Developed by The Ada Center in partnership with Complete College America
Getting Started
Institution leaders and practitioners all tend to agree that the student voice matters and should be included in major strategic initiatives. However, meaningful student engagement in student success technology decision-making remains limited, even for tools that are primarily meant to be student-facing. Certainly, some institutions will call on students to occasionally pilot products that are far along in the procurement process or may include a few technology-related questions in student feedback surveys. These engagement efforts, while useful, often come too late to proactively inform major technology decisions and/or do not capture the level of detail necessary to make critical, concrete changes to technology implementations.
This module will explore how to leverage student insights effectively, equitably, and efficiently to build a technology ecosystem that is authentically student-informed and student-centered.
Who Would Benefit From This Module
This resource will be most useful for technology procurement teams, student success initiative leaders, and/or steering committees engaged in student success technology strategy.
What You’ll Learn:
- Why is the student voice critical for technology strategy?
- What does current research say about student perspectives about major student success technologies?
- How can my institution adopt a student-centered mindset for student success technology decision-making?
- How can my institution effectively and equitably engage students across the technology planning, procurement, implementation, and continuous improvement lifecycle?
How You’ll Learn:
Item 3.1: Read Me!
What Do Students Think About Our Technology? Module 3 Starter
Item 3.2: Webinar Recording
National Student Interviews About Student Success Technology – Insight Overview
Item 3.3: Activity Guide
How to Conduct Effective Student Focus Groups
Item 3.4: Discussion Guide
Considering Our Student Success & Technology Strategy Through a Student Lens
Access the Content
Module 3.1 What Do Students Think About Our Technology
Module 3.2 Student Feedback on Student Success Technology
Webinar 3.2 What Do Students Have to Say About Student Success Technology
Module 3.3 How to Conduct Effective Student Focus Groups
Module 3.4 Examining Student Success Technology Strategy Through a Student Lens Discussion Guide
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