student Persistence, Self-Confidence and Satisfaction" by Dr. Marsha Fralick
For academic questions, contact Dr. Marsha Fralick: marsha@marshafralick.com
Learn more about the curriculum at www.humanesources.com/careersuccess
For guest access to the career assessments and/or the interactive online version of Career Success, contact Carla Lundman: carlal@humanesources.com
Webinar: Empower Your Students with Strategies for Mental and Physical Health, November 12, 2024
PowerPoint: Strategies for Mental and Physical Health
Take the free VIA Character Strengths Survey
Handout: Practice with Reframing Thoughts
Handout: Reflecting on Your Life Purpose
Videos:
YouTube Video (5 minutes): Mindfulness Soothing Autumn Music (with video of autumn scenes)
YouTube Video (5 minutes): Rainfall Autumn Mindfulness
YouTube Video (5 minutes): Relaxing Music with Ocean Waves
YouTube Video (5 Minutes): Healing Music with Waterfall
YouTubeVideo (3 minutes): Box Breathing Relaxation Technique
YouTube Video (6 minutes): Reduce Stress with Progressive Muscle Relaxation
For academic questions or a Zoom meeting for your campus, contact Dr. Marsha Fralick at marsha@marshafralick.com
For a demo of the interactive online version of the new 10th Edition of College and Career Success or the TruTalent Assessments including Personality, Multiple Intelligences, Skills, and Learning, contact Carla Lundman at carlal@humanesources.com
Peer Mentor Training, University of Hawai'i, August 19, 2024
PowerPoint: Hawai'i and Pacific Islands College and Career Success
Rubrics
Classroom Exercises
My Personal Strengths Word Cloud
References:
Angela Duckworth, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance (New York: Scribner, 2016).
Carol Dweck, Mindset, The New Psychology of Success (New York: Ballantine Books, 2016).
Sonya Lyubomirsky, The How of Happiness (New York: The Penguin Press, 2008).
Martin Seligman, Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment (New York: The Penguin Press, 2008).
Webinar: Increase Student Success with Career Development, May 2, 2024
YouTube Video: Overview of Curriculum and Interactive Features
Classroom Handout: My Personal Strengths Word Cloud
Classroom Handout Connecting Personal Strengths to Careers: Personality Summary
Free Resume Builder from HumanEsources
Research: "Comprehensive College Success Courses Increase Student Persistence, Self-Confidence and Satisfaction" by Dr. Marsha Fralick
For academic questions, contact Dr. Marsha Fralick: marsha@marshafralick.com
Learn more about the curriculum at www.humanesources.com/careersuccess
For guest access to the career assessments and/or the interactive online version of Career Success, contact Carla Lundman: carlal@humanesources.com
Webinar: Student Success at California Community Colleges, February 7, 2024
PowerPoint: Student Success at California Community Colleges
YouTube Video: Overview of Curriculum and Interactive Features
Classroom Handout: My Personal Strengths Word Cloud
Classroom Handout: Connecting Personal Strengths to Careers: Personality Summary
For academic questions, contact Dr. Marsha Fralick: marsha@marshafralick.com
Learn more about the curriculum at HumanEsources
For a demonstration or to order, contact Carla Lundman: carlal@humanesources.com
See a demo of my Canvas container with integrated curriculum:
Go to: https://humanesources.instructure.com/login/canvas
Use this email: marsha@marshafralick.com
Use this password: facultydemo
Webinar: Add Financial Literacy to Your First-year Experience Course, November 9, 2023
PowerPoint: Adding Financial Literacy to Your First-Year Experience Course YouTube Video: Overview of Curriculum and Interactive Features Use this video to introduce the topic of financial literacy to your students: Financial Literacy Classroom handout: My Financial Goals For academic questions, contact Dr. Marsha Fralick: Learn more about the curriculum, "Attaining Financial Security and Happiness": www.humanesources.com/fl For a demonstration or to order, contact Carla Lundman: carlal@humanesources.com References Julian Hazell and Michael Plant, "Can Money Buy Happiness, A Review of New Data," 2021. Team Soulveda, "Your Financial Stability Makes You Happier? Find out How", 2023 Peer Mentor Training, University of Hawai'i, August 16, 2023 PowerPoint: Hawai'i and Pacific Islands College and Career Success Rubrics Classroom Exercises My Personal Strengths Word Cloud References: Angela Duckworth, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance (New York: Scribner, 2016). Carol Dweck, Mindset, The New Psychology of Success (New York: Ballantine Books, 2016). Sonya Lyubomirsky, The How of Happiness (New York: The Penguin Press, 2008). Martin Seligman, Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment (New York: The Penguin Press, 2008). Increasing Happiness in Learning and Life, Webinars, May 24 and 31, 2022 PowerPoint: Increasing Happiness in Learning and Life Here is a link to the table of contents and features of our textbook, College and Career Success: College and Career Success, 9th Edition Contact Information Favorite Books on Happiness The How of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky, The Penguin Press, 2008 Authentic Happiness by Martin Seligman, Free Press, 2002 Increasing Happiness in Life, NASA, KLA, NMA Presentation, March 24, 2022 Student Success Includes Diversity and Critical Thinking Webinar, February 2,3,4, 2022 Order a Complimentary Review Copy of the College and Career Success Textbook. Here is a