Developed by The Ada Center in partnership with Complete College America
Getting Started
Over the last decade, the student success technology landscape has undergone an immense transformation. New ed-tech start-ups created an ever-growing suite of new products and features meant to streamline higher education processes and improve student outcomes. Innovations in data analytics and improvements in user interface design stoked excitement about a new age of transformation. And while some institutions have seen incredible gains in student success through technology-enabled efforts, many others feel simply overwhelmed and frustrated in an ever-changing market of products that make big promises and often tout equally big price tags.
Making sense of this landscape is the first step toward ensuring your institution’s technology investments align with and support your student success strategies and goals. This module will provide a practical overview of what good student success technology looks like, how the technology marketplace is organized, and key continuing education resources. Unlike the other four modules in this series, Module 1 is a foundational module light on interactive exercises and more focused on reading and reflecting.
Who Would Benefit From This Module
This resource is useful at all titles and departments across an institution, from frontline staff and faculty to senior leadership.
What You’ll Learn:
- What does effective student success technology look like from the student and practitioner perspective?
- What are the categories of student success technology, and how do they map to capabilities and products?
- What resources can support my continued learning on the evolving student success technology landscape and the experiences of peers?
How You’ll Learn:
1.1: Read and Reflect
What Does Good Student Success Technology Look Like?
1.2: Read and Reflect
How Can I Make Sense of the Student Success Technology Landscape?
1.3: Read and Plan
How Can I Continue Learning?
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