91ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ Digital Transformation Readiness Assessment: revisioning distance education’s new normal
The University of Alaska is taking the first step toward a seamless student experience by launching the 91ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ Digital Transformation Readiness Assessment.
91ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ is investing $100,000 in FY20 to study the university’s readiness to better incorporate cloud-based technology and to use technology to better engage students. Over the next three months, Peak Performance Technologies, Inc. will interview 91ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ leadership and staff about student services and systems. Information from these interviews will establish a roadmap for IT investment based on thoroughly documented analysis of 91ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ’s processes, people, platforms, and politics, both current and future state.
The 91ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ Digital Transformation goals are to assess the university’s readiness to:
- modernize systems and processes for students with solutions that are easy-to-navigate, user-friendly, modern/mobile, and reliable;
- improve processes that involve students—including admissions, scheduling, registration, etc.;
- use data strategies and analytical capabilities to create new perspectives and insights on improving student and institutional outcomes; and
- identify and investigate opportunities afforded by modern cloud-based approaches.
When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down schools worldwide, it disrupted education by
forcing universities across the country to move classes online. The University of
Alaska’s digital transformation will help it remain competitive by modernizing distance
delivery models to accommodate students’ changing needs and desires. Ultimately, 91ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ’s
digital transformation will help the university stand out from the thousands of universities
across the country who are also offering degrees through distance education.