In this week’s blog, we’re spotlighting the ultimate goal of every college and university around the world: student success. After all, helping students succeed and develop skills for lifelong learning is the primary reason most instructors went into teaching in the first place.

As student debt continues to soar and more non-traditional education options (MOOCs, distance learning) open up to students, the focus on driving student success and increasing retention at institutions of higher learning is more visible than ever.

In fact, technologies that can identify at-risk students early in their academic careers are number one on a 2015 list of top institutional strategies, according to a recent Gartner report.

Here are more interesting posts on student success curated from the wonderful Internet of things:

  • How can technology drive better student outcomes?
  • Online learning is awesome – but it can’t (and shouldn’t) replace classroom instructors when it comes to student success.
  • Data is one way of predicting student success. Discover other key factors that can help assess the type of support they need.

Dr. Colin Montpetit of the University of Ottawa experienced improved learning outcomes after introducing a student engagement solution in his large-enrollment course.