SLIDE 1 Harmonizing the mission of your office with student needs through engaging First Year Success Series sessions
Beth Black, Undergraduate Engagement Librarian, University Libraries Chris Younkin, First Year Experience Instructional Assistant, University Libraries
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Name? Unit? Have you offered FYSS sessions?
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student needs through engaging First Year Success Series sessions
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student needs through engaging First Year Success Series sessions
1) Identify key resources
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student needs through engaging First Year Success Series sessions
1) Identify key resources 2) Explain first year transition issues
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student needs through engaging First Year Success Series sessions
1) Identify key resources 2) Explain first year transition issues 3) Connect key resources to transition issues
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student needs through engaging First Year Success Series sessions
1) Identify key resources 2) Explain first year transition issues 3) Connect key resources to transition issues 4) Describe best practices for engaging FYSS sessions
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Part 1: Connecting Your Key Resources to First Year Transition Issues
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What is the mission (main purpose) of your unit? What resources do you offer first-year students? If you could inform first year students of only three of these, what would they be?
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What is the First Year Success Series?
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First Year Transition Issues
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Academic difficulty
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Living in a diverse environment
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Social life
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Personal responsibility
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Time management
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Fear of failure
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Self-advocacy
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Identity development
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Personal wellness
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Money management
SLIDE 25 First Year Transition Issues* 1) Academic difficulty 2) Living in a diverse environment 3) Social life 4) Personal responsibility 5) Time management 6) Fear of failure 7) Self advocacy 8) Identity development 9) Personal wellness 10) Money management
(*Source: FYSS Presenter Training, https://mediasite.osu.edu/Mediasite/Channel/craven10osuedu-first- year-success-series/)
Connect the top three resources/services you listed earlier to one or more transition issue.
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Part 2: Best Practices for Designing Engaging FYSS Sessions
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Understanding by Design
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Backward Design
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Identify desired results
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Determine acceptable evidence
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Plan learning experiences & instruction
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Game-based learning
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4 defining game elements
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A Goal
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Rules
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Feedback system
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Voluntary participation
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system
participation
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Putting it all together
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Presented by University Libraries Beth Black, Undergraduate Engagement Librarian (black.367@osu.edu) Chris Younkin, FYE Instruction (younkin.15@osu.edu)
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