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Why are you here today?

Why are you here today?. What do you hope to gain?. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: A Character Education Course in the First-Year Experience. Denise Hodgkin Chair, Department of College Success Eldon McMurray Associate Professor, Department of College Success

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Why are you here today?

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  1. Why are you here today? What do you hope to gain?

  2. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People:A Character Education Course in the First-Year Experience Denise Hodgkin Chair, Department of College Success Eldon McMurray Associate Professor, Department of College Success Director, Center For Faculty Excellence

  3. WHY? Why the 7 Habits? Why do we want to make it a second semester course?

  4. Reality Check • 74% of high school admit to cheating on exams • 30% of all papers submitted in high school have significant levels of plagiarism • National trends in high school seniors show a lack of direction and they are choosing college because of no better option.

  5. Department Mission Statement & Goals Our mission is to guide students to increase self-awareness, develop confidence in their ability to think and read critically, and study effectively.

  6. How do our courses support the overall goals of our department?

  7. How do our courses support the overall goals of our department?

  8. Principles Embodied in the 7 Habits

  9. Values Values Needs Attitudes Feelings Pain Results Behavior

  10. VALUES Respect Education Honesty Humility Fun Honor Hard Work Quality Loyalty Reliability Commitment Risk Taking Empowerment Vision Understanding Forgiveness Character Fairness Responsibility Generosity Trust Discipline Accountability Duty Humor Recognition Compassion Innovation Self Development Creativity Contribution Communication Integrity Competence Confidence Equity Equality Friendship Choice Service Knowledge Role Modeling Passion Perseverance Success Security Customer Focus Financial Responsibility Teamwork Joy Contribution

  11. WHAT? What are we teaching? What is the content in this course?

  12. It begins with foundational principles. Personality Character

  13. 7 Interdependence 5 6 Public Victory 4 MATURITY CONTINUUM Independence 3 PrivateVictory 1 2 Dependence FP-MC-b

  14. Four Needs of People TO LOVE Social Kindness TO LIVE Physical Fairness THE FIRE WITHIN TO LEARN Mental Development TO LEAVE A LEGACY Spiritual Meaning

  15. HOW? How did we build the curriculum? How does FranklinCovey assist your program? How are we applying the principles?

  16. Applying the Principles • Video Components • Collegiate Manual • Reflective Writing • Experiential Learning Activities • Values Clarification • 3 Person Teaching

  17. 95% Teach 80% Experi- ence 70% Discuss 50% See & Hear 30% See 20% Hear 10% Read We Learn. . . 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 20 0 William Glasser

  18. What if? • What if our students transferred their learning to their jobs, families, and student life? • What if they had not taken the course?

  19. First Survey Results: Spring, 2004

  20. Second Survey Results: Fall, 2004

  21. Students’ Reponses to Survey Question #15: • 2 words: Eye Opener • An extremely positive one. This class rocks! • This is the most worthwhile class I have ever taken. • This course has changed almost everything about the way I think. • This class should be a required course. • It has greatly increased my self-awareness. • It touched my soul. • It gives you the tools to be successful. • It has helped me become a better student. • I applied this class to my life; it changed it. • Excellent, best class at UVSC!!

  22. What if students had not taken the course?

  23. What if students had not taken the course?

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