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BVT Publishing
Collaborative Publishing: The Future of College Success
Collaborative Publishing
Introduction
The “Student Success Wave”
College Success: A Concise Practical Guide by Strickland
The Future of College Success
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Outline
History and Philosophy (Dave Strickland)
Program Success
Richard Schofield, PhD
BVT’s Modular Approach
“Path to Success”
Director of Business Development
BVT Publishing
Examples
David Strickland, MA
Collaborative Publishing
Authors’ Workshop
Student Success Program Director
East Georgia State College
Beyond Customization
Putting Students First
34th Annual Conference on the First Year Experience, Dallas, February 2015
Introduction
The “Student Success Wave”
Campuses Offering a First-Year Seminar
Who is BVT Publishing?
Redding, California
Quality, affordable textbooks
Customization experts
Growing steadily
Why Student Success?
Our fastest growing sector
Capitalize on our flexibility
Suits our price point
National Resource Center (USC) Survey
100%
95%
90%
Percent
85%
80%
75%
70%
1997
2000
2003
2006
2009
2012
2015
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Collaborative Publishing: The Future of College Success
The “Student Success Wave”
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College Success by Strickland
College Success: A Concise Practical Guide
What are Campuses Doing?
New Programs
Fine-tuning / Overhauling / Customizing
Expanding / Making Mandatory
Sixth Edition
David Strickland MA, East Georgia College
Carol Strickland PhD RN
Copyright year: 2014
323 pages
What is Unique about Student Success?
High Energy
Workbook style
Collaboration
New Approaches
Critical thinking
Focus on learning
Develop study skills
Our most requested book
College Success by Strickland
College Success by Strickland
History and Philosophy
Timeline
Before 2007 – Hit and Miss
2007 to 2009 – Trial and Error
History and Philosophy
Old Paradigm
Darkness and void, world without shape…
Get
Credential
Enroll
Entitled to
Job
Tried expensive textbook
Tried home-grown materials
New Paradigm
2010 to Present – New Paradigm
Created new textbook
Early intervention
Learn and
Change
Enroll
Campus-wide program
Earn
Credential
Competent
for Job
Mentors / support groups
Focus on learning
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Focus on Learning (not Focus on Grades)
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College Success by Strickland
Focus on Grades
What is
the most
I can
learn?
A
90%
What is
the least
I can get
by with?
80%
B
70%
C
60%
D
Get
Credential
Learn and
Change
Enroll
F
50%
Spring Retention Rate
Percent Returning for Spring Semester
Percent Returning Next Semester
68.1%
60%
40%
20%
0%
None
Generic
Strickland
Students returning for following semester up 12%
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87.1%
100.0%
80.8%
74.3%
80.0%
60.0%
40.0%
20.0%
0.0%
None
Strickland
Strickland
(Passing)
Student Success Course Taken
Student Success Course Taken
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Program Results
All Fall Freshmen (9,882 students)
100%
62.6%
Competent
for Job
College Success by Strickland
All Students (18,117 Students Over 15 Years)
60.8%
Earn
Credential
Focus on Learning (not Focus on Grades)
Program Results
Next-Semester Retention
80%
Entitled to
Job
New Paradigm
College Success by Strickland
History and Philosophy
Old Paradigm
Enroll
100%
College Success by Strickland
History and Philosophy
Focus on Learning
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For every 1,000 students starting, 743 used to return
Now, for every 1,000 who start, 808 return
That’s an extra 65 students (per 1,000) returning – a 9% increase (bump)
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College Success by Strickland
Program Results
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College Success by Strickland
Program Results
Learning Support Comparison
Student Success Courses
are Primarily for
At-Risk Students
Percent Returning for Spring Semester
All Fall Freshmen (9,882 students)
No Student Success Course
Strickland Course
100%
90%
80%
82%
80%
75%
74%
70%
60%
50%
None
English and/or Math
Learning Support Required
Student Success should not be limited to students needing Learning Support
College Success by Strickland
Program Results
College Success by Strickland
Program Results
Retention Increase vs. GPA
Full-Time Fall Freshmen
All Fall Freshmen (9,882 students)
5,598 Students Prior to 2013/14
Took Strickland Course
3.83
14%
11.5%
12%
10%
8%
6.4%
6%
3.5%
4%
2.99
3
2
1
2%
0
0%
< 2.3
2.3 - 2.6
2.6 - 3.0
> 3.0
High School GPA
Student Success benefits everyone
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Semesters Completed
Spring Retention Increase (Bump)
4
12.6%
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Strickland
College Success Course Taken
Student Success benefits everyone
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BVT’s Modular Approach
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BVT’s Modular Approach
“Path to Success”
Module background
Instructor checklist
Learning objectives
Ancillaries
Instructors’
Manual
Assignments
Suggested activities
Optional feature available for most modules
Critical thinking / holistic learning
Five steps
Path To Success
Module background
and objectives
Before/During/After
class checklist
Chapter
Study
Guide
Worksheets
Online
Resources
Wide selection of available modules
Create your own modules
Examples under development
Student Health
Student Finances
Developmental English
Brush up on Math
Adult Learners
ESL at College
Veterans at College
Diversity on Campus
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Step 3. During-Class Collaboration
Step 4. After-Class Experiential Exercise (Action Plan)
Step 5. Next-Class Report and Discussion
Educators
Educators
Educators
Collaborative Publishing
Educators
Peers
Editor(s)
Author(s)
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Step 2. Before-Class S.W.O.T. Analysis / Action Plan
Examples
Step 1. Before-Class Critical Thinking Exercise
BVT’s Modular Approach
Unique collaborative publishing environment
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Collaborative Publishing
Beyond Customization
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Collaborative Publishing
Beyond Customization
But…who’s going to do all the work?
Select/organize modules from multiple authors
Create your own modules
Campus, department, special needs
Tell us what you want
We’ll assemble the team to make it happen
Add campus information
You sign off when you’re happy
Calendars, resources, maps, etc.
We can do it
Adjust the entire text to your campus’s terminology
Tie together with a theme or model
Mindset, Grit, Thriving, Retention Theory
(Rebecca Campbell Workshop)
You can do it
Full collaboration to support you
We might take your content national
Royalties may be available
Putting Students First
TEXTBOOK Plus
Loose-leaf textbook
eBooks
Lab / online resources
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Written for students
Priced for students
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