Digital Integrated Guided
Pathway Framework for
Student Success
“Starting Right” with the “End” in Mind and “Completing” what you Start
Michigan Center for Student Success
Virtual 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 Services
Milestones 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
Milestones 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 ?
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.
Start
(Select
College)
Assess &
Select
Major
Selecting the “Right” Pathway
Take
Classes
Plan for
Next Term
Staying on the “Right” Pathway
Earn
Credentials
Selecting the Right Pathway
Enrollment Plan
Financial Literacy
and Financial Plan
Degree Planning
Career Mapping
Assessments
Staying on the Right Pathway
Complete Degree
Plan
Stay on the Path
& Alerts
Engage (Learning,
Faculty Advisor,
Mentor)
Evaluate Learning
Plan
Digital Integrated Guided Pathway
Framework Design Goals
Selecting the
Right Pathway
Staying on the
“Right” Pathway
Wiring (Learning Style &
Personality)
Learn skills and abilities that align
with a chosen Career pathway.
Align a Career pathway with a
program/major
Develop a degree plan and
financial plan
Engagement
(Advisor/Mentor/Coach)
Enroll in Classes
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
Activity
Feeds (LMS,
Existing Early
Warning)
Plug-ins
Single-Sign
Digital
Pathways
SiS Feeds
UI Integration
Demonstration