Education 2.0 & 3.0

Thanks to better university communications and timely interventions, college freshmen are poised for success.

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First-year students are desperate for information on everything from class schedules to financial aid when they arrive on campus. A recent survey found that 48 percent of college students reported more satisfaction from using a mobile app to find information, rather than a university website, Campus Technology reports.

To give new (and old) students an easier way to connect with the information they need, Shawnee State University partnered with higher education app developer OOHLALA Mobile to create an app that helps students organize their classes, assignments and events, as well as engage in discussions.

“At Shawnee State University, we know connecting students to campus life and support is fundamental to ensuring retention and success,” says Elizabeth Blevins, Shawnee State’s director of communications, in the Campus Technology article.

At Sullivan University in Kentucky, former vice president Jim Crick tells University Business that the use of mobile apps helped Sullivan’s three campuses engage with existing and prospective students, thus creating a platform of support before some students even got to campus.