Making Transfer ConnectionsePortfolio, Peer-Mentoring & Advisement10.14.11 Cross Campus Workshop: As a small group, create visual representations of your design on Post-Its (you may use as many as you need). Please write clearly and with LARGE letters, and include all information discussed, including the prompts to be used. Someone from your group should be prepared to present your pages very briefly (1-2 min) to the whole group. We will then use them in the next seminar activity (Campus Team Time). Transcribed by Huan Li, LaGuardia Community College Student Technology Mentor

1. Making Transfer Connections
ePortfolio, Peer-Mentoring & Advisement
10.14.11
Transcribed by Huan Li, LaGuardia Community College Student Technology Mentor

2. Cross Campus Workshop
As a small group, create visual representations of
your design on Post-Its (you may use as many as
you need). Please write clearly and with LARGE
letters, and include all information discussed,
including the prompts to be used. Someone from
your group should be prepared to present your
pages very briefly (1-2 min) to the whole group.
We will then use them in the next seminar
activity (Campus Team Time).
Have Fun!

4. Introduction
 Who is the student?
 Students Academic Goals
 Life Goals
Class Standing-Goals for each term/year
– Freshman: 0-24 –Junior: 60-89
– Sophomore: 25-59 – Senior: 90-120
o within each year/term → folders for courses
containing materials learned
Achievements (stellar work)
 Clubs/community
 Internships
 Papers/projects
Reflection/ Connection`
 Target Goals
 Have your original goals been achieved/ how
have they changed?
 Challenges throughout

5. Advisement (Page)
Services
Counseling tutoring (Recourses) /career
Advisement
Mentor/mentee
Sports
Part-time work
Summary

6. • Major
• Academic performance
• Goals – Educational Career
• Interests/ Extra - Curricular
• Advisement Notes

7. Advisement Notes
Notes from each advisor with the date,
discussion topics, courses, recommends,
Class-standing,
Links to resources
Life Challenges
Picture

9. -Major
-Academic
performance
-Goals – Educational
Career
-Interests/Extra –Curricular
-Life Challenges
-Advisement Notes
-Links to resources

11. ePortfolio & You
• Intro to pg. (B 10)
_______ _________
_______ _________
_______ _________
_______ _________
• Why are you here?
- What are your short terms goals?
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
• Where do you come from ?
(Educational Background)
- High school / Special Program
- College

12. • Where are you going?
(Educational Goals)
- possible major
- outside interest
- college (transfer)
- career interests
- personal values/ goals
• Attach links here __________
___________
___________
• What are you excited about?
links __________
___________
___________
• What are you afraid of?
links __________
___________
___________

14. 1. Where do you want be in 5-10 yrs?
2. What challenges do you think you might face in
your academic career?
3. Where would you advise other students to get
help?
4. Identify one thing that you have been successful
at?
5. What is success for you?
6. How can this success help you get to where you
want to be 5 – 10 yrs?

15. 7. What are your plans for when you leave here?
8. [peer mentor videos from different
disciplines]
9. Links to different resources
10. Short reflective survey
- empowerment
- educational self-esteem
11. Thumbs up/ down for questions

16. ePortfolio Page For Advisement
SHORT REFLECTIVE SURVEY
– EMPOWERMENT
– EDUCATIONAL SELF-ESTEEM

18. E-Portfolio Steps/Traits
Assessment Tools
Writes their own Mission Statement
– Help the student find their inspiration
Have them answer probing questions about their
goals/ desires/ ambitions “form of a questionnaire”
– List out the campus resources & outside the
college
- Specific faculty / advisors

19. – why do you want to
Short
transfer? Term
Long
– what are your goals?
– academic goals Have them
put their
– career goals goals on
– E-Portfolio paper
“Mission
– Send them to create Statement”
their own Mission Statement

20. FYE Life Goal & Aspiration
Assessment Q.
Why this major or career path?
Why is it important to you?
Representative artifacts from your program
– Links –
Plan
Transfer
Academic as
Well as dispositions Behavior + Skills, Knowledge

22. About Me (Prompts)
-In this section write about
yourself
and your different aspects:
- Bio
- Experience with educ.
- Strengths/ Obstacles
- Interests
- Where do you see yourself in
5 years

23. Front Page
Past
About Me My Goals Planning
Courses
Side Course
link Career Education Sequence
Link Degree
Interest Resume Perspective Works
Cover Schools
letter Campus
Resources
Trans. Or Grad. (Pick a Few)
Knowledge Schools
Of The Field Clubs
Semester I
Internship
Link to Career SEM. II
Resources SEM. III…
Stud. Abroad

24. Campus Resources
- Thinking of your career & educational goals
which of these campus resources do you feel
would be useful:
- Writing
- Tutoring etc…
Test Conversation
with Advisor

25. • Name Major/Minor
• Semester
• Courses Taken / Credits Earned
• Courses I plan to take
• Extra- curriculars
• Future Academic Plan
Career Plan
• Academic Interests
Academic Challenges
• Self-Assessment
• Advisor Feedback

27. Pathway to Success: ePortfolio
Career Assessment
Selecting Major / program
Semester Planning
College Search
Transfer Process Advisement
Feedback coop Q&A
Follow up survey eg: Are you motivated to take
action?

28. Tool of Wizard to
Assess Their Interest
that might map to specific career.
Out puts Career or Major
Recommendation
Self Directive Search vs Career Adviser

29. Sample Business Student – Class Schedule
Which college provides such major? Or Where should they transfer?
CUNY Law?
Hunter Nursing?
NYC Dental?
Stony Brook?

30. Post transfer Survey to Determine Success or
Failure Rate of Choice Satisfaction
Use Feedback to improve pathways to Success