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S Building Roadsigns Establishing Family Buyin as a College Student Dr. Joel A. English Regional Director Centura College
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Most students live with people who can make or break their academic success – by either supporting or disrupting their learning. So how can families and others be encouraged to actively support students? Those topics and other aspects of student success were covered in this April 30, 2013 webinar by Dr Joel English
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Building RoadsignsEstablishing Family Buyin as a College Student
Dr. Joel A. EnglishRegional DirectorCentura College
Ten Attributes of the Successful Online Student
1. Believe in the Process
2. Advocate for Yourself
3. Perfect Your Technical Skills
4. Ensure Stable Technology Access
5. Know Your Resources
6. Choose a Program You’re Passionate About
7. Participate Actively
8. Take Breaks
9. Schedule Your Time
10.Communicate with Others
Myth of Convenience
Online learning is convenient.
Online learning is not easy.
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Myth of Convenience
Online learning is convenient.
Online learning is not easy. Students must budget and
schedule their own work time. Students must maintain their
own environment and facilities.
Students must provide their own motivation.
Students must transform their study space into something that it is not.
Students need support from others.
Online Students Can’t Succeed Alone
Since online students usually complete coursework from home, family members more naturally serve as distractions than as supporters.
Family members don’t naturally or automatically convert to a useful support system; students must re-engage their family members as a support system.
Road Signs help students understand and communicate their needs to those around them while in school.
Levels of Family Buyin
Sacrifice
Commitment
Compassion
Understanding
Awareness
Presence
Presence
Presence
The online student must admit to themselves that their families are there, and probably aren’t going away. Who are they?
Road SignWho Lives in My Home?
Awareness
Awareness
Presence
Though the family might know that the student has school commitments, it is the student’s job to make them aware of be requirements and benefits of their education.
Road SignCommunicating My Need For Support
Understanding
Understanding
Awareness
Presence
Family members must understand not only the needs of the online student, but also what their role is in the student’s educational process.
Road SignConversation between Student and Family Members
Compassion
Compassion
Understanding
Awareness
Presence
Compassion means “suffering with” another person, not just realizing the toils required for someone’s success, but having an attitude that is at stake with their success.
Road SignChecking Your Family’s Attitude
Commitment
Commitment
Compassion
Understanding
Awareness
Presence
Early in an online program, it is essential that family members commit—mentally, verbally, and even in writing—to supporting the student, even changing their own behaviors in order to help with success.
Road SignFinding your Trusted Supporters
Sacrifice
Sacrifice
Commitment
Compassion
Understanding
Awareness
Presence
Being a family member of an online student means committing to personal change and sacrifice for the time they are in school. It is not a passive process.
Road SignMy Computer is for School Work
Road SignTalking about Student Finances
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Building RoadsignsEstablishing Family Buyin as a College Student
Dr. Joel A. EnglishRegional DirectorCentura College
