University of Michigan Center for Academic Innovation x University of Michigan-Dearborn
Bridging the Gap: Scaling Student Success Across the State of Michigan
Systemic inequities in higher education prevent many students from achieving their full academic potential, at worst leading to stop outs, debt, and no degree. These structural problems affect students at all types of institutions, in particular those identifying as first-generation, under-resourced, or non-traditional students. Tackling the problem requires broad stakeholder engagement and, increasingly, responsible adoption of technology.
The University of Michigan Center for Academic Innovation, Axim Collaborative, and the University of Michigan-Dearborn are partnering to extend proven technologies that support student success to a broad range of students with the goal of improving academic momentum, retention, and graduation rates.
The project initially aims to develop a Student Success & Momentum Toolkit using the Center for Academic Innovation’s ECoach and Atlas technologies, which have demonstrated student success outcomes at UM-Ann Arbor’s campus. ECoach provides tailored support through real-time data from student information and learning management systems, boosting student engagement and performance. Atlas offers detailed course data and planning tools, aiding in students’ course selection and academic planning. The project will test these interventions’ scalability and effectiveness at UM-Dearborn.
Subsequent phases of the project will see convenings of leaders from a broad range of two- and four-year public institutions engaged in student success work, with a goal of sharing findings from across the state, including those from deploying the Toolkit in the U-M context. Ultimately, the project aims to extend practices and technologies that support student success to benefit more students in Michigan and beyond.
COLLABORATORS
Special Advisor to the President, Founding Executive Director of the Center for Academic Innovation Associate Vice Provost for Academic Innovation, Center for Academic Innovation, University of Michigan
James DeVaney
Ben Hayward
Senior Director of Education Technology, Center for Academic Innovation, University of Michigan
Cait Hayward, Ph.D.
Director of Research and Analytics, Center for Academic Innovation, University of Michigan
Associate Provost for Faculty Development and Digital Learning, Professor of Mathematics, University of Michigan-Dearborn
Joan Remski, Ph.D.
Carrie Shumaker
Vice Chancellor for Information Technology and Chief Strategy Officer, University of Michigan-Dearborn
