Additional Resources, Tools and Materials

Getting Started as a NEW
Instructor Resource Materials

• A Customer Service Approach to Advising (article)
• Building a Sense of Community (article)
• Freshman Success (article)
• Freshmen Soon Join Pattern of Heavy Drinking in College (article)
• Getting to Know Advisees Effectively (article)
• Guidelines for Writing
  Assignments
• Handling Homesickness
• Ideas for Writing
• Limitations on Advising Responsibilities (article)
• Pre-Professional Advisors Listing
• Positive Attitude Builds Success (article)
• Seamless Learning (article)
• Teaching for Learning
• The Five A's for Success (article)
• Thirty Reminders for Effective Advising (article)
• What About Cheating (article)

Helpful Information for Instructors

• College Department Reference Listing
• General Studies
• Maryville Churches Listing
• My Student Plan PPT Example

Activities and Short Assignments

• Art Gallery Viewing and Response Worksheet
• Audience Etiquette
• Classroom Experiences Exercise
• Classroom Listening
• If I Only Knew
• Theatrical Performance Critique Worksheet
• Value Orientations Exercise
• Who Am I? Exercise

Stress

• Common Mechanisms
• Freshman Stress Calendar
• Relaxation and Tension Reduction

Suicide

• Myths and Facts
• Permanent Answers to Temporary Problems

Sexual Assault Awareness

• A Note
• Feelings Following Sexual Assault
• Myths and Facts About Rape
• National Victim Center Statistics
• Rape IS Violence
• Rape Quiz I
• Rape Quiz I Answers
• Rape Quiz II
• Rape Statistics
• Rape Trauma Syndrome
• Self Protections
• Sexual Assault Glossary
• Sexual Assault How Aware Are YOU Quiz
• Sexual Assault How Aware Are YOU Quiz Answers
• Victim Responses

Best Practices

First Day

• Activity Attendance Confirmation Form
• Campus Resources Activity
• Communication Activity
• General Education Activity
• Ice Breaker Personal Scavenger Hunt
• Music Items for Library Scavenger Hunt
• Organizational Fair Attendance Form
• Reflection Papers
• Talk Time
• Thoughts to Share with Students
• Values Auction
• Values Outline

• The First Day of Class
• Suggestions for the First Day of Class
• Ice Breakers
• Freshman Postcards

Freshman

General

• Characteristics of Freshman and Freshman Seminar Programs
• The Freshman Year Experience, J. Gardner
• Ongoing Value of Freshman Seminar
• Recommendations for Freshman Who Want to Survive
• What Today's Freshman Need to Know
• What Freshman Fear Most Activity
• Best Practices
• Typical Student Problems -- Possible Resources

• General Information
• Mission Statement
• Goals and Curriculum
• Curriculum Assessment
• Using Freshman Seminar Goals to Organize Your Syllabus
• 2008-09 Regular Syllabus
• 2008-09 Enhanced Syllabus
• Curricular Expectations
• Instructor/Peer Advisor Responsibilities
• Peer Advisor Responsibilities

Goal #1

Goal #2

• Resources at Northwest Activity
• Amazing Northwest Picture Scavenger Hunt Activity (Basil Lister)
• Northwest History Scavenger Hunt Activity
• Remembering Mike the Dog
• Northwest Traditions
• Amazing Northwest Resources Activity
• Fall Organization Fair Activity Guide sheet
• Twelve Tips on Diversity
• Cultural Diversity Activity
• Ideas for Teaching Diversity
• Learning College Customs and Etiquette Handout

• Career Investigation
• Time Management -- A Key to Success (article)
• Why Do People Procrastinate (article)
• Deadline Dodge (article)
• Organizing One's Time
• The Time Plan
• My Personal Time Plan
• Time Usage Schedule
• Learning Style Inventory
• Instant Study Skills (article)
• How to Improve Your Study Skills
• Concentration Tidbits
• RELATE
• SQ3R
• How to Take a Test
• Survival on Exam Day
• Making Use of Returned Exams
• Catalog Quiz

Goal #3

• Self Directed Learning Activity Contract
• Grade Check Form and GPA Activity
• Interviewing a Faculty Member
• Questions for Interviewing Faculty
• Interviewing a Faculty Member Activity Form