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Improved TransitionsIT Solution to Establish, Communicate and Assess School-Prescribed Development Activities Presented at the 14 th National Conference on Students in Transition by Scott Wymer Data180 Co-Founder, Assoc. Professor,


  1. Improved Transitions—IT Solution to Establish, Communicate and Assess School-Prescribed Development Activities Presented at the 14 th National Conference on Students in Transition by Scott Wymer Data180 Co-Founder, Assoc. Professor, Morehead St. Univ.

  2. Overview  Student activities that lead to success  A model for schools to lead students to success  Motivating students to archive activities  Using the process to improve students’ success  eResume180/Student180 - A tool to guide and facilitate this process

  3. Activities that Matter to Employers  Communications Skills  Teamwork  Analytical Skills  Innovativeness  Computer Skills  Leadership Skills *Taken from NACE, “Job Choices 2007” Survey

  4. Student Activities in the College Experience that Lead to Successful Transitions  Curricular Activities  Guided and managed for students by academic departments and academic resources on campus  Clear guidelines of expectations and success criteria  Tools available for tracking success  Curricula check sheets  Transcripts  Co-Curricular Activities  Often there is no single, clear guiding University resource guiding non-curricular areas  Very few tools available for tracking success  No clear guidelines for success

  5. A Model for Schools to Effectively Lead Students to Success Through Tracking of Student Activities Determine activities important to students’ successful 1. transitions Communicate these activities to students 2. Provide a process for capturing student activities 3. Motivate students to accurately and consistently 4. archive and track these activities Assess student progress & the effectiveness of the 5. process Provide interim direction and guidance to students 6.

  6. Student180 / eResume180 : Documenting Student Activities and Assessing Progress  Web based application that provides a tool and a systematic process for capturing student co-curricular activities  The school sees Student180 , an application to help them configure a process for capturing and reporting on student activities  Students see eResume180 , a full resume and portfolio building software  Collection and reporting processes, and the data, are shared between the two applications.

  7. A Model for Schools to Effectively Lead Students to Success Through Tracking of Student Activities ( Bolded Items are those that the Student180 / eResume180 facilitates ) Determine activities important to students’ successful 1. transitions Communicate these activities to students 2. Provide a process for capturing student activities 3. Motivate students to accurately and consistently 4. archive and track these activities Assess student progress & the effectiveness of the 5. process Provide interim direction and guidance to students 6.

  8. Student180 – The School’s Activity Tracking Tool  Communicates desired development areas for student success  Assesses student progress and allows academic and career advisors to provide guidance  Generates co-curricular transcripts  Provides a tool for student guidance and retention  Fosters academic and career success  Conveys to students and parents the school’s interest in student success and career opportunities

  9. eResume180 – The Students’ Side of the Tool  A full featured online resume software that students can see the immediate value of for their transition from academia to a career.  Students input activities as they would in a resume and portfolio  Students tag activities according to school-prescribed areas of development  Beyond a resume it also:  Creates an ePortfolio,  Creates a Co-Curricular Transcript,  Allows for validation of activities and portfolio items,  Generates self-assessment reports to measure personal growth based upon university defined criteria  Provides a job application tracking component

  10. Motivation - Focusing on the goal of a career derived their college experience  Start students their first year with activity collection that builds a resume  Students are aware from the start of their college experience of:  The need to build professional skills, attitudes and activities  The value of participating in, and documenting their activities both in and out of the classroom  The value of a well structured and complete resume  Students are more prepared for applications for co-ops, internships and other work experiences

  11. eResume180 - An Alumni Tracking Tool  Students can continue to use eResume180 as a professional resume tool after graduation  Alumni can elect to report their career data collected in the software to their Alma Mater  Schools would have access to their former students’ career data and contact information from their resume.

  12. Demonstration of Student180 Features  Tagging of activities based upon school-prescribed criteria  Separation of data and resumes  Input of activities  Resume building  Reports

  13. Your Turn For Q uestions? Feedback? Or More Information go to: www. data180.com

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