GPS LifePlan (Goals + Plans = Success)

1. GPS LifePlan (Goals + Plans = Success) Presented by: Randy LaFoy…

3. Topic Areas • Self-Assessment - Interests - Skills - Work Values - Personality • Career Research • Links to Education • Decision-Making • Marketing Yourself - Job Search - Resume and Cover letter - Networking - Interviewing • Managing Job Loss and Transitions

4. Topic Areas • Degree/Program • Course Planning • Study Skills • Learning Styles • Grade Issues • Transfer Planning • College Readiness • Library and Research Resources

5. Topic Areas • Financing Education - Financial Aid - Scholarships - Tax Related Benefits - Military Education Benefits • Budget • Debt Management • Credit Management • Identity Theft • Saving for the Future www.gpslifeplan.org/mnscumilitary

6. Topic Areas • Leadership Skills • Resources for Leading • Civic Engagement • Service Learning • Global Competence

7. Topic Areas • Life Transitions • Stress Management • Relationships • Fitness and Physical Health • Child Care • Housing • Transportation • Mental Health • Health Insurance Information • Legal Resources • Reintegration for Veterans www.gpslifeplan.org/WSURochester

8. Program Components • Website • eFolio • Campus Activities • Curriculum Integration • Student Success Day • Student-Faculty Interaction • http://www.gpslifeplan.org www.gpslifeplan.org

10. Reading 0080 AQIP ProjectRe-enrollment fall to spring rate

11. Community College Survey of Student Engagement

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14. Envisioned user experience (conceptual) At main mobile entry, users selects the GPS LifePlan that is a best fit – high school, college, military or workforce OR go directly to My LifePlan. Or, custom URL masks will take user to version entry page. • At the version entry page can make goal setting selection • Career goals • Education goals • Finance goals • Leadership goals • Personal goals • OR user can be presented with a predestined option Upon selection a short audio overview will play. The career and life planning process

15. YES option (conceptual) • IF YES • The user is presented with • An appropriate interactive exercise, e.g., career interest assessment • A focused research experience, e.g., resources for determining career interests • A document generation option. • The outcome of each is a personalized result, collection or article that the user could temporarily view online, print and/or store in his or her personal “MyGPSLifePlan” repository. • NOTE: Relative to the mobile version, it is assumed a primary assessment will be selected for each area. Options for several additional types of assessments (e.g., in the career area this might include assessments focused on skills, interests, personality, career values) could be provided in follow up communications via a pre-scripted email campaign. E.g., in the career area this might include assessments focused on skills, interests, personality, career values. • Each selection offers options • Yes • Browse • Join.

16. BROWSE option (conceptual) • IF BROWSE • The user is presented with • Pertinent GPS LifePlan resources. • The user will be able to view resources in the recommended order of by most popular. • NOTE: This option will result in viewing the career pages as IF JOIN is chosen user is introduced to the GPS LifePlanning Community. In the community, the user makes a personal page, view suggested information, participate in recommended learning exercises, enroll in non-credit workshops like goal-setting, interact in discussion topics with other users and opt to join other subgroups (e.g. particular college or course interest group like first term college student, veteran and student, etc.), interact with an online advisor or distance credentialed counselor or connect with a campus appointed staff.

17. My LifePlan option (conceptual) • IF My LifePlan • User will login to his or her personal online locker. This will be a customized version of My Stuff. Some of the items that would be included in My LifePlan are: • A personalized dashboard of what is done and not done • A record of questions asked and answers provided • Links to key pertinent key contacts User can insert a graphic of My LifePlan (customized version of MyStuff) here

18. Project alignment with local experience and research on student success • Experienced improvements align with research that link goal setting, planning and decision making with retention, persistence and graduation • Proposed enhancements are aligned with consumer behaviors and a number of research reports that link mobile access with increased engagement and achievement. ACT. (2004). The Role of Academic and Non-Academic Factors in Improving College Retention, ACT Policy Report. Community College Survey of Student Engagement (2005 & 2009). An analysis of 2005 and 2009 results for Century College. Karp, M. (2011). Toward a New Understanding of Non-Academic Student Support: Four Mechanisms Encouraging Positive Student Outcomes in the Community College, Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University. Noel Levitz. (2013). 2013 Student Retention and College Completion Practices Report. Oberg, A. & Daniels, P. (2013) Analysis of the effect a student-centred mobile learning instructional method has on language acquisition, Saskia, T. & Acai, A. & Griffith, D. & Mahmoud, Q. & Ma, D. & Newton, G. (2014). Student use and pedagogical impact of a mobile learning application, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education Journal, 42:2, 1539-3429, Vinto, V. (June 8, 2012). Isaac Newton and College Completion, Inside Higher Education.

19. Project Timetable

20. Start Up Budget • Personnel: • OSC CRM team (manager, programmer, site admin, graphics, e-advising spec, distance counselor) – N/A if lead development is through the Minnesota Online support contract • Technology: • Drupal license maintenance – N/A paid by VREP through June ‘14 • Annual PALS server fee – N/A for military version paid by VREP through June ’14; up to $3,750 for other versions • Annual Oracle maint fee with chat – N/A paid by support center through June ‘14 • Annual Oracle chat license: $1,000 • 3rd party services: • Drupal prof tech services: $19,500 Basis of 156 total hrs; 52 hrs/version; 35 hrs to set content structure; 5 hrs to set core, version and local managers; 12 hrs to develop role-based training • Oracle prof tech services: $20,000 Basis of 80 total hrs; customization of monitoring report display to end user and assistance with modifications to analytics • Web design services: $18,500 Basis of 185 hours to assist with mobile and community interface design and implementation

21. Operational Budget (beginning in July 1, 2014) • Personnel: New – .8 FTE for GPS LifePlan Community Coordinator OSC CRM team – manager, programmer, site admin, graphics, e-advising spec, distance counselor • Technology: • Annual PALS server fee – $5,000 • Annual Oracle maint fee with chat – $4,000 • 3rd party services: • Drupal prof tech services – $3,500 • Oracle prof tech services – $3,500

22. Contact information: Randy LaFoy (randy.lafoy@century.edu) or 651-779-3363 GPS LifePlan (Goals + Plans = Success)