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This book examines the critical role that the first-year seminar can play in setting the stage for student success. Authors suggest that the time is right for colleges and universities to re-imagine the first-year seminar course by increasing the focus on career exploration and decision-making and addressing key success skills students need.
List of contents
Foreword
Melinda Karp, Founder, Phase Two Advisory
Part I: Making the Case: FYE as an Essential Part of Guided Pathways
Chapter 1: Guided Pathways: Helping Students Choose and Stay on a Path
The Guided Pathways Movement: Why It Matters
Defining Guided Pathways
Chapter 2: History and Value of the First-Year Seminar Course
The First-Year Seminar Course: Past, Present, and Future
Data and Evidence for the First-Year Seminar Course
Chapter 3: Helping Students Choose a Career Path: The Role of the First-Year Seminar Course
The Career Exploration and Decision-Making Process
Benefits of Career Exploration via the First-Year Seminar Course
Chapter 4: Helping Students Stay on the Path: The Role of the First-Year Seminar Course
Building Self-Efficacy by Utilizing Effective Learning and Study Strategies
Building Grit and Resilience
Part II: Practical Guide to Re-Imagining the First-Year Seminar Course within the Guided Pathways Framework
Chapter 5: Re-Imagining and Strengthening the First-Year Seminar Course: The Course Re-Design Process
An Introduction to Backwards Design
Establishing a Course Design Team
Learning Outcomes for the First-Year Seminar
Course Content
Assessing First-Year Seminar Learning Outcomes
Ensuring Learning: Teaching Methods
Sequencing: The Course Outline
The Syllabus
Chapter 6: Being Your Campus Champion: A 3-credit Mandatory First-Year Seminar Course for All Students
Why Everyone? An Equity Issue
Championing the Course to Colleagues
Identifying and Training Faculty
Creating Campus Excitement
Appendix A: Making the Case Infographic
Appendix B: Sample Syllabus
About the Authors
About the author
By Christine Harrington and Theresa Orosz
Summary
This book examines the critical role that the first-year seminar can play in setting the stage for student success. Authors suggest that the time is right for colleges and universities to re-imagine the first-year seminar course by increasing the focus on career exploration and decision-making and addressing key success skills students need.
