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Welcome to the College Orientation Workshop

**About this learning space....** This learning space is an introductory site for those who are entering the college, have not been in school for a number of years, or are new to the college environment. This is a short orientation style website meant to ease students into the transition of the college environment. It is not intended to be difficult, nor overly involved, but instead is presented in an easy simple manner using Mnenomic visuals (memory) to make tips easy to remember, learning acceptable and the college experience enjoyable. media type="custom" key="8723274" align="right" width="209" height="209"

** Go back to School? Who me? **  **The Nontraditional Student** media type="custom" key="8723738"

**Success in the College Environment ** This is a short orientation style website designed to prepare the student for the college environment and provide working study skills needed to succeed in college courses. This unit implements Bloom’s Taxonomy and is built upon Gagne’s systematic model of instructional design. Since learning components are designed around intergenerational instructional strategy, this website is specifically designed to introduce and accomodate old and new learning behaviors. Instead of designed instructional strategies for the traditional student alone, this website is capable of embracing all learners for college instructional settings (Dick, Carey & Carey, 2009). Bloom’s taxonomy provides a pattern of diverse elements or parts to form a whole with emphasis on creating new meaning while at the same time is capable of supporting the instructional strategies of andragogical theories. It implements mnenomic devices through simple visuals and creative PowerPoints meant designed specifically for easy retention. For more information click the following link for the graphic of this model and rational. [|Rational and graphic for learning model.docx]

This learning space will serve the purpose of preparing students to the college environment in a number of ways such as attitude, overload, learning styles, manageing time etc. It scaffolds into more challenging study skills with PowerPoint assist and self-assessment style projects. This website is designed as a motivational workshop. The following topics will cover:


 * The active and strategic learner
 * Understanding the characteristics of successful students
 * Using learning styles to enhance performance
 * Time management: simple tips in learning how to balance school, home and work responsibilities
 * Creating a wikispace