Priority 3 Online Training:
Needs Assessment, Graduation & Retention, & Ed. Tech.
Please feel free to view as many presentations as you would like. To receive a certificate of completion for this training, you will need to participate in all required courses (noted by the asterisks * below) and then fill out the Final Evaluation for Priority 3. Upon completion, you will be sent a Priority 3 Certificate of Completion.
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TRIO staff who don't have an account should fill out the online training application form to create an Adobe Connect account. Your username will be your complete email address and you will choose your own password. There is no fee for the online training. To view these presentations, you will need the free Adobe Flash Player 9 plug-in.
Available Online Priority 3 Presentations
To go to a presentation, click on the title link and enter the username and password issued to you when you registered for online training.
Many presentations have handouts/attachments. Once the presentation has opened, click the attachment icon (it looks like a paperclip at the bottom right of the main screen) and print out the handouts before proceeding through the presentation.
IMPORTANT UPDATE: The newest version of this software will not allow backtracking of the question slides. Please answer each question the first time you go to that slide!
Graduation & Retention
Presents strategies that have proven results in increasing retention and graduation rates for TRIO projects or projects serving TRIO-eligible students.
- Improving Student Success *
Presented via conference call at the training in La Jolla, CA, January 11, 2007
by Dr. Randy Swing, Policy Center on the First Year of College. NOTE: This presentation is for both pre-college and college level programs.
- TRIO Student Retention | Q&A
Presented via conference call at the training in Washington D.C., March 10, 2007
by Dr. John N. Gardner, Policy Center on the First Year of College. NOTE: This presentation is for both pre-college and college level programs.
- Tutoring/Mentoring in a Model TRIO Program (New!) Part 1 | Part 2
Presented by Dr. Susan Brown and Mr. Phillip Dirks at the SWASAP Conference in New Orleans, LA, November 2007.
Educational Technology
Addresses different ways that TRIO personnel can use technology to both manage their project and provide services to students, with an emphasis on services to students that utilize educational technology.
- Data Security * | Additional Slides: Know Your PC and Increase its Performance (New!)
Find out how to safeguard the sensitive data your program collects, such as social security numbers, tax forms, and confidential information. Presented by Dr. Lynn Churchill at the Washington D.C. training on March 9, 2007. Additional slides presented at the Portland, OR training on December 11, 2007.
- Trends in Technology for TRIO (New!) Part 1 | Part 2
This session explores current and future trends of computing and communications technologies. Learn helpful hints and suggestions to obtain inexpensive ways to stay with the trends and enhance your program’s abilities to meet current and future needs from both an operational and instructional perspective. Presented by Dr. Lynn Churchill at the TRIO Training in New Orleans, LA, November 2007.
- Using the National Student Clearinghouse
How to use the National Student Clearinghouse online system to track college enrollment, retention & graduation. Presented online by Phillip Dirks.
- 2006-2007 Archived Priority 3 Presentations
This page includes the archived "Collaboration Tools" presentations from 2006-2007. Please note that the archived presentations may not contain the most current information.
Assessment of Student Needs
Teaches participants how to assess the needs of their students and how to tailor counseling and support to the specific needs of each student.
- Needs Assessment and Monitoring *
Federal regulations for project needs assessment and monitoring. Presented by Deltha Q. Colvin and Paula J. Martin at the TRIO Training in St. Charles, IL, May 7, 2007.
- Student Needs Assessment Tools
Get an overview of the types of student needs assessments used in TRIO programs, with links to a number of online resources and examples. Presented by Deltha Q. Colvin and Paula J. Martin at the TRIO Training in St. Charles, IL, May 7, 2007.
- Student Needs Assessment Wizard Demo
This database wizard provides a quick and easy way to record and document the needs of your students and the results of assessments taken within your program. Presented by Mike Moser at the TRIO Training in St. Charles, IL, May 7, 2007.
Action Planner
- Action Planner *
This presentation includes the required activity for you to complete Priority 3 Training – it is best to go through the other required courses first. Presented online by Dr. Ben McCune.
Final Evaluation
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*Presentation is required to receive a Certificate of Completion. Upon completion, you will be sent a certificate.