Scene 1, Financial aid office of a college: Two phones ringing incessantly, an inbox flooded with emails from prospective students, a pile of financial aid applications lying unprocessed, and a clock announcing the end of office hours. Scene 2, Somewhere in US: A student, exasperated with the rising cost of …
Successful businesses aren’t a fluke. They are successful because they deliver what the customers expect, at the right time. They actively listen to their end-users’ needs, demands and complaints. They inspire confidence by providing excellent customer service consistently and to be able to listen to your customers at all hours, …
After the then reigning chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov defeated IBM’s supercomputer Deep Blue in 1996, he, in an essay for TIME magazine had said that although he could “smell, feel a new kind of intelligence across the table” yet he felt it to be “inefficient, inflexible kind” which gave him …
It’s 2 am in the morning. There is an exam the next day. Your institution’s LMS has contracted some technical issue. A number of your students are struggling with the login. They drop messages, call the IT department in vain. It’s the weekend. Your faculty members have to update some …
A prospective student, looking forward to major in English, calls the financial aid office of her dream college. After two rings, an automated voice asks her what does she need help with. On her inquisitiveness about the financial aid procedure, the voice on the other end runs her through the …
Predictive modeling is the process of using statistical techniques to extract patterns from historical data in order to predict future outcomes. From finance to healthcare, and higher education, in particular, the use of predictive analytics is gaining currency. Embarking on a predictive analytics journey not only helps you attain better …
Do you need to keep your students engaged? “…Involve me and I learn”, said Benjamin Franklin. It stands true for your students also. Each student actively involved equals to a student retained. With the diverse challenges that today’s learners face, they are vulnerable to feeling bogged down if there isn’t …
Faculty are one of your institutions greatest assets. Are you doing everything you can to ensure a better user (IT) experience and give them a reason to stay? How often do you hear your faculty complain they had an issue while they were teaching a class and it took too …
Imagine it’s the end of the semester. Exams are around the corner. You plan to help your students skim through the important concepts quickly as part of your last-minute revision strategy. As soon as you start the presentation, the projector goes awry. You try to fix the glitch in vain. …
The reality is, computer use by students, faculty and staff isn’t a nine-to-five activity. For example, many of the students in all our institutions work part and full-time jobs to pay for their educations. They are using their computers nights and weekends. And with student success on the line, you …
