Leveraging Technology in Support of Contemporary Learners January 28, 2010

Leveraging Technology AcademyOne - Copyright 2010 Introduction Who are we? Who are we? AcademyOne – Founded 2005 AcademyOne – Founded 2005 Headquartered in West Chester, Pennsylvania Headquartered in West Chester, Pennsylvania Management Team - AcademyOne's team has a long history of building innovative solutions, including: full enterprise ERP systems, Degree Audit with Advising, Learning Management, Course Management, Student Information Systems, etc. Management Team - AcademyOne's team has a long history of building innovative solutions, including: full enterprise ERP systems, Degree Audit with Advising, Learning Management, Course Management, Student Information Systems, etc. Advisory Council - Advocates in higher education that represent a cross-section of Public, Private, For-Profit, Consortium, Systems, Community Colleges, State Governments & Industry. Advisory Council - Advocates in higher education that represent a cross-section of Public, Private, For-Profit, Consortium, Systems, Community Colleges, State Governments & Industry.

Leveraging Technology AcademyOne - Copyright 2010 Overview AcademyOne transforms information technology into solutions that address college transfer and academic credit portability across higher education providers. academic credit portabilityacademic credit portability

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Leveraging Technology AcademyOne - Copyright 2010 Sources of Transfer Credits Coursework completed Coursework completed Advanced Placement tests Advanced Placement tests CLEP examinations CLEP examinations Dantes DSST examinations Dantes DSST examinations Excelsior College Examinations Excelsior College Examinations Corporate courses with American Council of Education (ACE) credit recommendations Corporate courses with American Council of Education (ACE) credit recommendations Military courses with ACE credit recommendations Military courses with ACE credit recommendations

Leveraging Technology AcademyOne - Copyright 2010 Successful Transfer Avoiding the “transfer tax” – the cost in time and money for having to repeat courses Avoiding the “transfer tax” – the cost in time and money for having to repeat courses No loss of credit No loss of credit Credits “counting” towards the degree being sought Credits “counting” towards the degree being sought Better persistence Better persistence Faster time to degree completion Faster time to degree completion Happier students and successful institutions Happier students and successful institutions

Leveraging Technology AcademyOne - Copyright 2010 How Technology Can Help Provide timely and accurate information Provide timely and accurate information Web-based for 24/7 availability Web-based for 24/7 availability Allow students to learn for themselves how coursework will be treated at destination institutions they are interested in Allow students to learn for themselves how coursework will be treated at destination institutions they are interested in Allow students to keep and share their own records Allow students to keep and share their own records

New Promise Initiative In support of the American Graduation Initiative In support of the American Graduation Initiative Complimentary Transfer Profiles Complimentary Transfer Profiles Complimentary data load of your institution’s course equivalencies into Complimentary data load of your institution’s course equivalencies into Complimentary account to load and display articulation agreements, transfer agreements and transfer guidelines into Complimentary account to load and display articulation agreements, transfer agreements and transfer guidelines into Leveraging Technology AcademyOne - Copyright 2010

Leveraging Technology AcademyOne - Copyright 2010 Demonstrations Public view of CollegeTransfer.net Public view of CollegeTransfer.net Transfer Profiles Transfer Profiles Equivalency Searches Equivalency Searches Search for Transfer Agreements Search for Transfer Agreements Student View Student View Numerous Searches Numerous Searches Coursework History Coursework History Find Best Transfer Schools and Equivalency Maps Find Best Transfer Schools and Equivalency Maps Share My Information for better advising Share My Information for better advising

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