COR 101 - Transitions: Transitions Theme Resources

Look at these links for ideas about Transitions activities for your COR 101 students.

There are many differences between being a high school student and being a college student. Some of these differences are academic, some have to do with living and social adjustment, and some are related to personal growth and development. In whatever way students are impacted by their adjustment, it is important that they continually reflect on their experience, and become aware of the challenges they face while changing to a new lifestyle.

Objectives:

• Explain the purpose of a college education
• Analyze the difference between high school and college
• Communicate goals on why student chose to attend SUNY Cortland
• Discuss (orally or in writing) student experiences, hopes, and concerns about their transition into college (including how they are handling homesickness, responsibility, locus of control in handling problems, ability to seek out and receive help)
• Balance curricular and co-curricular experiences
• Balance expectations from home and family and friends with academic expectations

Classroom Activities for the Theme of Transitions

Ask COR 101 students to take the opinion poll to the right, share the results, and have them read the Pew Research below. Follow up with a one-minute paper or reflective paragraph about what they think is the purpose of a college education.

Have your COR 101 students do a Transitions themed activity like those suggested on the Advisement & Transition website. One example is the Freshman Job Description activity that you can do traditionally or you could try using a Voicethread like the one below.

What do you think is the purpose of college?

Join a discussion with your #cor101 students on twitter or by joining this twub.

The transition to college is much easier when your students connect with the people and resources available at SUNY Cortland.  Here is a list of official and unofficial Cortland tweets that may be relevant to your students.

Tweets from @fitzjustright/suny-cortland-tweets

Use Twitter to communicate with your students.  Share Cortland tweets and look for relevant #hashtags related to your theme.  Here is an example: