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Designing Orientation for a New Audience and Learning Environment
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Haulmark, Myra Williams, Peter |
| Copyright Year | 2019 |
| Abstract | Retention has become a priority for Rogers State University (RSU) as it has recently changed from a community college to a four-year university. RSU, like many colleges and universities, implemented the College Experience course to orient all incoming freshman students to college life and give them the critical skills for academic success and survival. This one-hour course is a requirement in all degree programs for incoming freshmen, and because RSU offers seven complete degree programs online, the course was prepared to be put into an online format. The purpose of the current study was to describe the process for transitioning the course, describe and discuss the characteristics of the RSU online learners, and the effects the transition has had on the course content. For most students, the first-year of college holds many new and life-changing experiences. Brower (1990) described seven life-tasks for most first-year students: Making friends, getting good grades, establishing future goals, managing time, being alone without family and friends, establishing an identity, and maintaining physical self. These goals were primarily identified for traditional age first-year students, in an on-campus course of studies. As such, the RSU College Experience was designed and launched with two pilot sections in the spring of 2001 to respond to these traditional students. The online version of the same course was to be launched the following fall semester. The purpose of the orientation course, whether online or on campus, was to introduce new students to the skills, attitudes and knowledge they need for success in completing a degree, thus highlighting the academic skills necessary for success in the classroom. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.24926/jcotr.v11i2.2593 |
| Volume Number | 11 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://pubs.lib.umn.edu/index.php/jcotr/article/download/2593/2001 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.24926/jcotr.v11i2.2593 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
