Incorporate the use of StudentLingo as a course supplement/academic resource.
Evaluation Plan and measures:
- Student use of StudentLingo will be monitored via the progress function in GeorgiaView.
- Students will be surveyed to assess their satisfaction with the StudentLingo program. The StudentLingo subcommittee will meet at specific times in the academic year to determine necessary changes needed to improve student usage and success.
- Faculty using StudentLingo will be surveyed to assess their satisfaction with the use of StudentLingo in their classes. The StudentLingo subcommittee will meet at specific times in the academic year to determine necessary changes needed to improve usage and success.
KPIs:
- Student awareness of StudentLingo and its benefits
- Student access to StudentLingo
- Student satisfaction with StudentLingo
Baseline measure (for each KPI):
- StudentLingo was implemented for use in all PRSP courses offered in Fall 2023. Eleven workshops were selected for use in the courses, although students had access to 50 workshops total. Students were to choose 3 workshops to complete as course requirements.
Current/most recent data (for each KPI):
- StudentLingo was implemented for use in all PRSP courses offered in Fall 2023. Eleven workshops were selected for use in the courses, although students had access to 50 workshops total. Students were to choose 3 workshops to complete as course requirements.
Goal or targets (for each KPI):
- Provide students with necessary information to improve academic achievement.
Assist students with career exploration.
Provide students with necessary information to improve personal wellness.
- Expand StudentLingo beyond 1000/2000 level courses.
- At the end of year 1 of usage, a minimum of 50% of faculty using StudentLingo will report that the modules selected for use in their classes were practical and useful for their students.
At the end of year 1 of usage, a minimum of 50% of students polled will indicate the StudentLingo modules were practical and useful.
Time period/duration: TBD
Dalton State purchased the Custom StudentLingo package for use in 2023-2024. This package includes 50 workshops covering a variety of topics. To test the viability of use in other courses across disciplines, Student Lingo will be tested in PRPS courses in Fall of 2023. The following StudentLingo workshops were options in these courses:
- Academic Integrity: The Do's and Don’ts
- Developing Critical Thinking Skills
- Handling Failure In & Out of the Classroom
- Information Literacy: How to Master College Research
- What It Takes To Be a Successful Student
- Understanding & Avoiding Plagiarism
- Study Tips & Note-Taking Strategies
- Exam Preparation Tips & Test-Taking Strategies
- 10 Habits of Mind for College Success
- How to Recognize & Cope with Loneliness
- We All Have Bias: How to Increase Your Awareness & Stand Up for Inclusivity
Students were required to select 3 workshops to complete during that course. In Spring 2024, data will be pulled to determine which modules students accessed, along with the success/completion rate per module. From there, the subcommittee will determine whether StudentLingo would be a viable tool for use in other courses in different academic programs.
To further assist students, the Director of Advising and Student Success and the Assistant Director of Peer Education reviewed the StudentLingo workshops and identified at least one campus resource per workshop that can provide interested students with extra information/assistance at Dalton State. The goal is to upload the campus resources alongside the StudentLingo modules in GeorgiaView so that students know where they can get in-person and on-campus support.
- Explore pricing options for the program.
- The custom package was purchased by the college.
- Poll faculty to determine which courses would be appropriate for StudentLingo use.
- Once courses have been identified, determine which modules are appropriate for implementation in identified courses.
- StudentLingo was implemented for use in all PRSP courses offered in Fall 2023. Eleven workshops were selected for use in the courses, although students had access to 50 workshops total. Students were to choose 3 workshops to complete as course requirements.
- Load necessary modules into respective courses via GaView course shells.
- The StudentLingo workshops were loaded into the respective PRPS courses offered in Fall 2023.
- Collect data and feedback from completed modules to determine usefulness, effectiveness, and whether changes should be implemented to courses and or the program.
- Proposed for Spring 2024
- Seek suggestions from faculty using StudentLingo to determine which modules they thought were practical for their classes and or which modules they’d like to implement into their courses. Poll students who used StudentLingo in courses taken to ask whether they thought the modules used were practical and useful.
- Once this is accomplished, upload the campus resources alongside the StudentLingo modules in GeorgiaView so that students know where they can get in-person and on-campus support.
Challenges:
- The cost of the StudentLingo access license for the complete program. DSC currently uses an abbreviated program. The Momentum team is requesting the full access license.
- Dalton State has acquired the full custom license.
Buy-in from faculty using StudentLingo.