link to the table of contents and features: College and Career Success, 9th Edition PowerPoint: Student Success Includes Diversity and Critical Thinking References Grant, Adam, "The Science of Reasoning with Unreasonable People," The New York Times, January 31, 2021. Dwyer, Christopher, "How to Change People's Minds: The Art of Debunking," Psychology Today, April 6, 2018. Hopper, Elizabeth, "What is the Contact Hypothesis in Psychology?" ThoughtCo, October, 2019. Singal, Jesse, "The Contact Hypothesis Offers Hope for the World," Social Psychology, February, 2017. Beeson, Ann, "Texas Undocumented Immigrants Pay at Least 1.5 Billion in Taxes," Every Texan, February, 2016. Take One Small Step with Story Corps, accessed January 31, 2022. Classroom Exercises and Assignments Critical Thinking about Current Social Issues This new exercise provides a framework for using critical thinking to discuss current social issues. Here are the steps: 1. Read about the issue and discuss it with your group. Current social issues briefly described in the 9th Edition of College and Career Success include social inequality, income, and wealth; equality for women; Black Lives Matter;Native Americans and Christopher Columbus; and the Southwest Border and Immigration. 2. In your discussion with others, did you discover any fallacies in reasoning or cognitive biases? If so, what were they? 3. After listening to the group discussion, describe a point of view that is different from your own ideas. 4. Describse the values held by people who hold a different point of view. What is important to them? 5. After discussing the issues and looking at different points of view, did you discover some new ideas that are worth considering? What is your reasonable point of view based on looking at different perspectives. How does your point of view match your values? See the classroom handout: Critical Thinking about Current Social Issues. One Minute Paper Challenge your students to do free writing on a topic for just one minute. This exercise could be used as a summary of the critical thinking exercise above. Here are some ideas for writing prompts: After one minute, ask student to underline their most important sentence. Ask for 5 volunteers to share their most important idea. The Diversity Poster Ask students to create a poster showing their culture, language, hobbies, interests, or values. Students can also be asked to create a family tree that shows their ethnic or cultural background. Have students speak about their poster for about 2 minutes. Request that students to use positive thinking and take pride in their diverse backgrounds. I ask students not to have any pictures or references to drugs, alcohol, violence, or guns. Pictures should be in good taste. They should not have pictures of nude women or men, for example. Another variation is to have students bring a paper bag with items that represent who they are. They can take the items out of the bag and state why they are important. This exercise is done toward the end of the semester and students are invited to participate in an ethnic potluck lunch during class. Here are some ideas for what to include on the poster: Where were your parents and grandparents born? Find Someone Who . . . This exercise can be used to introduce the topic of diversity. It gets students out of their seats and talking to others about what they have in common. Find Someone Who Exercise Career Planning Increases Student Success, Webinar January 24, 25, and 28, 2022 Order a Complimentary Review Copy the Textbook College and Career Success, 9th Edition Research on Career Planning and Student Success Fountain, C. and Portillo, I (Ed.). (2021)Career advising as a tool for student success and educational equity. university of South Carolina, National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience & Students in Transition. https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/national_resource_center/documents/asn_documents/asn_case_study_2.pdf. Fralick, M. (2008). Cuyamaca College. In W.G. Troxel &M Cutright (Eds.). (2008) Exploring the evidence: Initiatives in the first college year (Monograph No. 49 pp.23-26. Columbia, SC: University f South Carolina, National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition. Classroom Exercises and Assignments Job Jar Activity Personal Strengths Word Cloud My Super Powers Word Cloud Vision Board and Personal Mission Statement Student Engagement, Success, and Retention, Miramar College, September 22, 2021 PowerPoint: Best Ideas for Student Engagement, Success, and Retention All of my textbooks are available with interactive digital content for online, hybrid, and face-to-face courses. I can email you a demo or meet with you on Zoom to show you how I use this version with my current students. These versions have many interactive features and are less expensive for students (in the $40-50 range). Contact me at marsha@marshafralick.com if you are interested. College and Career Success, 9th Edition College and Career Success, Concise 9th Edition Career Success, 3rd Edition Native American College and Career Success 3rd Edition Hawai'i and Pacific Islands College and Career Success 2nd Edition Go to: https://humanesources.instructure.com/login/canvas Use this email: marsha@marshafralick.com Use this password: faculty demo Angela Duckworth, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance (New York: Scribner, 2016). Carol Dweck, Mindset, The New Psychology of Success (New York: