Module 1: Student Success Technology Landscape

Understanding the student success technology landscape is the first step toward making strategic technology investments that advance your institution’s student success goals. This module provides a practical introduction to the student success technology ecosystem, including the major technology categories, how the marketplace is organized, emerging trends, and resources for continued learning.

Unlike the other modules in this series, Module 1 is primarily foundational. Rather than focusing on interactive activities, it emphasizes reading, reflection, and building the knowledge needed to engage more deeply with the modules that follow.

What You’ll Learn:

  • What does effective student success technology look like from the student and practitioner perspective?

  • What are the categories of student success technology and how do they map to capabilities and products? 

  • What resources can support my continued learning on the evolving student success technology landscape and experiences of peers?


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Module 1.1: Starter Pack

How Can Student Success Technology Advance Institution Goals?

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Module 1.2

How Can I Make Sense of the Technology Landscape?

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Module 1.3

How Can I Continue Learning?