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Dear Friends &  Readers,

Fall  ( Autumn ) is a wonderful season – but it’s also the time of year when many people lose the energy and motivation they need to keep moving forward to their goals. 

(And this year I’m guessing people are feeling more drained and depleted than usual…) 

But if you want to create significant positive change in your life before the end of the year, NOW is the time to take action! 

Which is why I’m so excited to share that my good friend Jack Canfield is hosting a new “FALL RECHARGE 5-Day Challenge” starting next Monday, October 11th, and it’s completely free to join!

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To your success before the end of the year, 

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‘COURSE BUDDY’ – 30 day challenge

A proposal for undergraduate students to engage in a daily peer to peer course specific academic intervention to enhance their course focus, commitment and effort.

Sean Paul Abrahams, M. Ed (UCT)

www.studentofpotential.com

Biography

Sean Paul Abrahams is the current International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA) regional representative for the Positive Education Division on the African Continent. He is based at the University of Cape Town, South Africa in the Department of Student Affairs, Residence Life Division in work that blends a combination of research and a practitioner based approach to learning interventions. 

His Positive Psychology research and interest areas include, Hope, Grit, Flourishing and Inspiration within a Higher Education and Residence Context. He has published several books on student development in the areas of Purpose, Vision, Motivation, Discipline, and Focus. Currently he is working on a Ph.D. which critically examines the role of Grit in a South African Higher Education Context. 

Over the last three years Sean has collaborated with International, New York Times Best Selling Author Professor Gabriele Oettingen (author of Rethinking Positive Thinking) which has led to the very first African Translations of the Woop Strategy, a problem solving mental tool for students now translated into isiXhosa, isiZulu and Afrikaans. Sean is also the founder of www.studentofpotential.com

Access to key UCT press release article can be found here: 

https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2020-05-19-woop-app-now-in-isixhosa-first-african-translation

Framework and Engagement

It is proposed that a Course Buddy Program be introduced and offered to your course in which registered students of your course are invited to sign up to participate in a 30 day self – selected course specific goal challenge. 

During this challenge students choose a course related goal of personal preference and have 30 days to make progress towards it or actualize it and share that journey with another ‘Course Buddy’ also registered for the same course, on a daily basis for 30 consecutive days. Throughout the challenge a Woop framework will be applied. Woop stands for Wish, Outcome, Obstacle and Plan and is backed by research and theory defined as Mental Contrasting through implementation intentions (MCII) (See Oettingen). MCII or Woop evidences that students who anticipate obstacles in advance and consider potential solutions have a greater likelihood of enhanced performance.

Application of Woop

The application of woop will require each Course Buddy to identify one course specific goal and to try and attain it or progress towards it within a 30 day period. They will share that goal with their course buddy with whom they would be paired up and introduced to online. 

On a daily basis each Course Buddy would arrange to connect online in an agreed way and share one single daily course related mini goal, outcome, obstacle and plan to overcome the obstacle for that particular day. Course buddies would first be briefed on how the Woop tool works and how to apply it within the 30 day course challenge. They will also be provided with access to an online free app which has now been translated into IsiXhosa and IsiZulu. 

Rationale

Whilst it is recognized that a range of existing support services and course structures are available not all students will seek to pursue those channels. Creating a flexible option in which students can self – select a course specific goal is a very important. It creates meaningful and regular ways for students of a course to engage and grow with a fellow student on a daily basis in a goal directed way. 

It is also an opportunity to share the academic journey daily with a peer with whom you have got something in common. This type of frequency of engagement is not always sustainable or realistic withing a mentoring or tutoring program. The Course Buddy Program perpetuates itself such that beyond the 30 days it is possible students will be equipped with a new way of engaging throughout the semester through newly formed peer to peer partnerships.

Learning Outcomes

The Course Buddy Program has a set of empirically informed learning outcomes attached to it. These are based upon the well-researched, academically published and internationally recognized framework of Mental Contrasting with Implementation Intentions (MCII). 

Mental Contrasting with Implementation Intentions

Mental contrasting with implementation intentions (more popularly known as ‘WOOP’) is a well-researched strategy that has been positively associated with increased academic performance and various increased outcomes. The main proponent of this research stems from Professor Oettingen based at the University of Hamburg and an adjunct Professor at the University of New York. The following key empirically based learning outcomes were derived from the WOOP framework and also overseen by Professor Oettingen.

Outcomes

The following key learning outcomes are intended for students participating in the course buddy program.

Identification of a 30 day course specific goal and smaller daily course specific goals that are meaningful, attainable and could stretch students.

1. Regular exploration of the best possible outcomes that could arise from attaining their course specific goal(s).
2. Regular reflection upon anticipated obstacles to attaining the 30 day goal and daily mini goals.
3. Strategizing ways to overcome the obstacle(s) towards the 30 day and mini daily course related goals with solution focused action.

The learning outcomes will be evaluated online at the end of 30 days. Students identity will remain confidential and they would not have to provide any identifying information. Below is the sample evaluation referring to this portion of the learning outcomes

GOAL BUDDY LEARNING OUTCOMES EVALUATION 

Please take the time to complete an evaluation.

• My participation in the Course Buddy Program helped me to identify a 30 day course related goal and daily mini goals that were meaningful, attainable and could stretch me

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Undecided

Agree

Strongly Agree

• My participation in the Course Buddy Program helped me to explore the best possible outcomes that could arise from attaining my goal(s)

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Undecided

Agree

Strongly Agree

 

• My participation in the Course Buddy Program helped me to reflect upon anticipated obstacles to attaining the 30 day goal and daily mini goals

 

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Undecided

Agree

Strongly Agree

 

• My participation in the Course Buddy Program helped me to plan ways to overcome the obstacle(s) with solution focused action

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Undecided

Agree

Strongly Agree

COURSE BUDDY 30 DAY CHALLENGE PROPOSED PROJECT TIMELINE

OBJECTIVE

To launch the Course Buddy program online during the second semester 2021 and offer your students a supportive, peer-to-peer goal focused ecosystem that enables them to complete a self – selected 30 day course related goal.

www.studentofpotential.com

 

Key Milestones

Approval of Proposal

Identification of Start Date

Advertising of Course Buddy Program to identified course

Sign up link provided

Feedback on quantity of students whom have signed up for the Course Buddy Program

Pairing of course buddies (random, unless otherwise preferred)

Personalized emails sent to Course Buddy ‘pairs’ by name with guidelines on how initially introduce and engage with one another to share their 30 day goal

Course buddies added to mailing group

Course buddies (whom give permission) added to a what’s app group

Course buddies receive resources on the Woop Process and Free Woop App

Daily short encouraging messages shared over 30 days to prompt Course Buddies to regularly engage

Evaluation of Course Buddy Program

Report on efficacy of Course Buddy 30 day Program

Recommendations

Cost

The cost to implement, coordinate, administrate, communicate and evaluate the Course Buddy Program for interested students of one course over 30 days will be R11,600 (including VAT). There is no limit to the number of students on your course whom can join.

Beyond 30 days – no charge

Should students of your course still wish to maintain the Course Buddy System for the remainder of the semester, capacity and preparedness is offered to sustain that group with daily messaging (should they indicate wanting it) until the end of 2021 when they write their final course related exams. This added daily encouraging messaging provision beyond 30 days is offered free of charge provided you and the students wish for it to continue.

Contact Sean  –  S.p.abrahams@gmail.com