Improved Transitions—IT Solution to Establish, Communicate and Assess School-Prescribed Development Activities by Scott Wymer Data180 Co-Founder, Assoc. Professor, Morehead St. Univ.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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