Ravensbourne Goes Live with SEAtS

“What made SEAtS so appealing was its ready-made, automated approach to student success. The idea of something that is easy for staff and students to use and doesn’t take up too much time, it is so easy for students to just tap in on a reader at the start of class than a member of staff having to call out a register. This gives more time for teaching and hopefully has a positive impact on the student experience.”

Adam Campbell, Quality Officer Ravensbourne

The Challenges

Ravensbourne is constantly looking for ways to innovate and enhance the student experiences and outcomes. Ravensbourne identified the need to find a suitable attendance monitoring solution to aid this. Having used various manual attendance monitoring systems in the past that were inconsistent and inaccurate in recording data, a change was needed.

The Vendor Selection Process

Adam and the team at Ravensbourne wanted a solution that could deploy fast, evolve and grow with the business; this eliminated many vendors when combined the need for a solution that would be easy to use and understand. That way Students and  Academic Staff would find it easy to use. The Crown Commercial Service’s G-Cloud procurement framework helped the decision-making process by identifying quickly a short-list of likely vendors. Ravensbourne selected SEAtS as it had the features and track record to handle deploying fast and with ease of transition.

The Implementation Process

Post vendor selection, Adam and the team at Ravensbourne faced the challenge of managing time, scope and the implementation of a new timetabling system. SEAtS and Ravensbourne personnel worked as a unified project team to map out and deliver key project milestones. SEAtS online project methodology and the portal was used to make sure deadlines and dates stayed on track.

Objectives

Student attendance monitoring was of valuable importance for the Ravensbourne team, they wanted a top shelf ready to use system to capture their attendance levels. They also wished to utilise early warning alerts automatically sent out to those students who are at-risk or failing. The solution needed to:

• Improve achievement by increasing student attendance
• Improve retention by strengthening engagement through improved pastoral care, reducing the risk of students leaving their courses
• Reduce administrative overhead of recording, monitoring and following up on attendance, with minimum disruption to the student and lecture in the classroom
• Support compliance for monitoring student attendance for UKVI for International students in a seamless and integrated way for all students
• Provide a better picture of room utilisation for timetable optimisation for the facilities and scheduling teams, and for senior management to enable strategic investment planning.

Results

Ravensbourne has officially gone live in January 2018. Speaking about this Adam Campbell said:

“As someone who is not directly involved in teaching, I did not have a great understanding of what was happening so inconsistently in the institution in terms of attendance monitoring. I think it has been insightful from that point of view. To see particularly our further education courses embracing it very quickly is very promising.”

The system provides a view of students who are expected in every class and then in real-time shows them swiping in and marked as “attended”. This removes the need to take local class registers. Students who are late are marked as such. Those who do not attend are shown as “absent”. Students who attend a session that they are not timetabled to attend are shown as “unexpected”. Reports are available to report on and monitor attendance by student, module, and programme. Automated alerts are sent to students who fail to attend a predetermined number of sessions.

Key Benefits for Ravensbourne:

According to the Ravensbourne team, deploying the SEAtS system has delivered the following key benefits:

• Better academic performance due to comprehensive engagement and attendance tracking for students
• Improved student retention due to early warning of “at-risk” students which leads to strengthening pastoral care
• Formal compliance reporting processes for Tier 4 Visa and Immigration.

Download the official press release here…

Want to learn more about how our solutions can help your institution? Why not schedule a call with one of our SEAtS experts now?

SEAtS Kick-Off at Western Iowa State – Bluetooth iBeacon

SEAtS Software is thrilled to showcase our recent visit to Western Iowa Tech Community College where students and faculty participated in a Proof of Concept Implementation.

The purpose of this visit was to bring the test system live with our iBeacon technology and smartphone app with students in several classes.

SEAtS iBeacon:

Monitor student attendance electronically with our smartphone app and Bluetooth iBeacons.

SEAtS iBeacons transmit via Bluetooth their own unique identification number throughout your classroom/lecture hall allowing students to check into class and record their attendance via our smartphone app.

Our iBeacon is a cost-effective way to capture attendance information. The iBeacons are powered by batteries with a five-year lifespan. iBeacons communicate directly with the cloud and do not require any wiring.

• Native IOS and Android Apps
• Check into class/placement with Bluetooth
• Latest Student Schedules
• Immediate Smartphone notifications of class cancellations & movements
• Students can see their overall attendance at a section level
• Faculty are relieved from having to record attendance giving more teaching time

Since our Iowa Tech visit, we have received wonderful feedback from lecturers and students in regards to attendance tracking via the App and Bluetooth iBeacons. Speaking about the visit Oliver Castle, SEAtS Operations Manager said:

“The feedback is we have created a nearly frictionless and viable solution to attendance tracking via mobile and going forwards its only going to get better”

Want to learn more about our iBeacons and mobile app offerings for your campus? Simply click below:

The Compelling Case for Student Visa and Immigration Compliance.

Today’s fast-changing regulatory environment demonstrates the need to invest in Visa and Immigration compliance automation solutions such as Student Retention, Engagement, and Attendance Management Systems.

