Academic Success WarningProbation Online Workshop ASOW At The

Academic Success Warning/Probation Online Workshop (ASOW) At The College of Southern Nevada Going from Academic Probation to Academic Success with an Interactive Online Workshop Presented by Shawn Claxton & Amy Palmer The College of Southern Nevada

Question & Sharing • How does your institution handle students on academic probation? • What’s working with that approach? • Challenges with that approach? • What do you recommend doing differently?

College of Southern Nevada – Who Are We? • Large, Public Community College • Multi-Campus – Las Vegas, North Las Vegas & Henderson • Most diverse HE institution in the state of NV • Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) • Demographics • 34, 174 total headcount; 18, 579 total FTE (as of Fall 16) • Very diverse in ethnicity, culture, and socioeconomics • Majority are first-generation, work, and attend part-time • Counseling/Advising Staff • 20 Academic Counselors • 5 Health Advisors • High student to counselor ratios

What Lead To Our Intervention? Previous Climate/Approach Current Climate/Approach • Focus on enrollment • Focus on completion • Recommended to meet with a counselor • Very few students met with a counselor • Required to complete ASOW online workshop • Recommended to follow-up with counselor

Components of the Academic Success Warning/Probation Online Workshop (ASOW) • Video • 40 -60 minutes • Includes pauses to complete workbook • Workbook • Reflection Questions • http: //sites. csn. edu/at/wa rning_probation_worksh op/APW_Booklet. pdf • Survey & Quiz • Qualitative assessment • Confirmation of learning • Must answer 8 out of 10 correctly

How it works? • Automated process utilizing existing technology • Learning Management System (CANVAS) • Student Information System (People. Soft) • Students informed by email • About academic warning/probation • About requirement to complete online workshop • Registration hold placed in People. Soft • Students access workshop in CANVAS, complete online workshop, survey and quiz • Registration hold removed 24 -48 hours after successful passage of quiz

Our Approach to Academic Warning/Probation… • An interactive, online video workshop • Let’s take a look… • http: //sites. csn. edu/at/warning_probation_workshop/

How We Developed It? • Career & Technical Education Sr. Specialist hired • Charged with developing retention programs • ASOW Committee formed • Developed workbook content and video script • Partnered with Videography Department • Filmed and edited video • Obtained Buy-in to Pilot Online Workshop • Assessed data and presented to Academic Standards

How It Became Included In College Policy? • Introduced ASOW to Academic Standards Committee • Conducted Pilot Study • Presented Assessment Data to Academic Standards Committee • Proposed registration hold and mandatory completion of ASOW • Supported by Academic Standards • Proposed to and approved by Faculty Senate to include this mandatory intervention in Academic Warning/Probation policy after 1 st pilot study! As of 4/27/15 – The New CSN Academic Probation Suspension Policy includes the requirement of The ASOW

Three Pilot Studies • SPRING 2015 • 148 students • Acct, Auto, Bus Mgmt, Welding Majors • SUMMER 2015 • 1, 702 students • Career & Technical Majors • SPRING 2016 • 1, 561 students • All majors

ASSESSMENT DATA

Academic Success Warning/Probation Online Workshop (ASOW) At The College of Southern Nevada Questions?

Contact Information http: //sites. csn. edu/at/warning_probation_workshop/ Shawn Claxton Counselor, College of Southern Nevada shawn. claxton@csn. edu Amy Palmer Counselor, College of Southern Nevada amy. palmer@csn. edu