2014 SmarterMeasure Users' Group-SMUG

SMUG – SmarterMeasure User’s Group 2014

Orlando, Florida, October 29, 2014

WELCOME

Thank You & We Hear You

Thank you for using the SmarterMeasure

Learning Readiness Indicator. We trust that

it is serving as a valuable student service.

Agenda

• Welcome & News from SmarterServices

– Intro to SmarterProctoring

• Survey Said / Open Mic

• 1st Annual “The Readiness Awards”

• Making SmarterMeasure Even Smarter: A

Debut of the New Features

• Strategic Alliances

• Imagineering

Welcome and News

• Almost 3 million assessments (live update)

• 415 Current Institutions

Who else in your state?

• Co-present with us in 2015

• FREE Webinars –

We want to be

“Mr. Helpful.”

Welcome 54 New Clients in 2014

Alcorn State University Colorado VirtualHerkimer County

Community College

Ozarks Technical

Community College

Tshwane University of

Technology

American Sentinel UniversityDallas Christian

College

Jefferson Community

College

Passaic County

Community College

University of

Memphis

Arapahoe Community

College

Delaware Technical

CollegeKaplan / Mt. Washington

Portland

Community

College

University of

SanFrancisco

Asheville-Buncombe

Technical Community College

Eastern Shore

Community College

Mayland Community

College

Renton Christian

School

University of Southern

California

Bellevue University

Education

Management, Inc

(Louisiana)

McMillan Higher Education

- Olympic College

Rio Salado

Community College

Virginia State

University

Belmont CollegeElgin Community

CollegeNational-Louis University

Skagit

Community

College

Viterbo

University

Bethune Cookman University Fanshawe College Northcentral UniversitySouthern University at

Shreveport

Walden

University

Cal State University Los

Angeles

Frederick Community

College

Northern Arizona

University

Southwest Tennessee

Community College

Washburn

University

Caldwell CollegeFrontier Nursing

University

Northwest Nazarene

University

SUNY Learning

Network

Central Christian College Gaston College Olympic College

Tacoma

Community

College

College of Biblical Studies -

Houston

Georgia Board of

RegentsOnline Education Initiative

Tennessee State

University

Ozarks Technical CollegeTexas A & M Health

Science Center

What is on your mind?

• Are there any questions that you would

like to have answered today?

• Are there any success stories you would

like to share?

• Are there any good practices you would

like to share?

Time for a Commercial Break

SmarterProctoring

Tell Us About Your Testing Options• What testing formats are provided by your school?

– On-campus in a testing center

– Virtual (Bvirtual, ProctorFree, ProctorU)

– Human proctor

• Who organizes the work flow for each?– Faculty member’s responsibility

– Staff member’s responsibility

• How many exams are

proctored in a typical term?

• What LMS do you use?

SmarterProctoring is NOT …• A virtual proctoring solution

– But it does help you organize the process of using virtual proctoring solutions like Bvirtual, ProctorFree, or ProctorU

• A student authentication solution– But it can help you work with services like Authentify or

EVS (Electronic Verification Systems).

• Testing integrity software– But it can help you use services like Respondus or Exam

Soft

You can continue using what ever

testing software you are currently using.

We Just Make The Process of Coordinating it Better.

Did I mention that it can be FREE to schools?!

Software that works within your LMS that helps

students find different types (Virtual, Testing

Center, Testing Professional, etc.) of approved

proctors, while also allowing the faculty to see

where each student is in the test scheduling

process.

What is SmarterProctoring?

• Faculty Exam Dashboard – Shows a roster of all

students and where each student is in scheduling their testing session.

• Exam Configuration Panel – Allows the instructor

to input exam and proctor notes. It also allows the instructor to customize what types of proctors are available to their students for each exam.

• Database of Vetted Human Proctors –Neutral proctors with qualifying credentials that SmarterProctoring has approved and trained.

• Integration – Includes seamless integration with multiple

proctoring solutions (Bvirtual, RegisterBlast, ProctorFree, etc.)

Tools Included in SmarterProctoring

Partnerships

Faculty View

Course Dashboard

Exam Dashboard

Exam Configuration

Panel

Administrator View

Student View

Student dashboard

Proctor type options

Find a Proctor

View proctor details

Archived communication

Test Center/Proctor

View

Upcoming session view

• View/manage upcoming testing sessions

which were scheduled via

SmarterProctoring.

• Integration with your scheduling software

may also be possible.

Upcoming session details

Integrated incident reporting

All communications are archived

Indicate testing environment

details

View payment history

Human Proctor Network

For more information

• Andrew Davis

• [email protected]

• 205 994 6264

• www.SmarterProctoring.com

What is on your mind?

• Are there any questions that you would

like to have answered today?

• Are there any success stories you would

like to share?

• Are there any good practices you would

like to share?

Survey Said!

What is the best benefit of using SmarterMeasure at your school?

