The Ideal Student Journey (Course 2)
Foundational Student Voice

The Ideal Student Journey (Course 2)

Course Overview

9 Lessons

Learn about the importance of knowing your students and designing a path through college to support their personal, academic, and career goals. The course contains approximately 24 minutes of video content.

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In this course you will...

Focus on the Ideal Student Journey
Focus on the Ideal Student Journey

Learn more about the ASN's recommendation: Define the Ideal Student Journey.

Learn about the ideal advising experience model
Learn about the ideal advising experience model

Using the Student Journey Map and Ideal Advising Experience Model, along with student personas, you'll be encouraged to get to know your students on a deeper level to understand their experiences and paths to and through college.

Take a team approach to student success
Take a team approach to student success

Create student personas and conduct a student needs assessment, and learn about using extended demographic data and incorporating student voice.

Implement tools and resources
Implement tools and resources

Identify potential challenges, and use provided tools and resources to bring a team together to address and dismantle the barriers.

Course curriculum

9 Lessons
Course curriculum
  • 1. Defining the Ideal Student Journey (2:56 mins)

    Map out and evaluate the benefits of an ideal student journey for student success and equity; Recognize the signs and symptoms of the lack of an ideal student journey map.

  • 2. The Ideal Advising Experience Model (3:06 mins)

    Learn the development and purpose behind The Ideal Advising Experience Model; Share the ideal student journey map as an aid for considering unique student journeys and considerations; Identify key takeaways from the ideal student journey map that can be applied to your institution.

  • 3. Knowing Our Students (11:06 mins)

    Establish the importance of knowing your students' unique journeys; Identify ways to gather information and context about your students; Design student personas that represent the range of students your institution serves.

  • 4. Potential Challenges to the Ideal Student Journey (3:54 mins)

    Identify potential challenges that can arise when designing the ideal student journey; Discuss ways an institution can overcome these challenges and work towards improved student outcomes.

Partnering to support education change

Meet our contributors

AASCU
Partner
AASCU

AASCU is a Washington-based higher education association of nearly 420 public colleges, universities and systems whose members share a learning and teaching-centered culture, a historic commitment to underserved student populations and a dedication to research and creativity that advances their regions’ economic progress and cultural development.

NACADA
Partner
NACADA

NACADA promotes student success by advancing the field of academic advising globally. They provide opportunities for professional development, networking, and leadership for their diverse membership.

Achieving The Dream
Partner
Achieving The Dream

Achieving the Dream (ATD) leads a growing network of more than 277 community colleges committed to helping their students, particularly low-income students and students of color, achieve their goals for academic success, personal growth, and economic opportunity. ATD is making progress in closing academic achievement gaps and accelerating student success through a unique change process that builds each college’s institutional capacities in seven essential areas.

EDUCAUSE
Partner
EDUCAUSE

EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association and the largest community of technology, academic, industry, and campus leaders advancing higher education through the use of IT.

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Partner
National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition serves as the trusted expert, internationally recognized leader, and clearinghouse for scholarship, policy, and best practice for all postsecondary student transitions.

AASCU
Partner
AASCU

AASCU is a Washington-based higher education association of nearly 420 public colleges, universities and systems whose members share a learning and teaching-centered culture, a historic commitment to underserved student populations and a dedication to research and creativity that advances their regions’ economic progress and cultural development.

NACADA
Partner
NACADA

NACADA promotes student success by advancing the field of academic advising globally. They provide opportunities for professional development, networking, and leadership for their diverse membership.

Achieving The Dream
Partner
Achieving The Dream

Achieving the Dream (ATD) leads a growing network of more than 277 community colleges committed to helping their students, particularly low-income students and students of color, achieve their goals for academic success, personal growth, and economic opportunity. ATD is making progress in closing academic achievement gaps and accelerating student success through a unique change process that builds each college’s institutional capacities in seven essential areas.

EDUCAUSE
Partner
EDUCAUSE

EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association and the largest community of technology, academic, industry, and campus leaders advancing higher education through the use of IT.

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Partner
National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition serves as the trusted expert, internationally recognized leader, and clearinghouse for scholarship, policy, and best practice for all postsecondary student transitions.

AASCU
Partner
AASCU

AASCU is a Washington-based higher education association of nearly 420 public colleges, universities and systems whose members share a learning and teaching-centered culture, a historic commitment to underserved student populations and a dedication to research and creativity that advances their regions’ economic progress and cultural development.

NACADA
Partner
NACADA

NACADA promotes student success by advancing the field of academic advising globally. They provide opportunities for professional development, networking, and leadership for their diverse membership.

Achieving The Dream
Partner
Achieving The Dream

Achieving the Dream (ATD) leads a growing network of more than 277 community colleges committed to helping their students, particularly low-income students and students of color, achieve their goals for academic success, personal growth, and economic opportunity. ATD is making progress in closing academic achievement gaps and accelerating student success through a unique change process that builds each college’s institutional capacities in seven essential areas.

EDUCAUSE
Partner
EDUCAUSE

EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association and the largest community of technology, academic, industry, and campus leaders advancing higher education through the use of IT.

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Partner
National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition serves as the trusted expert, internationally recognized leader, and clearinghouse for scholarship, policy, and best practice for all postsecondary student transitions.

