Roundtable Discussion:

   Sharing Senior-Year Strategies for Successful Student Transition to Graduation & Beyond

                      

                                   Sunday October 9th, 2011 - 10:30am to 11:30am

President Emeritus Betty Siegel, Kennesaw State University, Georgia

Dr. Joan E. Leichter Dominick, Associate Professor of Communication & Senior Seminar Course Coordinator

   Kennesaw State University, Georgia

Dr. Heather Maietta, CDFI, Director of Career Services and Cooperative Education, Merrimack College,

   Massachusetts

Julie Ambrose

Come join the conversation on sharing "Sharing Senior-Year Strategies for Successful Student Transition to Graduation

& Beyond." Whether you are in the considering phase, planning phase, or have a seasoned program, course, or

events for college seniors, come join the conversation on how you are strategizng the Senior-Year Experience Transition

at your institution. Do you have an institutional class, an institutional program, deliver your program in a college or departmental capstone, deliver your program in a career service center, have a service-learning program, or are in the process of developing a New View of the Senior-Year Transition? Come share your strategies to get our seniors one day closer to graduation and prepared for life after college.

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KSU 4401: Senior  Seminar - Hybrid Web 2.0  Fall 2011  

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Degreeconomics: My Course Website for Graduating College Seniors - KSU 4401: Senior Seminar

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The Complete Graduate Resource: My Website Resource for Graduating College Seniors, Recent College

Graduates, & All Stakeholders in their Success - Resource part of KSU 4401: Senior Seminar

The Complete Graduate Resource by Dr. Joan E. Leichter Dominick, copyright 2009

     

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One Day Closer to Graduation! What is Your Story? Creating Your Portfolio From Paper to Web 2.0.

Course Animation & Video Multimedia created by Patti Dunn, Instructional Designer, and Michael Leitmann,

Multimedia Developer, Kennesaw State University Multimedia Development Group and Dr. Joan E. Leichter

Dominick, Fall 2010. Original Caricature drawn by Tom Sito and arranged by Pat Connolly Sito 2010.

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My Web 2.0 Resources for KSU 4401: Senior Seminar networking with KSU College Seniors, Graduates,

& Stakeholders in College Senior Success:   

Facebook Fan Page: The Complete Graduate Resource (2011) created by Ben Cope

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Twitter: "The Complete Grad" by Dr. Joan E. Leichter Dominick (2008)

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Dr. Jorge Perez, Faculty Executive to the President, Associate Professor of Information Systems at Kennesaw State University, is a contributing guest lecturer in KSU 4401: Senior Seminar on Graduating in a Digital World. To find out more about his seminar consult The Complete Graduate Resource - College Graduate 2.0

Graduating in the Digital World - KSU 4401 Digital Website Resources created by Dr. Jorge Perez for our class:

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Review Sample KSU College Senior ePortfolios using Web 1.0 & Web 2.0

For more information on Web 1.0 Training: ITS Webfolio Training using Microsoft Publisher with Motaz Sharkasi, Lecture taken by Caitlin LeMoine, KSU Honors Student

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Passion, Purpose, and Portfolio - Sharing Your Story 2.0: Seminar by Ben Cope, Owner of EPOC Designs

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The Kennesaw State University SYE Course was part of a blind study of seven SYE institutions and their programs conducted by the Advisory Board Company this past summer 2009. This study showcases seven innovative models of SYE Programs. Permission to use this research was secured from the Advsory Board Company.

Get an invitiation to the Web 2.0 Community entitled Senior-Year Experience Strategies. Started at the SIT 2008 Conference by Dr. Joan E. Leichter Dominick to continue the SYE discussions resulting from her SYE Roundtable and SYE Poster Presentation.  Once you are a member, you can invite other SYE stakeholder to continue discussions, send emails, start groups, chats, post events, etc. For more information see a screen shot of the community below.

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Continue the discussion of the preconference workshop by joining on the Web 2.0 Community Senior-Year Experience Strategies  @ http://www.senioryearexperiencestrategies.ning.com: (private community send your email for an invitation) Created for Stakeholders in College Senior Year Experience or join the public Facebook Group "The Complete Graduate Resource"

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Accepted but Cancelled: Pre-Conference Workshop:

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Special thanks to President Emeritus Betty Siegel for beginning the Senior-Year Experience, President Daniel Papp, . Dean Ralph Rascati, and to Dr. Rebecca Casey, Chair of the Department of University Studies, for her constant support of the Folio Thinking Process in our student success programs. To Dr. Randy Hinds and Ms. Shannon Cronen for supporting my growth and development in the technology of teaching and learning. Thanks to my colleagues at KSU Multimedia Develop Group Patti Dunne, Michael Leitman and ITS Trainers Sid Kemp, Motaz Sharkasi. Thanks to Dale Suffridge, Manager of Distiance Learning Center. Thanks to Ben Cope, KSU Alumnus, EPOC Designs & Internet Genius.

 

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