Digital Integrated Guided Pathway Framework for Student Success “Starting Right” with the “End” in Mind and “Completing” what you Start Michigan Center.

Digital Integrated Guided Pathway

Framework for Student Success

“Starting Right” with the “End” in Mind and “Completing” what you Start

Michigan Center for Student SuccessVirtual Network Meeting

January 30, 2015

What is the MCO?

MCO Mission Statement

“To connect the teaching and student support capacity of participating

Michigan community colleges so that learners and clients can access

affordable, high-quality learning opportunities whenever and wherever

desired.”

…and now?

MCCVLC Next Generation Task Force Outcomes• Quality – Student focused• Collaboration – Resource maximization

strategy• Market Share – Shift from courses to

credentials of value and address the unmet/untapped potential

Proposed new name –• Michigan Colleges Online

MCO ServicesMilestones of the Initiative:• Course Registration Widget & Improved

Infrastructure• Course & Program Analytics• Course/Object Repository• Guided Digital Pathway Tool• Collaborative Help Desk• Collaborative Early Alert System

Funding for the Initiative:• $1.1 million from State budget• $100,000 from MCCA Reserves

MCO ServicesMilestones of the Initiative:• Course Registration Widget & Improved

Infrastructure• Course & Program Analytics• Course/Object Repository

• Guided Digital Pathway Tool• Collaborative Help Desk

• Collaborative Early Alert System

Funding for the Initiative:• $1.1 million from State budget• $100,000 from MCCA Reserves

MCO Services

• Guided Digital Pathway Tool – An integrated career planning and advising tool (IPAS) that enables a student to develop a personalized map for an academic path, skills path and experience path – and get feedback and guidance from student support services.• Focused work toward goal • Enhanced motivation• Increase number of completers

• Answers the question “what’s next?”

What is a Digital Guided Pathway ?

• A complete, open and customizable framework that supports a colleges student success initiative.• Integrated environment that bridges the different technology

solutions into a single user experience. • Planning tool using Kanban methodology for starting and

completing college.• Collaboration framework for advising and the student –

faculty relationship.• Adaptive, personalized learning tool. • An Open technology framework IPAS API (Application Program

Interface) and Integration Model for connecting systems to provide a uniform user experience.

What is the Elevator Speech for going to College and for completing a degree ?

Earn CredentialsStart (Select

College)

Assess & Select Major

Take Classes

Plan for Next Term

A student usually completes a college degree by selecting a college, engaging an advisor to select a major, take classes and enroll (plan for next term) in a prescribed series of classes to earn a credential.

Selecting the “Right” Pathway Staying on the “Right” Pathway

Selecting the Right Pathway

Enrollment Plan

Financial Literacy and Financial Plan

Degree Planning

Career Mapping

Assessments

Staying on the Right Pathway

Complete Degree PlanStay on the Path & Alerts

Engage (Learning, Faculty Advisor, Mentor)

Evaluate Learning Plan

Digital Integrated Guided Pathway Framework Design

Goals

Selecting the Right Pathway

Wiring (Learning Style & Personality)

Align a Career pathway with a program/major

Develop a degree plan and financial plan

Engagement (Advisor/Mentor/Coach)

Enroll in Classes

Staying on the “Right” Pathway

Learn skills and abilities that align with a chosen Career pathway.

Engagement (Academic/Advisor/Mentor)

Stay on course & Alerts

Complete degree plan

Framework Design• Integrated Planning and Advising Services - IPAS programs

endeavor to bring structure and clarity to students as they pursue educational goals, helping them see how best to plan and sustain their efforts.

• Personalized learning paths - The concept of personalized pathways encompasses the integration of technologies and academic/ student services to support a student in defining, planning, and achieving his/her academic goals.

IPAS + Personalized Learning Paths =Digital Integrated Guided Student Pathway Framework

Framework Design

Source: D. Christopher Brooks. IPAS Implementation Issues: Data and Systems Integration. Research report. Louisville, CO: ECAR, 2014

Framework Design

Framework Design

Digital Guided Pathway Tool

Phase I• Assessments• Career Explorer• Degree Map integration• Collaboration/messaging• Early alert – Faculty/Student interaction

Integration

Digital Pathways

Activity Feeds (LMS,

Existing Early Warning)

Single-Sign

UI Integration SiS Feeds

Plug-ins

Demonstration