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16 Dec 09
Tom Krieglsteindefining what comfort means on The Three CCC Student Success Model
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Being lonely colored everything in gray.
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Belonging comes before confidence, aspiration, or problem solving and learning on Maslow's Hierarchy
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Being in a strange new place surrounded by new people is disorientating.
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Pew Internet and American Life Project found that technology enables connections
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The worry is that comfort - either through online relationships or frequent conversations with parents - will actively prevent growth.
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A core tenet of John Gardner's First Year Experience movement is to move higher education past this "college as boot camp" mentality. The goal is not to make students suffer, weeding out the weak. The goal is to make them successful.
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Switching networks, from old to new, is important for growth. Getting emotionally and mentally stuck in the old network does not help the student succeed. Cutting them off from the home network entirely is not the answer. It's also not possible.
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Carlito Umali gave his commencement speech at his college
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Carlito is notable because he is a first generation college student who succeeded against the odds
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Community, I believe, is really the foundation of all education no matter what you're studying," the English major said. "In one way or another, you're trying to find community.
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These tools - cell phones, the internet in general and Facebook in particular - are great for staying in touch with the old network, but they are not as good at helping the student find comfort within a new network. They are designed for social capital maintenance, not the social or academic integration that is needed
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Facebook wall sinks to the lowest common denominator: "Who else can't wait to party this fall?" These comments come from students who are not shy, but don't yet have a better conversation starter.
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Students want to meet new people to create comfort in their new environment. Many of us find meeting new people in a new environment a bit of a challenge.
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What to expect from technology in the near future.
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As more students blog, schools will begin to aggregate these narratives, providing an authentic, journal like glimpse into lives of other students. Peer stories, combined with relevancy matching, will serve as a powerful source of comfort.
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The tools will evolve, but the goal will remain the same; Help new students find social comfort
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You are not competing with their home network, you are building on top of it.
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