Engagement, Collaboration, and Change

GUGM 2005

Kris A. BiesingerGeorgia Student Finance Commission

Advanced Organizer

Setting the Stage

Segue

GAcollege411 From a Student’s Perspective

Partnerships

Success Factors

Technology Stages

Incomprehension -- few know about or understand

Underestimation -- most deride the few who do

Acceptance -- technology becomes understood/used

Overestimation -- great claims made and widely accepted

Resistance -- minority sees the dark side -- menace

Incorporation -- inappropriate/inefficient applications wither

New technology -- something new starts the process over

Michael Gorman, The Enduring Library (2003)

Technology Use “Taxonomy”

• Replace mundane• Expand access• Address equity• Create efficiency/effectiveness• Provide for customization• Simplify -- personalize• Result in overall improvement

Integrated Learning Environment

Bookstore

WebCT

DataWarehouse

StudentInformation(Banner)

PeachNet

Registration

FacultyInformation

Admissions

ClassSchedules

SystemPortal

CampusPortal

Transcripts

GALILEOGIL

PeopleSoft

ContentRepositories

Bookstore

WebCT

DataWarehouse

StudentInformation(Banner)

PeachNet

Registration

FacultyInformation

Admissions

ClassSchedules

SystemPortal

CampusPortal

Transcripts

GALILEOGIL

PeopleSoft

ContentRepositories

Bookstore

WebCT

DataWarehouse

StudentInformation(Banner)

PeachNet

Registration

FacultyInformation

Admissions

ClassSchedules

StatePortal

CampusPortal

Transcripts

GALILEOGIL

PeopleSoft

ContentRepositories

Homepage

Student Portfolio

High School Planner

High School Planner - Summary

Career Matching

Career Description w/Link to Colleges Offering Related Degrees

Career Description w/Link to Colleges Offering Related Degrees

Campus Tour

College Match

High School Planner - Output

Test Preparation

Test Performance Tracking

FeaturesEssay Tutorial forNew SAT

Practice Sessions Dynamically Adapt toStudent’s Ability Level

Each Possible AnswerContains IndividualizedFeedback w/Hints

Spanish TranslationsFor SAT Tutorials

Database of approx. 1200 questions

Timed Sample Tests

Coaching System

No Advertising

Paying For College

Online Applications

Application Tracking

Portfolio Management

Education in Georgia

Why We Are Doing It…

•Replace mundane•Expectations of students today

•Expand access•GA is a low participation state

•Address equity•Ensuring same information available to all

•Create efficiency/effectiveness•Provide for customization•Simplify -- personalize -- student-centric approach•Result in overall improvement

Statewide PartnersWho are the Builders….

• Georgia Student Finance Commission*• Board of Regents• Department of Education• Department of Technical and Adult Education• Independent Colleges• Office of Treasury and Fiscal Services• Governor’s Office• Professional Standards Commission• Public Libraries• Georgia Association of School Counselors• Private Schools• Georgia Public Broadcasting

*Project Administration

Tangential Benefits

• Common Application• Consistent Data Presentation• Common Grading Scale• Georgia Transcript• Clearer Credit Transfer Articulation• Student Recruitment• Automation

Key Success Factors

• Partners

• Hooks

• Interface and Navigation

• Persistence and Patience

• Ongoing Personalization

Questions