Student and User Testimonials about The Judicial Educator Service on www.reslife.net

ACUHO-I and Reslife.Net have partnered to make The Judicial Educator service available to housing programs across the nation. At present 126 institutions use this service that provides an easy to administer solution to building an educational component into campus judicial sanctioning.

The Judicial Educator consists of 16 Flash technology modules that educate students who are involved in disciplinary problems on campus. Randomly generated automatic testing is built into each module. When a student successfully completes a module by passing a test, the student completes an e-mail notification form, which is then automatically forwarded to the campus judicial administrator.

Educational topics are varied, such as alcohol, marijuana, anger management, community living, civility and respect, and many more.

Both students and administrators have provided us with feedback on The Judicial Educator, and their comments are summarized below:

Student Comments:

From Dayle:

“The short explanations of marijuana and the relationship that you proceeded to make between the user and the facts were quite effective. Putting the terms in a way that related to the user and their likely experiences was a compatible way to get an effective result out of the informative module. My behavior will change by making myself more aware of the situation I am putting myself in when I use marijuana.”

From Ryan:

“I think the module (alcohol) is a great way to learn. The facts are spread out nicely on each page, and it is organized very well. It gives the raw hard facts and tips, not only on purely drinking, but the situations that can occur while drinking or drunk, damage it has to the brain over along period of time, and what to do as a friend in different situations.”

From Taylor:

“I thought the alcohol module was very informative as far as telling you statistics and hard facts about alcohol abuse. I found the statistic about how 600,000 fights in the U.S. are alcohol related and caused by intoxicated people. I didn’t think there were than may people fighting over drunken stupidity. I learned all types of new things through this module. For example, I thought a lot more people in college drink more than they actually do. The module said that about 40 % of college students do “binge drink” which is five or more drinks in a row. It also shined a new light on me as far as my drinking habits are concerned. I’m definitely on the right tract. Considering I hardly drink ever on the weekends, it made me feel good to know that I’m far from any type of alcohol problem as far as I can tell. I thought it was an excellent way to get good facts about alcohol abuse out into the open and to make you read and comprehend everything……I think my behavior will remain the same as it has always been, drink very, very moderately and just be safe and make the right decision. This module just showed me all of the effects of what out of control drinking can do and reinforced the reason why I don’t drink that much or as much as everyone else. It was also helpful to know that the majority isn’t drinking all the time and I’m not he only sober one in the crowd.

From Emily:

“Since doing this module (alcohol) I have been a little more cautious about my drinking and have told my friends to be more careful when they are drinking.”

From Duncan:

“I am never the first one to admit I learned something new, but truthfully, I think these modules (alcohol and marijuana) may have enlightened me in more ways than I had expected. While reading PowerPoint slides hasn’t been my favorite the past two years, these were surprisingly interesting, despite the reason for having to read them. Lately, I’ve been able to argue the level of addictiveness of pot with my friends. Before, I would always defend weed’s lack of physically-addictive qualities, but the slides in the marijuana module taught me differently. It showed me how incredibly complex THC is, and how it’s not as harmless as once through. In high school, I used to give kids a hard time for smoking cigarettes and tell them how bad it was for them. Now I see that pot is just as harmful as cigarettes. I had no idea that something considered “natural” could be as harmful as cigarettes after those chemical additives have been included.”

From Erik:

“My favorite part of the whole thing, (taking the alcohol module) was that I was by myself. It can be rally embarrassing to have other people lecture about the stupid thing’s you’ve done. Especially in a classroom setting with your peers all around you. I really liked being able to feel like I wasn’t getting lectured, but that I was getting warned of the dangers I was getting myself into.”

From Kelly:

“I thought I knew it all. I thought alcohol facts and information was second nature to me. I thought this until I encountered a simple PowerPoint presentation about alcohol and it taught me a few new key facts about alcohol. The PowerPoint told me in simple English to help me understand what message it was trying to convey to me. What the reality is about alcohol. The module might even help me make different decisions today that I wouldn’t have made in the past."

From Phillip:

“I learned a lot from the marijuana module especially. There were some great facts and statistics that I had not encountered before. The new information made the module particularly helpful. Truthfully some of the stuff presented in slides did affect me and caused me to think about my marijuana use.”

Administrator Comments

From Sean McGuirk, Director-Student Development/Judicial Education, Brandeis University

"We started using the Judicial Educator this year with our students. We've gotten some very positive feedback about the quality and content of the modules so far. We will definitely continue to use it as a resource for our students and staff in the future."

From Michael Mitchell, Assistant Dean of Students, University of Southern Mississippi

"We have truly enjoyed working with the staff at Reslife.Net. The program has provided us with a solid educational opportunity for students involved in our campus judicial process."

From Craig Chesson, Assistant Director Conflict Resolution & Student Conduct Services, Colorado State University

“The Judicial Educator is a great educational tool for college students. The modules provided are great introductions to complex issues students struggle with. Students enjoy how easy it is to access all of the modules as well as the creativity used by the designers. “

From Terry Tumbarello, Coordinator for Community Development, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

“The Judicial Educator has proven to be an effective and affordable tool in our conduct process, educating students on a wide-range of topics from community standards to fire safety. I appreciate that it is a medium that meets the learning style of today’s student, through the use of technology. “

From Keith Kohanzo, Director, Judicial Affairs; Eastern Illinois University

“We require completion of the Marijuana module as the educational component of sanctions in those cases. I particularly like that a confirming email is sent to the referring administrator when the module has been successfully completed.”

For more information and a free trial of The Judicial Educator service, visit the pro page of www.reslife.net, and click on the red button link on the right of the page, or call us at 215-295-6858.