International Visa Compliance is a risk for every university and college.

The High Cost of Non-Compliance

• Remediation Costs
• Suspension of International Licence
• Overnight Loss of Substantial Fee Income
• Damage to Reputation and Standings
• Substantial Fines

SEAtS are the market leader in visa and immigration compliance solutions for educational providers.

SEAtS will:

1. Identify at-risk international students who need support
2. Create specifically designed reports & workflows
3. GIve you access to a suite of data dashboards

Check out our full datasheet for a more detailed account on the compelling case for visa and immigration compliance solutions investment in global HE…

 
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The Importance of Learning Analytics for Universities, Colleges, Institutions, and Students.

Every time a student interacts with their university, college or institution – be that going to the library, logging into their virtual learning environment or submitting assessments online – they leave behind a digital footprint. Learning analytics is the process of using this data to improve learning and teaching.

Learning analytics refers to the measurement, collection, analysis, and reporting of data about the progress of learners and the contexts in which learning takes place. Using the increased availability of big data sets around learner activity and digital footprints left by student activity in learning environments, learning analytics take us further than data currently available can.

To maximise the benefits of learning analytics here are our customer top 3 features to watch out for:

1. Improving the quality of teaching
2. Boosting Retention
3. Enabling students to take control of their own learning

Learning analytics has the potential to transform the way we measure impact and outcomes in learning environments.

SEAtS deliver integrated learning analytics using the power of predictive analytics and machine learning. These powerful tools will help your team drive student success by identifying critical early interventions that will increase engagement, retention and achievement ratios on your campus.

Why not check out our full datasheet to learn more about our top 3 tips for Learning Analytics. Simply follow the link below 🙂

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Top 5 Features for your Student Attendance Monitoring System

Top 5 Features

Proven to boost student retention and performance, many universities have come to rely on Student Attendance Monitoring and Engagement Systems.

Placing ownership for attendance in the hands of students, student attendance monitoring systems encourage a better student experience and as a result maximise student potential. Taking a proactive approach to student attendance monitoring allows universities to improve pastoral care, intervening at the first signs of disengagement. To maximise the benefits of a Student Attendance Monitoring system here are our customer top 5 features to watch out for:

1. UKVI Compliance
2. Reporting
3. Student Engagement & Retention
4. Integration
5. Automation

SEAtS provide access to real-time student attendance data, a fully automated attendance monitoring system reduces the administrative burden on university staff, allowing universities to focus greater resources and time on pastoral care activities. For more information about how our student success solutions can help your university check out our website or contact us today.

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Charter Oak State College deploys SEAtS Student Success Analytics Platform.

SEAtS the leading provider of student success, retention, engagement, and student analytics to higher education institutions, is thrilled to announce that the prestigious Charter Oak State College has chosen SEAtS to deploy its student success platform for its online students.

The SEAtS Solution will deliver:

• Critical early warning alerts for underachieving and at-risk students
• Increased retention and improved student outcomes
• Student attendance documentation for federal financial aid reporting

Click below to read the official press release for Charter Oak State College. Alternatively, you can browse our website or call us on 401 787 4559 to chat with one of our student success experts.

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Manage your TEF Outcomes with SEAtS Software:

The Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) holds retention, progression, and outcomes as the cornerstone of its framework. SEAtS offer a platform to manage, monitor, and effect positive change to these key measures of institutional success.

Get in touch today and take the first steps in improving or maintaining your next TEF score through improved retention and progression.

Want to learn more? Why not contact one of our student success experts today…simply follow the link here.

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Struggling with Attendance Monitoring? Save the Day-Ta with SEAtS Software!

It’s just your friendly student success superhero here to help you with:

– Monitoring student attendance
– Reducing administrative burden with no data input necessary
– Identifying at-risk students who need support

We are now the market leaders in Student Attendance, Engagement and Learning Analytics in the UK and looking to improve our offering all the time.

Recently we have replaced a number of our competitor’s offerings over difficulties utilising the data collected. What we did was give them our software and they kept their existing data collection hardware – it’s all about the software!

We are ready to work with you – are you ready to work with us?

I’m fully confident we will create immediate real value for you.

To set up a meeting please call 1 617 466 9941! 

SEAtS Electronic Attendance Tracking can help your financial aid office today!

Key Benefits:

– Significant Reductions in Bad Debts and resulting DoE Reimbursements
– Meet federal regulations for disbursing aid to enrolled students

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Lecturers spend hours preparing for classes, creating informative lectures and planning engaging activities. Most go above and beyond in the hopes that their students will achieve a deeper understanding of the material that will help them grow as a student and ultimately as a graduate.

Of course, all of this work is meaningless if a student does not attend class.

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The next wave in data analytics with SEAtS Software:

Learning Analytics: It’s using the data that counts, not the quantity!

A picture may be worth a thousand words, but in education, information speaks volumes. Data analytics show what students know, what they should know, and what to do to meet their academic needs. With the right information educators, can make informed decisions and deliver better student outcomes.

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