Ballantine Books, 2016). Sonya Lyubomirsky, The How of Happiness (New York: The Penguin Press, 2008). Martin Seligman, Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment (New York: The Penguin Press, 2008). Peer Mentor Training, University of Hawai'i, August 18, 2021 PowerPoint: Hawai'i and Pacific Islands College and Career Success Rubrics Classroom Exercises My Personal Strengths Word Cloud References: Angela Duckworth, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance (New York: Scribner, 2016). Carol Dweck, Mindset, The New Psychology of Success (New York: Ballantine Books, 2016). Sonya Lyubomirsky, The How of Happiness (New York: The Penguin Press, 2008). Martin Seligman, Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment (New York: The Penguin Press, 2008). Student Success Includes Diversity and Critical Thinking, April 27-May 4, 2021 Contact Information Dr. Marsha Fralick Contact Dr. Marsha Fralick if you would like a complimentary review copy of any of these textbooks. They are available as print or interactive digital media options. PowerPoint "Student Success Includes Diversity and Critical Thinking" Exercises for Students Critical Thinking about Current Social Issues This new exercise provides a framework for using critical thinking to discuss current social issues. Here are the steps: 1. Read about the issue and discuss it with your group. Current social issues briefly described in the 9th Edition of College and Career Success include social inequality, income, and wealth; equality for women; Black Lives Matter;Native Americans and Christopher Columbus; and the Southwest Border and Immigration. 2. In your discussion with others, did you discover any fallacies in reasoning or cognitive biases? If so, what were they? 3. After listening to the group discussion, describe a point of view that is different from your own ideas. 4. Describse the values held by people who hold a different point of view. What is important to them? 5. After discussing the issues and looking at different points of view, did you discover some new ideas that are worth considering? What is your reasonable point of view based on looking at different perspectives. How does your point of view match your values? See the classroom handout: Critical Thinking about Current Social Issues. Crime and Punishment This critical thinking exercise is based on a news article in which a young woman was arrested for selling $400 worth of heroin to an undercover police officer in 1974. She was sentenced to a 10-20 year prison term but escaped after 8 months. She was caught 34 years later. She had become a model citizen with 3 children that she had raised to be good citizens. She was returned to Michigan to complete her jail sentence. The family and friends petitioned the governor for clemency. The details are described in this exercise, Crime and Punishment. There is also a worksheet that helps students work through the steps of critical thinking for this case. See the Critical Thinking Worksheet: Crime and Punishment. Review the concept that critical thinking involves looking at a problem from many points of view. Divide students into discussion groups for this exercise. Have each group write their point of view on the board. As a summary, have students volunteer to state their personal values and reasonable point of view at the end. You can use any interesting and complex current event or social issue for this type of exercise. The new edition of College and Career Success, Chapter 12, Diversity and Current Social Issues, contains a summary of several current social issues that can be used for this exercise. One Minute Paper Challenge your students to do free writing on a topic for just one minute. This exercise could be used as a summary of the critical thinking exercise above. Here are some ideas for writing prompts: After one minute, ask student to underline their most important sentence. Ask for 5 volunteers to share their most important idea. The Diversity Poster Ask students to create a poster showing their culture, language, hobbies, interests, or values. Students can also be asked to create a family tree that shows their ethnic or cultural background. Have students speak about their poster for about 2 minutes. Request that students to use positive thinking and take pride in their diverse backgrounds. I ask students not to have any pictures or references to drugs, alcohol, violence, or guns. Pictures should be in good taste. They should not have pictures of nude women or men, for example. Another variation is to have students bring a paper bag with items that represent who they are. They can take the items out of the bag and state why they are important. This exercise is done toward the end of the semester and students are invited to participate in an ethnic potluck lunch during class. Here are some ideas for what to include on the poster: Where were your parents and grandparents born? Find Someone Who . . . This exercise can be used to introduce the topic of diversity. It gets students out of their seats and talking to others about what they have in common. Find Someone Who Exercise References Grant, Adam, "The Science of Reasoning with Unreasonable People," The New York Times, January 31, 2021. Dwyer, Christopher, "How to Change People's Minds: The Art of Debunking," Psychology Today, April 6, 2018. Resources for New Online Instructors 2020 Discussion Questions for Online Courses Powtoon (For assignments, give students the option of