Education IT Reporter

Response from Carl Siva, head of IT, Calbright College.

Traditionally college information systems are siloed because of organic growth and complexity over a long period of time. This condition causes a fragmentation of information related to student and faculty data which can lead to inefficiencies in supporting students.

With educational programs becoming more accessible to a larger population, an online format is one way to reach more students, more often.

With the growth of online systems in higher education, like what we offer at Calbright College, the need to access data real time for faculty and students alike is paramount.

I believe in 2020 we will see the evaluation of  platforms that have crossover appeal from other industries that are consumer and business focused in order to bring a modern, high-tech experience to Higher Education.

Rich student records that are accessible by multiple departments connected through cloud systems would allow any data attached to the student to be used for college purposes without passing the student to other departments.

This paradigm shift will ultimately accelerate student acquisition, support, and ultimate completion of their educational goals and beyond.