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For my project for the FLC in First-Year Students, I revamped my First-Year Seminar. The course, titled Growing Pains, focuses on emerging adulthood, a term in developmental psychology to describe the growth and development of 18-25 year olds.
Students read psychological theory about the phase and apply these concepts to literature, as well as to their own lives.
This slideshow highlights the course description and goals. Slides include snapshots of the modules and SLOs for the introductory unit, where students explore theories of Gen Z and emerging adults; the mid-semester module, where students read a novel about emerging adults and explore belongingness and mental wellness; and the final module, where students complete a final research-based and reflective project.
The slideshow also includes assignment details for the first major assignment: a Digital Scrapbook designed to examine their cultural selves; and the final assignment: the Guide to Adulting, which combines research, application, and reflection as students examine the first-year college experience.
Publication Date
2021
Recommended Citation
Austin, Kelly, "First-Year Seminar: Emerging Adulthood" (2021). Teaching and Supporting First Year Students. 8.
https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/flc_first_year_students/8