One thing I like about SmarterMeasure:

One thing I do not like about SmarterMeasure:

If I could improve one thing about SmarterMeasure it would be:

40 Participating Institutions

Drawing Winner = Jamie Wheeler,

Frontier Nursing University

Best Benefit

• Ready – Measures

readiness to learn

• Stripes – Show a tiger its

stripes

• Predict – Useful as a

predictive analytic

One Thing I Like

• Reporting – Informative

reports

• Ease – Intuitive interface

• Content – Measures what

matters

• Functionality – Useful

features

• Service – Helpful employees

One Thing I Do Not Like

• Functionality – Additional tools

requested

• None – Pleased with assessment

• Length – Shorter assessment

requested

• User – Student experience

improvement

• Content – Assessment edit

• Technical – Integration expansion

• Cost – Budget issues

One Thing To Improve

• Functionality – additional tools

• Edit – Ability to edit exam

• Shorten – Abbreviated version

• Tech Comp – Needs updated

• Cost – Different pricing options

Honorable Mentions

WINNER

University of Southern Indianahttp://www.usi.edu/distance/students/assessment

• Integrated with LMS

• Used as an assignment

• Engaging reflection activities related to the assessment results & questions FAQs listed for students

• Faculty resources page

• Now what? PLAN –Surviving & Thriving for Distance Learning – 1 credit

Surviving & Thriving for Distance

Learning

Northern Virginia Community

CollegeCreated youtube video explaining to students how to login

& what to expect. They then added it to their

SmarterMeasure page – Questions about how to login?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKtxfDVSXqY

EXAMPLE of a well

laid out orientation

page

Penn State-World Campus

http://student.worldcampus.psu.edu/world-campus-advising-syllabus

Argosy University

SmarterMeasure has provided Argosy with a custom

platform for their students. They are using a

customized survey to identify student needs before

they enroll in school, which is called a Student

Success Plan. The plan works in conjunction with their

Orientation course to help prepare students for

success. They have seen great results from students

who are using the Student Success Plan. Students are

more confident and prepared to start in their program,

and they are seeing that these students are more

successful in their courses.

Ashford University

Introduction video for students to help

them better understand

SmarterMeasure

https://animoto.com/play/8b17hjXox6RjLcEdIXRBy

A

Enhancements to the

Assessment and Assessment

Engine

Fall, 2014

Jason Fill, Vice President of Development

SmarterServicesProvided by

We Strive To Keep

SmarterMeasure

• Intuitive

• Functional

• Congruent with emerging research

• We also try to limit the number of changes

to the assessment so that your data is

consistent across an academic year.

No Cost To You

• All of these enhancements are being

provided at no extra cost to you!

• Many of these enhancements are as the

direct result of institutions suggesting

modifications for improvement.

• Thank you for your feedback and keep the

good ideas coming our way.

Recent Enhancements

• Educator/advisor report

• Expanded Individual Attributes section

(optional; must be turned on)

• ADA Enhancements

• Addition of “Finances Sub-Scale” (optional; must be

turned on) in the Life Factors section

• Personal rating section (optional; must be turned on)

• Essay Questions (optional; must be turned on)

• Student Service Interest Indicator (optional; must be

turned on)

• School choice demographic expansion

Two Biggest Enhancements

• Educator Report

• Expansion of Individual Attributes

Educator Report

• Used by academic advisors, success

coaches, faculty and others who work

directly with individual students.

• Provides the student’s scores and

suggested coaching comments and maps

to recommended resources.

• Three sections: Readiness Ranges, Grit

Grid and Readiness Resources.

Educator Report

Educator Report

Educator Report

Educator Report

Educator Report

Individual Attributes Expansion

Individual Attributes is often the most strongly

correlated scale to student success.

Individual Attributes is often the most frequently

mapped to interventions and services.

Based on interviews with several student

services experts as well as a review of the

literature a Version Two of the Individual

Attributes scale was created.

Individual Attributes Expansion

Version One

24 items

Six sub-scales

Version Two

25 items

Five sub-scales

Each of the 25 items is reportable & actionable

Now measures constructs such as confidence,

conscientiousness, creativity, integrity, flexibility,

independence, mental health, work ethic and many

more.

Version Two of

Individual Attributes

Individual Attributes Expansion

Three New Question Type Options

1. Personal Rating

Students rate themselves (1 to 10) on 25 items

2. Student Services Interest

Students identify appealing services

3. Essay Questions

Students respond to our questions or your’s

Personal Rating

Personal Rating

Student Services Interest

Student Services Interest

Essay Questions

Essay Questions

Individual Attributes Scores

Rated and Ranked

Standard Enhancements

• ADA Compliance

• Minor textual edits

Optional Enhancements

• Finances Sub-Scale

• Demographic Item

– This is the right school for me.

New Login Interface

Updated User Interface

Updated Demographic and

Custom Questions

Updated User Interface

Optional Financial Questions

Optional Financial Sub-Scale

Your Friendly, Neighborhood

Account Manager

Julie Owen

[email protected]

Tara McLaughlin

[email protected]

Strategic Alliances

• Academic Management Systems

• Biometric Signature ID

• Comevo

• College Transition Publishing

• B Virtual

• Innovative Educators

• McGraw Hill

• Noel Levitz

• Pearson/eCollege

• Register Blast

• Student Lingo

Video

Identify a problem/challenge

within education and if

funding was not an obstacle,

what would be a creative

solution?