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Abstract
This presentation features an innovative course for college juniors and seniors, Launching Into Life After College, piloted at a public regional university. The course is not merely about the transition from college into life; it is the lived experience of transitioning—it is personal and intellectual. It is a problem based project, with the problem being the student’s need to manage her/his imminent entry into life after college. The central objective of the course is to facilitate the transition into life after college. The course encourages the student to explore their emotional and intuitive responses to the upcoming transition, in addition to reflecting on such concepts as success, happiness, and decision making. Beyond emphasis on early career planning, the course takes a broader approach to bring direct attention to unique developmental stresses of emerging adults in modern society, recognizing that navigating these challenges is inextricably related to how well students fare in the post-college transition. Research findings from the development and piloting of the course, applicability to teaching and suggestions for helping students are highlighted.
Leonard J. Shedletsky, PhD., Professor of Communication, has been teaching in the Department of Communication at the University of Southern Maine since 1979. With a background in psycholinguistics, his perspective on human communication is cognitive. In this connection, he teaches a course on intrapersonal communication and one on meaning. He has published several books on intrapersonal communication and numerous articles, chapters and conference papers. In recent years he has become interested in the Internet as a form of cognitive technology, with a special interest in education.