PowerPoint, Powtoon, or any other creative media) https://www.powtoon.com/ Tellegami ( use this app to make short introductory videos of weekly material) https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tellagami/id572737805 Visit my Sample Online Canvas Container Go to: https://humanesources.instructure.com/login/canvas Use this email: marsha@marshafralick.com Use this password: faculty demo Southwest Indian Polytechnic Institute,June, 2020 Student Learning Outcomes, Discussion Questions, Grading Rubrics, and other resources Webinar: Flip the Switch: How to Transition FYE from the Classroom to Online Delivery, June 2020 Powtoon (For assignments, give students the option of PowerPoint, Powtoon, or any other creative media) https://www.powtoon.com/ Tellegami ( use this app to make short introductory videos of weekly material) https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tellagami/id572737805 For a free email demo of the interactive online version of College and Career Success, contact me at marsha@marshafralick.com. Specify the full version for 3 unit courses or the concise version for 1-2 unit courses. Visit my Sample Online Canvas Container Go to: https://humanesources.instructure.com/login/canvas Use this email: marsha@marshafralick.com Use this password: faculty demo Once you are inside Canvas, click on the photo of the textbook to access a demo of the text. If you want to see a new copy of the text, here is an access code: RB32DKN Miramar College, College and Career Success Online, August 24, 2018 San Diego Mesa College, College and Career Success Online, August 2, 2018 Miracosta College, Success with College and Career Success Online, July 26, 2018 Maricopa Community College District, College and Career Success Online, November 15-17, 2017 Scottsdale Community College, Counselor Retreat, August 11, 2017. St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg, Florida, Professional Development, "College Success at St. Petersburg College: Success, Retention, Engagement, Online Teaching," July 10, 2015. Western Michigan University, Keynote Address: Using Positive Psychology to Enhance Student Success, Workshops for Engaging Students in Learning, May 8, 2015 Sam Houston State University, Introduction to CollegeScope and Career Assessments, February 13, 2015. Lone Star College System, Textbook Competition for HUMD 0330, September 14, 2012 Lone Star College North Harris, Professional Development, Tuesday, August 21, 2012. Lone Star College Montgomery, Professional Development, Monday, August 20, 2012. Cuyamaca College, Teaching Tips for Underprepared Students, Thursday, August 16, 2012. Leeward Community College, CollegeScope Training, Monday, July 23, 2012 Abilene Christian University, CollegeScope Training, Thursday, July 12, 2012. Central Georgia Technical College, CollegeScope Training, Wednesday, July 11, 2012 East Central Community College, CollegeScope Training, Tuesday, July 10, 2012. Georgia Perimeter College, CollegeScope New Faculty Training, Tuesday, June 26, 2012 Wilson College, CollegeScope New Faculty Training, Wednesday, May 23, 2012 Scottsdale Community College, Friday, May 4, 2012, 10:00-12:30, "A Few of My Favorite Exercises and Activities." Sure Score, Fundamentals Training for La Joya Schools, February 15, 2012 Sure Score, Fundamentals Training for Vision Academy of Excellence, January 20, 2012 Cuyamaca College, Professional Development, January 19, 2012. Lone Star College System, New Faculty Training Webinar, January 13, 2012. Vincennes University, CollegeScope New Faculty Webinar, December 21, 2011. Achieveworks for Private Counselors, Online Training, December 16, 2011 Lone Star College System, New Faculty Training Webinar, December, 2011 Sure Score, Fundamentals Training, Austin, Texas, December 12, 2011 St. Louis Community College, African American Male Initiative, Mentor Training, Sept. 8-9, 2011 Lone Star College System, Montgomery and North Harris, August 27-Sept. 24, 2011 St. Louis Community College, August 18 and 19, 2011 Lone Star College System, Montgomery and North Harris Colleges, August 11, 2011. Hannibal-La Grange University Sierra College Tidewater Community College District, Chesapeake Leeward Community College Lone Star College System, Montgomery and North Harris June 9, 2011, 12:30-4:00 Southern Crescent Technical College Windward College Adult Program Tidewater Community College District Montgomery College Sierra College, Van Buren Technical Center Montgomery College Sierra College Odessa College San Jacinto College The Lone Star College System The Lone Star College System Johnson County Community College Tidewater Community College Collin County Community College Cuyamaca College CSU Channel Islands Otero Junior College Lone Star College District Navajo Technical College, April 9, 2009 Xap Sales Training, Los Angeles, January 15, 2009 Lone Star College District Lone Star College District Central Florida Community College Tidewater Community College District California State University Channel Islands Cuyamaca College
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Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth, Simon & Schuster, 2016
The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck, Ballantine Books, 2016
PowerPoint: Increasing Happiness in Life
Pdf.: Increasing Happiness in Life
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Include your name, college, home address for mailing, name of course taught, and number of units in your course.
