Sherpa Overview

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An overview of the Sherpa project at the South Orange County Community College District.

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About Us Importance of Recommendation

EnginesSherpa ArchitectureSherpa DemonstrationUser Experience Engineering

About the SOCCCD Two college district in southern

California Approximately 43,000 students

History of In-House Development Student Information System (SIS) My Academic Plan (MAP)

Recommendation Engines

So what is Sherpa?

Sherpa is a recommendation engine that will guide students to make informed decisions regarding courses, services and information.

Student Profile

TranscriptGPAEd GoalReg ActivityCurrent ClassesStatus

Recommendations

Student Profile

TranscriptGPAEd GoalReg ActivityCurrent ClassesStatus

Courses

Services

Information

Recommendations

Student Profile

Trigger

TranscriptGPAEd GoalReg ActivityCurrent ClassesStatus

Courses

Services

Information

Timing Event

Recommendations

Student Profile

Trigger

Nudge

TranscriptGPAEd GoalReg ActivityCurrent ClassesStatus

Courses

Services

Information

Timing Event

Recommendations

Student Profile

Trigger

Nudge

TranscriptGPAEd GoalReg ActivityCurrent ClassesStatus

Courses

Services

Information

Timing Event

Portal RSS Email Text Facebook Mobile

Recommendations

Student Profile

Trigger

Nudge

TranscriptGPAEd GoalReg ActivityCurrent ClassesStatus

Courses

Services

Information

Timing Event

Portal RSS Email Text Facebook Mobile

Feedback - RatingsFeedback - Preferences

Student Profile Recommendation

New student, not matriculated

Link to online orientation

GPA > 3.5 Link to honors program

GPA < 2.0 Link to tutoring program

Transfer student Courses that fulfill GE pattern

Does not have MAP plan Link to MAP

Low assessment scores Recommend basic skills classes

First time student Step-by-step instructions

Returning student Recommend classes based on goals, success patterns and transcript details. Only display classes with an empty seat and that don’t conflict with student’s schedule

Phase One – Closed Class Assistance Since Fall 2010 has directly produced over 6,700 enrollments

Phase Two – Profiles and Nudges Announcements, Email, SMS, Voice-To-Text

Phase Three – Portal Refresh Calendar, To-Do List and News Feed

Phase Four – Mobile Under active development – Summer 2012 beta release

Phase Five – Predictive Analytics

Sherpa Demonstration

Feel free to contact us: Bob Bramucci: rbramucci@socccd.edu Jim Gaston: jgaston@socccd.edu