The transition from a highly structured military environment to the often unpredictable world of academia is one of the most significant challenges a veteran can face.
They bring with them a wealth of experience, discipline, and a unique perspective that enriches any campus. Yet, they also carry the weight of experiences that can make fitting in and succeeding a sometimes difficult undertaking.
At Genio, we believe that supporting veteran students is a moral and strategic imperative. Our learning tools are designed to be a consistent support system that helps these students truly thrive. Here's how Genio Notes acts as a force multiplier for veteran student success.
How can we help veterans feel more confident in college?
Veteran students often feel a chasm between themselves and their ‘traditional’ peers, whether that be due to age or experiences. Their life experiences, from deployments to leadership roles, are vastly different from those of someone fresh out of high school. While the demographic of students is diversifying, these differences can still lead to a sense of isolation and a reluctance to seek help.
Genio Notes serves as a consistent, reliable learning tool that empowers students to take control of their own academic success. By creating a personal, organized learning archive of lecture audio and notes, Genio Notes ensures that students can confidently keep up in class and fill any knowledge gaps, feeling confident in both their learning and place at college regardless of their experiences.
How can learning tools support the mental health of veteran students?
The prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and other service related health issues among veterans is well-documented. For these students, academic pressure is compounded by an already significant cognitive load. A tool that helps manage that load is more than a convenience; it's an essential form of support.
By comprehensively capturing lectures and notes, Genio Notes reduces the stress and pressure of 'not getting it all down'. Students can focus on the content in real time, with the peace of mind that they can later review, organize, and synthesize information at their own pace.
This flexible review process helps alleviate the academic stress that can exacerbate mental health challenges, allowing them to focus on their well-being while feeling genuinely engaged in their classes.
Using Genio Notes to enhance veterans attention to detail
Discipline and meticulousness are hallmarks of military service. This focus on detail is a powerful asset in higher education, where a single missed detail can quickly lead to misconceptions. However, transferring this discipline to the unstructured world of academic study can be a hurdle.
Genio Notes’ comprehensive capture and organizational features inherently support this need for meticulousness. Using the label function, students can flag key terms and points to review, which are directly linked to the audio transcript. Plus, formatting options such as bold, underline and highlight allows students to use their own categorization systems.
This provides a structured, detailed framework for their independent study, ensuring no critical piece of information is overlooked.
How can we help with veteran's cultural transition to college?
The military emphasizes a highly structured, top-down learning style, often relying on command and control instruction and habitual memorization. The shift to independent, critical thinking based academic study can be a major adjustment.
Genio Notes doesn’t simply capture information, it encourages students to build foundational study skills, easing this transition by providing the tools needed for independent learning.
The built in Focus Timer supports a structured study routine, while generating multiple choice quizzes and summaries helps them actively engage with the material, moving beyond passive learning. This guided approach to independent study helps them develop the intellectual autonomy necessary for long-term academic success.
How Genio Notes helps veterans returning to college after a break
Many veterans have a significant break in their education, often spanning years. This can result in educational gaps and a lack of familiarity with modern study techniques. Re-entering the academic environment can feel like starting from scratch all over again.
At Genio, we’re aware that the New Majority of learners often have to navigate returning to college after a long period of time, which can be overwhelming. Relearning and remembering study skills such as note taking can add to cognitive overload.
Genio Notes is designed to help students build their own foundational study skills. Note taking is concise and all study materials can be kept in one place, along with the lecture audio. This means that when it comes to studying after class, students have clear, useable notes and recordings rather than a sea of disjointed notes. When students have the right tools to succeed they feel confident and in control of their learning.
Supporting our veterans is a commitment that goes beyond policy, it's about providing the right tools to empower them to succeed on their own terms. Genio Notes is a strategic solution that directly addresses the unique challenges of this student population.
By equipping your veteran students with Genio Notes, you are making a clear investment in their journey, providing a practical bridge to academic success and strengthening your institution’s commitment to an inclusive and supportive learning environment
Ready to see how Genio can transform the veteran student experience on your campus?