What is the most important thing you learned today?
What is the best idea you learned from the discussion today?
What is the most useful idea you learned today?
After considering all the perspectives discussed in the critical thinking exercise, what is your reasonable view?
What languages do you speak?
Include a map of the country or countries where your relatives were born.
What traditional foods does your family eat?
What cultural traditions are still practiced by your family?
Send your request to marsha@marshafralick.com
Include your name, college, home address for mailing, name of course taught, and number of units in your course. Here are links to the table of contents and features.
Career Success, 3rd Edition
Native American College and Career Success,3rd Edition
Hawai'i and Pacific Islands College and Career Success, 2nd Edition
https://www.collegesuccess1.com/Research/Cuyamaca_Monograph_55.pdf
Job Jar Careers
This activity can be used to introduce the topic of career decision making. Students draw a random career out of a jar and explain how the job does or does not match their interests and personal strengths.
This assignment helps students summarize their personal strengths using wordclouds.com
This Assignment helps students summarize their skills.
This assignment is used as part of the final project in my course. Students create a 50-word mission statement and create a vision board that can be shared in class or online.
Textbook Links (view features, table of contents, and instructions for ordering a complimentary copy)
The Instructor Manual contains classroom exercises, handouts, PowerPoint, test bank, and much more. The full Instructor Manual is available for faculty adopting any of my textbooks for their students. Here is a sample for Chapter 1, Understanding Motivation
Log into My Demo Canvas Container for fall 2021
Research: Are Learning Styles a Myth?
Interested in the Guided Pathways initiative? This Pathways document lists topics in College and Career Success matching the Pathways requirements.
References:
Cuyamaca College, Professional Development, August 11, 2021
marsha@marshafralick.com
College and Career Success, 9th Edition, designed for 3 unit courses
College and Career Success, Concise 9th Edition (without diversity topic), designed for 1-2 unit courses
Career Success, 3rd Edition
Native American College and Career Success
Hawai'i and Pacific Islands College and Career Success
Dr. Seth Batiste
www.batisteconsulting.us
What is the most important thing you learned today?
What is the best idea you learned from the discussion today?
What is the most useful idea you learned today?
After considering all the perspectives discussed in the critical thinking exercise, what is your reasonable view?
What languages do you speak?
Include a map of the country or countries where your relatives were born.
What traditional foods does your family eat?
What cultural traditions are still practiced by your family?
New Faculty Webinar Training, CollegeScope, August 9, 2011
Brief introduction to CollegeScope, July 19, 2011
Faculty Webinar Training, CollegeScope, July 8, 2011
Faculty Webinar Training, CollegeScope, July 7, 2011
Faculty Webinar Training, CollegeScope, July 6, 2011
Student Success Course Faculty Training
Faculty Webinar Training, CollegeScope, June 6, 2011
Faculty Webinar Training, CollegeScope, May 18, 2011
Professional Development March 18, 2011
New Faculty Webinar, January 5, 2011, 6-8:00 p.m.
Webinar: Getting Started with CollegeScope, Getting the Best Results with DWYA and PEPS, December 3, 2010
CollegeScope Training September 22, 2010, 3:30-5:30 EST
New Faculty Professional Development August 5, 2010 8:30-4:00
Continuing Faculty Professional Development August 5, 1:00-4:00
Webinar Training June 25 and July 2, 2010
CollegeScope Faculty Training, May 11, 2010
CollegeScope Presentation, January 14, 2010
New Faculty Training January 13, 2010
New Faculty Training December 10, 2009
New Faculty Training November 10, 2009
What's New in College and Career Success?
November 4, 2009
New Faculty Training October 30, 2009
Using CollegeScope to Increase Retention and Success, September 21, 2009
New Faculty Training July 30, 2009
New Faculty Training July 23, 8:00-3:00
New Faculty Training July 16, 2009, 9:00-2:00
Continuing Faculty Meeting, July 15, 2009, 2:00-4:00
Video Demo of CollegeScope
New Faculty Training December 4, 2008
Continuing Faculty Updates December 5, 2008
Student Success Faculty Training June 25-26, 2008
Professional Development Fall 2007