agilegrad: the advising & alerts lone star for a two-year college
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AgileGrad: The Advising & Alerts Lone Star for a Two-Year College
Dave Knapp, Associate Director of Advising & Career Services
Christina Choi, Student Completion Coach
Whatcom Community College
July 28, 2015
OPENING
• Introduction• Whatcom, Bellingham and higher ed in
the Pacific Northwest• About WCC – Founded in 1967
• 11,000 annual headcount• 6,500 quarterly headcount, 4,100 FTE• 900+ Running Start (high school)• 250+ Int’l Students from ~30 countries• 250+ Veterans• 81% transfer & 19% professional technical
OPENING
• Learning Objectives• How AgileGrad works for students• How to create degree templates and
monitor course demand forecast• How to track and manage Early Alert
interventions in Retain
AgileGrad: For Students
AAS - DTA IN WASHINGTON
AAS - DTA IN WASHINGTON
• 31 community colleges, 6 public baccalaureates, 1 “Direct Transfer Agreement” to rule them all
• DTA requirements:» ENGL& 101» 2nd composition» Communications class» Quantitative/Symbolic reasoning class after Int. Algebra» 2 disciplines in each distribution; Hum, Social Sci, Math/Sci» Writing intensive, Global Studies, Diversity Studies, (Environmental) Sustainability» 15 credits for ‘residency’» Performance – No more than 5 in distribution, the rest in Electives» Activity – No more than 3 PE ‘activity’ courses.» 90 college-level credits
‘OLD’ PLANNING TOOL
AGILEGRAD – PREPARE FOR A MAJOR
• Example – studio art transfer to WWU with recommendations• Art Appreciation• Drawing I• 2D & 3D Design• Western Art: Ancient – 20th Century• Far Eastern Art History
AGILEGRAD – “REQUIRES”
• How we did it – taking options away• Why we did it – help students understand
what they need• Improve time to graduation, engagement,
and picking the best classes
AGILEGRAD – PRE-SELECTION
• “Forces” intrusive advising conversation plan
AGILEGRAD – PRE-SELECTION
AgileGrad: For the Institution
COURSE DEMAND FORECAST
• As more students build plans, the college knows which students are looking for which classes and when they plan on taking them.
• Gives faculty and departments & divisions information to plan class offerings, with more certainty.
COURSE DEMAND FORECAST
COURSE DEMAND FORECAST
AgileGrad: Demo
AGILEGRAD - BUILDING A PLAN
1. Pick a degree
2. Pick a term to start
3. Enter day and time preferences
4. Enter preferences for a specific term.A.K.A. “the snow schedule”
5. Build a plan and change the plan!
Early Alert
EARLY ALERT OVERVIEW
• Web-based survey tool for faculty to identify and communicate concern about students experiencing academic and/or attendance difficulties during the first few weeks of the quarter.
• Timeline: • 12th day of the quarter: Survey launch• Weeks 2-4: Survey is live – students receive
automated support e-mails • Weeks 3-6: Phone Outreach Team + individual
student appts w/ Student Completion Coach • Weeks 7-9: Follow-up phone calls/student appts
RESULTS
Quantitative Results:
Qualitative Results: • Main themes: Learning Center, Instructor Connection,
Time Management, Advisor Referrals• Learning Center Data: Student Successes
Early Alerts:
Fall 2014 Winter 2015 Spring 2015 Attendance: 241 Attendance: 245 Attendance: 263 Academic: 395 Academic: 355 Academic: 373 Total: 636 for 429 students Total: 600 for 400 students Total: 636 for 436 students
Faculty Participation:
Fall 2014 Winter 2015 Spring 2015 Participated: 38% Participation: 43% Participation: 45% Did Not Respond: 62% Did Not Respond: 57% Did Not Respond: 55%
Questions?
SUMMARY & TAKE-AWAY
• AgileGrad for Advisors• Quality over quantity & accuracy
• AgileGrad for students• Increased certainty & manageable
decision making
• AgileGrad for the institution• Anticipating & meeting needs
• Early Alert and 1st Year Campus Connect (FYE)
• Starting strong & continued support
CLOSING
• Dave Knapp, Associate Director of Advising & Career Services
• [email protected]• @WhatcomDaveK
• Christina Choi, Student Completion Coach