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Orientation Leader Training: Using Learning Outcomes to Develop the Whole Student
Kathy PetrasAssistant Director of Student Life & InvolvementBaldwin-Wallace College
Kat SlabySeniorBaldwin-Wallace College
Who We are:
Kathy Petras Assistant Director of
Student Life & Involvement
Past 4 Years working in Orientation Programming
Kat Slaby Senior Summer Orientation
Leader – 2 years
Baldwin-Wallace @ a Glance
Small, Liberal Arts College
Approximately 3,000 Undergraduate Students
Student/Faculty Ratio = 15.1
Over 50 Academic Majors
Nationally known Music Conservatory
Over 120 Campus Organizations
Approximately 700 new first-year students admitted yearly
Team Building Activity #1
Hey! What’s Your Name?
Chickering & Reisser’s 7 Vectors
1. Developing Competence
2. Managing Emotions
3. Moving Through Autonomy Toward Interdependence
4. Developing Mature Interpersonal Relationships
5. Establishing Identity
6. Developing Purpose
7. Developing Integrity
Key Factors Affecting Development:
Institutional Objectives
Institutional Size
Faculty-Student Interaction
Curriculum
Teaching Practices
Diverse Student Communities
Student Affairs Programs & Services
Three Principles
Integration of Work and Learning
Recognition of and respect for differences
Recognition of the Cyclical Nature of Learning and Development
B-W’s Orientation Program
Summer Orientation 4 Overnight Sessions for First-Year Students 2 Day Sessions for Transfer Students
Weekend Of Welcome (W.O.W.) 4 Day Additional Orientation prior to
classes starting 3 Major Mandatory Programs Remaining Activities are mainly social
& optional
Our Learning Outcomes
Why are Learning Outcomes important?
Based in Three Areas Leadership & Communication Knowledge – Orientation specific &
Baldwin-Wallace College Understanding Self & Others
Know, Do, Feel
Our Training @ B-W
FOCUS: Summer Orientation Staff (16 students)
2-3 meetings prior to start of summer
2.5 days of intense training & teambuilding before first weekend
Additional teambuilding & training throughout the summer
Training Topics
Teambuilding – with partner & with group
Group Facilitation
Working With Your Partner
B-W Informational Sessions
FISH! Philosophy
Academic Advising
Diversity
Mock Sessions
Teambuilding Activity #2
Everyone take 4 pipe cleaners
Create something that describes who you are or something that is important to you
Don’t talk to anyone around you about what you are creating
Assessment of Training
Verbal Assessment
Written/Anonymous Evaluation
So Did it Work? Example #1 - Abby & Ian
So Did it Work? Example #2 - Kelsey
So Did it Work? Example #3 - Kat
What Did They Learn?In Their Own Words:
More Open to Working with Parents & Students
Able to work with students in many capacities
Become more aware of the language I use around different audiences
Better at having awkward conversations
I’ve become very comfortable in front of a large group
I now know how to trust my partner & be a better “passenger”
What Did They Learn?In Their Own Words:
Reading into students & figuring out how to respond
I learned how to manage stress better
First impressions aren’t everything
Working independently
Being Flexible
I can communicate & extract information from a shy student
Putting myself in other’s shoes
What Did They Learn?In Their Own Words:
Improved Patience & Self-esteem
That I can be very social – I was always too shy
That I can switch modes quickly
Having my game face on in front of students
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