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Technology Counts 2018 offers a definitive look at what principals and other school leaders think of the power of digital technology as it sweeps through the classroom. An Education Week national survey of 500 school leaders shows they believe it has the ability to improve student learning, personalize education, and engage students. But they worry that too much screen time may be stunting students’ social-emotional growth. The influence of technology companies around the push for personalized learning and increased access to student data is also raising red flags for some principals.

Small colleges provide a valuable experience for students – a close-knit community, a highly engaged student body and an enviable faculty to student ratio. This same environment also presents unique concerns for student success professionals – like getting the job done with fewer resources.

Laying the groundwork for a modern campus requires rethinking the entire collegiate experience from the student perspective. When applied well, technology is more than a tool to automate and extend educational resources. It can be used both to promote and measure engagement, identify at-risk students, and provide the insights needed to help students succeed in both their personal and professional lives beyond graduation. And doing this successfully is not an easy task. Aligning multiple leadership perspectives around a well-defined technology strategy and preparing for a significant business process transformation are critical first steps.

Watch this one hour webinar with Alec Barron of Competency X, Karen Overklift of Biocom Institute, and Jim Milton of Portfolium to learn how your institution can build learning pathways using competency based digital badges in order to track student progress and connect students to a career.During the webinar, we will show you how Competency X, Biocom Institute, and San Diego Miramar College worked together to build specific learning pathways that tracked competencies learned inside and out of the classroom in order to connect students to entry level positions at biotechnology based companies.