UC 1000 Student Success in College
A Gaming-based approach
Who should enroll?
What will you get out of this course?
1. Gain additional knowledge on prioritization in life, studying, and financial practices
2. Complete financial aid forms and create a budget based on goals and responsibilities: Gamification of these activities will take the form of two mystery games (SolveIT and DiscoverIT).
3. Discover new ways of note-taking, analysis of notes, re-train study habits, design a note taking system that works for them (Student will learn techniques through watching and participating in gaming sessions.
4. Develop relationship skills for peer, career, and social interaction
5. Enhance and improve writing skills: Students will create an avatar in the game Skyrim and use this character as their basis for writing about biographic, financial, and relationships
For more information, please contact pooleo@appstate.edu
Success in College requires different skills than high school
Acquire new ways of analyzing and improving your writing
Discover budgeting and financial planning
Make in-roads into peer and community connections
It is all about the JOURNEY!
We will use both board and video gaming!
More information to come!
What will this course teach me that others will not? This course is designed for the online learner to engage with others in a fully online experience using various media to engage with the learning community, enhance the level of shared educational experience, and to boldly go where no other student success course has gone before. Really. Student will help create content for future courses through this course!