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HEat Index, Issue 6 – College Student Skills, User Testing in EdTech, and College Preparation
Today, we look at the continued impacts of the pandemic on student learning and preparation for college, discovering that higher education institutions will presumably need to increase their student success efforts if they want to improve their...
HEat Index, Issue 5 – FAFSA Data, Unified Data Models, and the Value of College
Some institutions are finally beginning to receive FAFSA data! While we recognize there is still a long road ahead, we feel this is positive progress worthy of acknowledgement. 🎉 We also spent some time diving into a new report from EDUCAUSE that...
HEat Index, Issue 4 – FAFSA Deep Dive, IT Workforce Insights, and Admissions Trends
This week, we take a deep look at what happened during the launch of the new FAFSA, which has significantly impacted the enrollment management strategies of many institutions and left too many students wondering if they can afford to attend college...
HEat Index, Issue 3 – IT Governance, 2024 Trends, and the Annual Survey of College and University Presidents
In last week's issue, we highlighted articles comparing high school students’ feelings about college against the skills-based hiring movement. This week, we focus on presidents’ thoughts about that public skepticism and higher education’s future....
HEat Index, Issue 2 – AI Guidelines, Skills-based Hiring, and High School Students Plan for College
Welcome to our second issue! In addition to a solid overview of one institution’s pathway for creating general AI guidelines for their campus, we spend time today reviewing various (and sometimes conflicting) reports on the perceived value of...
HEat Index, Issue 1: FAFSA delays, College Transparency Act, and SIS adoption
Hello there! Welcome to the first post of our new blog series, the HEat Index, providing you with a quick look at the hot topics in higher education news that we’re reading here at Evisions each week. We know there are dozens of sources for higher...
IntelleCheck, FormFusion, and the Move to SaaS: Your Questions Answered
On December 7, 2023, in a webinar hosted by Ellucian, Evisions provided key updates on IntelleCheck and FormFusion. More specifically, we outlined recent, current, and upcoming changes to these solutions that not only enable you to make a smoother...
Sink or Swim: Tackling Higher Education Enrollment Challenges
A sort of panic sets in when people in higher education hear any peep about enrollment challenges (and after writing this I see why). But I am here to tell you despite these feelings of uneasiness, there is hope. The enrollment cliff is an...
Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks: A Post-Op Implementation Analysis
WHEW! I can take a breath…I think. It was both a whirlwind and a perfect storm when Redlands Community College made the decision to move to Ellucian Colleague after a thorough, team-driven approach. Additionally, Evisions Argos was the reporting...
The Power of the Checklist
Just as I hit ‘Send’ I saw the typo. Next, I’m chiding myself because I know I should always read through an email and proof it before sending. Whether formally written out or just a mental note, we all have those “checklist” items we know we...
Pros and Cons of Using Visual Designer vs. Free Type SQL for Argos DataBlocks
Within Evisions Argos, every user with a DataBlock Designer role has the option to choose between the “Visual Designer” and “Free Type SQL Editor” when they are creating or updating queries in a DataBlock. There are unique advantages to each...
How I Came to Realize the Importance of User Acceptance Testing
Testing is an important concept and practice when it comes to technology, regardless of what industry you’re in. When it comes to Higher Education, it defines the collaboration between IT and the various functional teams with whom they work. The...
Best Practices for DataBlock Design, Part Three: The Value of Good Documentation
If you’re just joining us, welcome to the third and final installment of our series on good Argos DataBlock design. Our first two chapters covered Planning Your Ideal DataBlock and Getting The Look Just Right. Now, we’ll examine an often-overlooked...
Best Practices for DataBlock Design, Part Two: Getting the Look Just Right
Welcome to our second installment of our Best Practices for Argos DataBlock Design series. If you were following along with our last post, you should now have everything you need to get started with the visual design of your DataBlock. There are a...
Best Practices for DataBlock Design, Part One: Planning Your Ideal DataBlock
When it comes to Evisions Argos, jumping into DataBlock design can be a bit overwhelming at first. There are many objects to choose from, and many more possibilities on how to use them. To make this prospect a little less daunting, we’ve put...