AASCU
Partner
AASCU

AASCU is a Washington-based higher education association of nearly 420 public colleges, universities and systems whose members share a learning and teaching-centered culture, a historic commitment to underserved student populations and a dedication to research and creativity that advances their regions’ economic progress and cultural development.

NACADA
Partner
NACADA

NACADA promotes student success by advancing the field of academic advising globally. They provide opportunities for professional development, networking, and leadership for their diverse membership.

Achieving The Dream
Partner
Achieving The Dream

Achieving the Dream (ATD) leads a growing network of more than 277 community colleges committed to helping their students, particularly low-income students and students of color, achieve their goals for academic success, personal growth, and economic opportunity. ATD is making progress in closing academic achievement gaps and accelerating student success through a unique change process that builds each college’s institutional capacities in seven essential areas.

EDUCAUSE
Partner
EDUCAUSE

EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association and the largest community of technology, academic, industry, and campus leaders advancing higher education through the use of IT.

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Partner
National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition serves as the trusted expert, internationally recognized leader, and clearinghouse for scholarship, policy, and best practice for all postsecondary student transitions.

AASCU
Partner
AASCU

AASCU is a Washington-based higher education association of nearly 420 public colleges, universities and systems whose members share a learning and teaching-centered culture, a historic commitment to underserved student populations and a dedication to research and creativity that advances their regions’ economic progress and cultural development.

NACADA
Partner
NACADA

NACADA promotes student success by advancing the field of academic advising globally. They provide opportunities for professional development, networking, and leadership for their diverse membership.

Achieving The Dream
Partner
Achieving The Dream

Achieving the Dream (ATD) leads a growing network of more than 277 community colleges committed to helping their students, particularly low-income students and students of color, achieve their goals for academic success, personal growth, and economic opportunity. ATD is making progress in closing academic achievement gaps and accelerating student success through a unique change process that builds each college’s institutional capacities in seven essential areas.

EDUCAUSE
Partner
EDUCAUSE

EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association and the largest community of technology, academic, industry, and campus leaders advancing higher education through the use of IT.

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Partner
National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition serves as the trusted expert, internationally recognized leader, and clearinghouse for scholarship, policy, and best practice for all postsecondary student transitions.

AASCU
Partner
AASCU

AASCU is a Washington-based higher education association of nearly 420 public colleges, universities and systems whose members share a learning and teaching-centered culture, a historic commitment to underserved student populations and a dedication to research and creativity that advances their regions’ economic progress and cultural development.

NACADA
Partner
NACADA

NACADA promotes student success by advancing the field of academic advising globally. They provide opportunities for professional development, networking, and leadership for their diverse membership.

Achieving The Dream
Partner
Achieving The Dream

Achieving the Dream (ATD) leads a growing network of more than 277 community colleges committed to helping their students, particularly low-income students and students of color, achieve their goals for academic success, personal growth, and economic opportunity. ATD is making progress in closing academic achievement gaps and accelerating student success through a unique change process that builds each college’s institutional capacities in seven essential areas.

EDUCAUSE
Partner
EDUCAUSE

EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association and the largest community of technology, academic, industry, and campus leaders advancing higher education through the use of IT.

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Partner
National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition serves as the trusted expert, internationally recognized leader, and clearinghouse for scholarship, policy, and best practice for all postsecondary student transitions.

AASCU
Partner
AASCU

AASCU is a Washington-based higher education association of nearly 420 public colleges, universities and systems whose members share a learning and teaching-centered culture, a historic commitment to underserved student populations and a dedication to research and creativity that advances their regions’ economic progress and cultural development.

NACADA
Partner
NACADA

NACADA promotes student success by advancing the field of academic advising globally. They provide opportunities for professional development, networking, and leadership for their diverse membership.

Achieving The Dream
Partner
Achieving The Dream

Achieving the Dream (ATD) leads a growing network of more than 277 community colleges committed to helping their students, particularly low-income students and students of color, achieve their goals for academic success, personal growth, and economic opportunity. ATD is making progress in closing academic achievement gaps and accelerating student success through a unique change process that builds each college’s institutional capacities in seven essential areas.

EDUCAUSE
Partner
EDUCAUSE

EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association and the largest community of technology, academic, industry, and campus leaders advancing higher education through the use of IT.

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Partner
National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition serves as the trusted expert, internationally recognized leader, and clearinghouse for scholarship, policy, and best practice for all postsecondary student transitions.

AASCU
Partner
AASCU

AASCU is a Washington-based higher education association of nearly 420 public colleges, universities and systems whose members share a learning and teaching-centered culture, a historic commitment to underserved student populations and a dedication to research and creativity that advances their regions’ economic progress and cultural development.

NACADA
Partner
NACADA

NACADA promotes student success by advancing the field of academic advising globally. They provide opportunities for professional development, networking, and leadership for their diverse membership.

Achieving The Dream
Partner
Achieving The Dream

Achieving the Dream (ATD) leads a growing network of more than 277 community colleges committed to helping their students, particularly low-income students and students of color, achieve their goals for academic success, personal growth, and economic opportunity. ATD is making progress in closing academic achievement gaps and accelerating student success through a unique change process that builds each college’s institutional capacities in seven essential areas.

EDUCAUSE
Partner
EDUCAUSE

EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association and the largest community of technology, academic, industry, and campus leaders advancing higher education through the use of IT.

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Partner
National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition serves as the trusted expert, internationally recognized leader, and clearinghouse for scholarship, policy, and best practice for all postsecondary student transitions.

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