my academic plan (map). mapsherpa predictive analytics student dashboard

My Academic Plan (MAP)

About Us

About the SOCCCD Two-college district in southern California Approximately 41,000 students (23,000 FTES)

Two Colleges, Three Campuses Saddleback College in Mission Viejo Irvine Valley College in Irvine Advanced Technology and Education Park (ATEP)

in Tustin

SOCCCD Student Success

Systems

MAP Sherpa

PredictiveAnalytics

StudentDashboard

Create a system that provides:

Self-service guide for students to develop academic plans

Tracking system for counselors and students to monitor progress toward goals

Automated assistance to help students select classes that achieve their goals

Integration with Project ASSIST to reduce data maintenance and increase accuracy

MAP Project Goals

Design Team Counselors Students Articulation Staff

Timeline Discussions began in late 2004 Development began in Fall 2005 MAP went online on April 27, 2007

Process

Architecture Overview

MAP Application

Student DB

MAP DB

Curriculum DB

Project ASSIST

Monthly ETL

Service Layer

Usage Statistics - Plans Created

From: 4/27/07 to 2/23/14

Irvine Valley College Associates

12,865

Certificate

5,231

Transfer

57,209

Saddleback College Associates

32,148

Certificate

13,939

Transfer 80,258

Total: 201,650

MAP Demonstration

Sherpa

Overview Project Background

Sherpa Architecture

Pilot Status

Sherpa Demonstration

Predictive Analytics

Student Success Dashboard

Project Overview

Recommendation Engines

Sherpa

So what is Sherpa?

Sherpa is a recommendation engine that guides students to make informed decisions regarding courses, services, tasks and information.

Sherpa Architecture

Recommendations

Student Profile

Trigger

Nudge

TranscriptGPAEd GoalReg ActivityCurrent ClassesStatus

Courses

Services

Information

Tasks

Timing Event

Portal News Feed Email Text To-Do List Mobile

Feedback - RatingsFeedback - Preferences

Let’s translate this into the

real world…

Here is some advice for you…

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ProfileNudge

What makes a nudge, a nudge?

Timely

Relevant Actionable

Personal

Recommendation Examples

Student Profile Recommendation

New student, not matriculated

Link to online orientation

GPA > 3.5 Link to honors program

GPA < 2.0 Link to tutoring program

Transfer student Courses that fulfill GE pattern

Does not have academic plan

Link to MAP (academic planning tool)

Low assessment scores Recommend basic skills classes

First time student Step-by-step instructions

Returning student Recommend classes based on goals, success patterns and transcript details. Only display classes with an empty seat and that don’t conflict with student’s schedule

Phased Approach Phase One – Closed Class Assistance

Assists students in finding a replacement class during registration

Phase Two – Profiles and Nudges Announcements, Email, SMS, Voice-To-Text

Phase Three – Portal Refresh Calendar, To-Do List and News Feed

Phase Four – Mobile In beta release

Phase Five – Predictive Analytics In development

Phase Six – Student Success Dashboard Beginning in Spring 2014

Focus on Student Success

Sherpa Demonstration

Some Promising Early Results

Closed Class Assistant:Has directly resulted in over 20,000 enrollments since October 2010.

Matriculation Pilot:

Probation numbers dropped 39% one month after Sherpa notification.

What’s Next?

PredictiveAnalytics

StudentDashboard

Predictive Analytics

Student Success Dashboard Mockup

Questions?

Jim Gaston: jgaston@socccd.edu

http://www.socccd.edu/sherpa