Strategy/Project Name:
Incorporate Academic Resources into Courses in the 1st Year – Student Lingo
Momentum Area:
Mindset
Strategy/Project Description:
Expand the use of Student Lingo as a course supplement/academic resource for students beyond the PRSP curriculum.
Activity Status:
Evaluation/Assessment plan:
The Student Lingo plan includes the following steps:
- Make faculty (more) aware of the Student Lingo product and how they can make use of it.
- Faculty were recruited and asked to volunteer to incorporate Student Lingo in their courses. Faculty from criminal justice, history and political science are participating.
- Students were provided with multiple ways to access Student Lingo through the GaView course management platform. Both faculty and students can access Student Lingo via GaView through this link: https://www.studentlingo.com/learn/sign_in?client=daltonstate...or links to specifically assigned modules were provided through course assignment links.
- Data and feedback from the completed modules will be collected to determine usefulness, effectiveness, and whether changes should be implemented into courses and or programs. Once this information is collected and analyzed, the subcommittee will determine the utility of implementation across additional programs and disciplines.
- Both faculty and students will be surveyed again to ask about their feelings in relation to their use of Student Lingo and its benefits (or shortcomings) (e.g. which modules were practical for their classes, which modules they’d like to implement into their courses, etc.).
Progress and Adjustments:
Student Lingo package contains 50 workshops covering a variety of topics. Faculty are selecting Student Lingo modules to support student learning outcomes for their respective classes. For example:
- Students taking CRJU 3700 – Research Methods in Criminal Justice, are required to complete modules on the following topics: information literacy, understanding and avoiding plagiarism, pre-writing techniques, developing a strong thesis statement, and writing drafts, paragraphs, etc. Each of these Student Lingo modules provide tips students can use to assist with completing various activities assigned in the course (e.g. creating research questions and hypotheses, literature review, etc.).
- Students in CRJU 3100 – Criminal Law, and CRJU 4700 – Ethical Issues in CRJU are required to complete the following modules:
- Time Management Strategies for Success; Mindful Minutes: A Guide to Goal-Oriented Time Management; Learning Strategies Every Student Should Know; Study Tips and Note-taking Strategies; Stress Management Techniques; and Developing Critical Thinking Skills.
- Students enrolled in CRJU 2300 – Crime and Justice Studies are required to take the modules listed above, along with the following:
- Drafting Introductions, Body paragraphs, and conclusions.
- Students in CRJU 2100 – Intro to Law Enforcement and CRJU 3400 – Juvenile Delinquency and Justice, are required to complete 3 modules that relate to time management, critical thinking, and academic integrity (the have the option to choose).
- Students enrolled in POLS 1101 – American Government (sections 01H, 02H, 07H, 14H, 70H, 71H), are required to complete the following modules:
- Information Literacy; Time management; and Avoiding Plagiarism.
- Students in HIST 3000 – The Study of History, are required to complete the following module: Information Literacy.
Faculty will assess the results of the completed modules once fall 2024 classes end.
Plan for the Year Ahead:
The plan for the year ahead continues to be:
- Make faculty (more) aware of the Student Lingo product and how they can make use of it.
- Increase the use of Student Lingo in other courses/programs, aside from PRSP courses.
- Share with faculty the campus resources available to students that supplement the Student Lingo workshops.
Challenges and Support:
The major challenge continues to be faculty buy-in to get faculty to try Student Lingo as a course supplement.
Contact email:
Primary Contact:
Dr. James L. Wright, Assoc. Dean, School of Arts and Sciences
