MAXIMIZE STUDENT SUCCESS
Leverage the power of the Microsoft Higher Education Accelerator to create a personalized, connected, and data-driven student experience. From predictive analytics to automated engagement, discover how institutions can proactively support students and drive better outcomes.
Improving Student Experiences
Enhance the Student Journey with Personalized, Data-Driven Engagement
In the rapidly changing digital world, delivering a personalized, connected, and supportive student experience is essential and demanded by students. Utilizing the Higher Education Accelerator can help to create more meaningful interactions between students, faculty, and support staff. The Higher Education Accelerator provides resources that level up student engagement, providing:
360-Degree View of Each Student:
The platform integrates data across SIS, LMS, social media activity and student actions and interactions providing a 360-degree view of each student. This 360-degree student profile can be used to create more personalized experiences whether it be SMS/email communication, or during an academic advising session. This data also helps educators and administrators make more informed decisions about resource allocation, academic advising, and program offerings. For example, by tracking course performance and student participation, institutions can adjust curricula or provide additional support, creating a more responsive academic environment that supports retention.
Improved Faculty and Staff Productivity:
With the help of automated workflows and data insights, faculty and support staff can focus more on student engagement and less on administrative tasks. Automated reminders and communication for events, appointments, and key academic milestones make it easier to address student concerns before they become barriers to success.
Personalized Learning Pathways:
By harnessing data analytics, institutions can develop individualized learning experiences for every student. From customized course recommendations to tailored feedback, the Accelerator ensures that each learner receives the guidance they need, aligned with their academic progress and career aspirations.
Student Portal:
The Accelerator provides student portals and apps that allow students to access personalized information such as course details, grades, academic achievements, and advisor appointments. This fosters a more engaging and organized student experience by centralizing essential resources in one place. Features like personalized course recommendations and proactive reminders for assignments or events improve student engagement.
By enhancing the student experience with personalized, data-driven solutions, institutions can create a learning environment that not only engages students but supports them at every step of their academic journey.
Enrollment Management
A Streamlined, Data-Driven Approach to Enrollment
To better attract, admit, and onboard the right students successfully, management and improvement of the enrollment process is critical. With the Accelerator, higher education institutions can toss out antiquated enrollment processes and integrate smart, automated solutions to create a more efficient and student-friendly experience.
Data-Driven Recruitment:
Using data reports and dashboards, recruitment teams can identify trends in prospective student behaviors to create targeted campaigns focused on a specific demographic or geographic profile. Additionally, recruiters can identify the best prospects who are the most engaged and likely to enroll to focus on recruiting the right students.
Enhanced Communication Across the Journey:
The Accelerator allows institutions to implement real-time and scheduled automated communication workflows that keep students informed and engaged throughout the enrollment process. Reminder emails, chatbots, and notifications ensure students never miss an important deadline, fostering a positive experience from initial interest through orientation.
Automated Application and Enrollment Processes:
Use intelligent automation of enrollment workflows and business processes to make enrollment management easier to manage. Document submission tracking and automated application review reduces manual errors and increases staff productivity.
These advanced enrollment management solutions make it easier to connect with prospective students, increase conversion rates, and provide a streamlined experience that resonates with students.
Student Success and Retention
Supporting Long-Term Student Success with Predictive Analytics
With increasing student stop-out rates, retaining students and setting them up for academic and career success is more important than ever. Proactive intervention and continuous support is key. With the Accelerator, institutions can use predictive analytics and other tools to not only retain students but help them thrive.
Early Identification of At-Risk Students:
By consolidating data from multiple sources, the Accelerator enables institutions to identify at-risk students and intervene proactively, before it’s too late. Through tools like advisor dashboards, staff can track academic progress, monitor engagement, and use predictive analytics to offer tailored support, such as advising, tutoring, or counseling, helping prevent students from falling behind. Moreover, the centralized view of student data enables more effective follow-ups and a better understanding of individual student needs, enhancing retention efforts.
Student Support through Student Portal:
Through the help of integrated systems, one platform can provide students with a single point of access for all their support needs from academic advising to career counselling and mental health services. Students can feel more connected to the institution and more likely to utilize the services provided with this holistic approach.
By consolidating data from multiple sources and integrating systems, institutions can improve long-term student success and ensure that their students not only stay enrolled but graduate with the skills prepared for their career.