Strategic Partnerships to Infuse Technology in Student Affairs

Strategic Partnerships to Infuse Technology in Student Affairs
Stephanie Cheney
Beth Farrow
Joan Giblin
James Levesque
Wentworth Institute of Technology

Key Points
Identify common issues in Student Affairs
Explain key partnerships we established
Discuss applicability to your campus

What is a WIT?
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Urban location (Boston)
80/20 gender split
Technical Institute
Population 3600
1700 residential (mostly 1& 2 years)
Apply to a major

What are your challenges on your campus right now? Why are you here at this session?
(Hidden Slide)…just ask the question

Our Challenges
Sustainability
Scheduling
Summer Contact
Organization
Convenience
Resources
Money
Refinement of curriculum
Target specific groups
Desire to Deliver a Quality Program

Technology Integration
What is Academic Technology
Laptop Initiative school
How was the partnership formed
What is an LMS and how does it work

Academic Technology

Student leadership training
Jim Levesque, Director of Student Life

Resident Assistant
Peer Educator Advancing Knowledge
Community Standards Board
Admissions Representative
Career Peer
Orientation Leader
Orientation Assistant
WOW Team Leader
WOW Program Assistant
Engagement Coordinator
100 students

Our Problem: Time

Other Problems: more division involvement, connection needed between selection and training, prevent attrition and keep motivation high, $ do more with less

Our Solution: Online Modules
June 19
May 15
June 2
July 7
July 24

Our Results: Inconsistent Participation(n=115)

Our Results: Deeper Reflection
“Many of the questions in the quizzes really made me think... and look back on past experiences and how I have now become a better person for no longer having those who made me question right from wrong still in my life. I feel that learning to stand up for what is wrong took me a little while to grasp because I didn't want to lose friends, but now through student leadership I have learned that your true friends wont make you question their actions or your own, and won’t allow you to put yourself in those types of situations. I feel that having the biggest support system of my fellow student leaders have helped me grow and become a better person, and I know I would not make them compromise their values, just as they would not make me.”

Our Results: Cost Savings
Meal Costs
(17 days)
(11 days)

How do you manage this on your campus?
What needs have you identified?
Do you utilize technology? How and why?

Alcohol education
Beth Farrow, Coordinator of Wellness Education

Our Problem: Multiple Alcohol Education Needs

Our Solution: Differentiated Curriculum
Courses
Alcohol Education for students 21+
Wet Suite Registration
Health & Safety Violations
Provide relevant content
Assess knowledge gains
Personal reflection and discussion prompts

Benefits

Reflection
“I have already changed and am making better decisions everyday. I have become more focused on school and doing my best rather than worrying about what my friends want me to do. The friends in my life that are making bad decisions and who are not bettering my life, I am slowly beginning to distance myself and spend more time with the people who have the same outlook on life as I do. Mainly, I’ve turned my focus to myself and my school work to better myself emotionally and physically as I move forward”.

How do you manage this on your campus?
What needs have you identified?
Do you utilize technology? How and why?

First year seminar
Joan Giblin, Director of New Student Programs

Our problem: Organizational Chaos + Empty Vessels
1000 new students
41 instructors
1 standard curriculum
1 person office
No additional money or resources
Students sitting passively in class

OUR SOLUTIONS

Greater Group Collaboration
Instructor Comfort Varied
More Freedom for Instructors
Choices within lesson plans
Student produced work
High evaluations for course overall
Web based

your house
Do you have an FYS/Orientation?
How do you capture attention? How do your students learn during FYS/Orientation?

your house
How do you use technology on your campus?
How are partnerships encouraged and leveraged?

Future Projects + Possibilities for Us
Voice Threading to recruit Student Leaders
Virtual classrooms to run webinars for anxious parents
Interactive maps + web-enabled scavenger hunts
LMS Review

Photo Credits
Paper Clip: http://www.flickr.com/photos/29487767@N02/2855271953/
Laptop: http://www.flickr.com/photos/15271532@N00/1172675049/
Community: http://www.flickr.com/photos/will-lion/2595051813/in/photostream/
Connecting: http://www.flickr.com/photos/will-lion/2595908948/in/photostream/
Empty Chair: http://www.flickr.com/photos/industry_is_virtue/3485553530/
Raised Glasses: http://news.drugfree.org/wp-content/uploads/College-Binge-Drinking-400x260.jpg
Beer Pong:http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/uploadedImages/News/Chicago/Images/Urban/BeerPong.jpg

Stephanie Cheney
Director, Training & Development
cheneys@wit.edu | Twitter: scheney
Beth Farrow
Coordinator of Wellness Education
farrowb@wit.edu
Joan Giblin
Director of New Student Programs
giblinj@wit.edu
Jim Levesque
Director of Student Life
levesquej@wit.edu

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