1. GPS LifePlan Where are you going: Make a GPS LifePlan
History of the GPS LifePlan
GPS LifePlan Where are you going: Make a GPS LifePlan

2. 2006

3. Customized GPS LifePlan Sites
Many schools in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system have a customized version of the GPS LifePlan that includes links to campus support services:
Century College
Central Lakes College
Distance Minnesota
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
Hennepin Technical College
Hibbing Community College
Lake Superior College
Mesabi Range Community and Technical College
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
Minnesota Online
North Hennepin Community College
Normandale Community College
Northland Community and Technical College
Northwest Technical College
Pine Technical College
Ridgewater College
Riverland Community College
Rochester Community and Technical College
South Central College
St. Cloud Technical and Community College
Winona State University - Rochester
360* Distance Center of Excellence (Manufacturing and Applied Engineering Center of Excellence)
Top Ten Visited Sites in past 30 Days
There are a total of 22 customized higher education sites which share a common core content but has the branding of the organization on the banner and links to the institutional resources in each of the 5 main areas (Career, Education, Finance, Leadership, and Personal). The Secondary version is consistently the second highest visited version next to Century College, with MnSCU schools from a variety of sizes and geographic areas in the top 10. Military can also be seen in the top 10 for the last 30 days.

4. Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Institutions
= Inquiry
= Communication Group
= Advisory Work Group
= Customized Site Completed
= Full Implementation
This map indicate schools implementation activity within our system for using the GPS LifePlan. Even though not all institutions have customized sites, the majority are in the process of implementation on some level. 0 – No participation 1 – Inquiry: Contacted Coordinator with Inquiry or Expressed Interest 2 – Communication Group: Campus conversations have begun, designated person on campus to serve as point person; overview presentation from the Project Team Member, invited to GSP LifePlan Advisory Group Communication List 3 – Advisory Work Group: Developing GPS LifePlan Implementation Plan, Active Participation in the Advisory Group, implementation training for Project Team Member (becomes active member on the MnSCU GPS LifePlan Advisory Work Group) 4 – Customized Website is built, Completed GPS LifePlan Implementation Plan;, campus activities are planned and may have begun 5 – Full-implementation: Integration across the campus including Student Affairs and Academic Affairs, Available and promoted to all students, EFolio is integrated into the program structure, Has integrated the project into the Institution’s Presidential Work Plan, Commitment to Continued Assessment and Improvement of the GPS LifePlan Program Implementation on Campus

5. Developmental Reading Re-Enrollment Fall to Spring
Measurement of Success
Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE)
Benchmarks
Century 2005
Century 2009
Change
Active and Collaborative Learning
48.2
50.5
+ 2.3
Student Effort
51.1
52.0
+ 0.9
Academic Challenge
50.8
50.9
+ 0.1
Student-Faculty Interaction
44.1
47.6
+ 3.5
Support for Learners
45.7
50.2
+ 4.5
Developmental Reading Re-Enrollment Fall to Spring

6. 71% 18% 11% 99% approval excellent good average
Student Rated GPS help with career and education plans
71%
excellent
18%
good
11%
average
N= (62% who responded that they used the program)
Excellent =
Good =
Average =
Bad = 0
99% approval
Century College Student Online Graduation Orientation Survey Spring 2009 (N=1259)

7. Student Rating to help with career and education plans
Students find it helpful with their career and education plans.
N= (62% who responded that they used the program)
Excellent =
Good =
Average =
Bad = 0
Century College Student Online Graduation Orientation Survey Spring 2009 (N=1259)

8. 53% 28% 15% 3% 81% approval Faculty View GPS LifePlan as Worthwhile
Strongly agree
28%
Somewhat agree
15%
Neutral 3%
Randy: It’s not just students who like the GPS LifePlan, Faculty like it too.
Somewhat disagree
81% approval

9. Faculty View GPS LifePlan as Worthwhile
Faculty find it worthwhile.
Century College Faculty Spring 2009 (N=150)

10. 310 First Year Experience Classes 7750 students
It’s being used across the state
49 Career Classes
1225 students
310 First Year Experience Classes
Keyword search in Systemwide for: career planning. Results say more than 150. Clearly, many of these classes are not Career and Life Planning classes, but most of them are. Usage & Potential Usage – MNSCU Career & Life Classes – Fall/Spring 2014
7750 students

11. Brief History College Version Military Version
Developed at Century College in 2006 – used by over 20 institutions in MN State Colleges and Universities beginning 2007
Military Version
Developed in Partnership with MnSCU, the MN National Guard and the MN Department of Veterans Affairs in 2009
WorkForce & Secondary
Developed in Partnership with MnSCU, DEED, ISEEK, ABE Staff, MN WorkForce Center Staff, High Schools, Girl Scouts and Junior Achievement in 2011
The first version of the GPS LifePlan was created by Century College in Shortly after we shared with other colleges and universities within the MnSCU system. In 2009, we partnered with the MN National Guard and MN Veterans Affairs to create a version for military service members, veterans, and families. The Workforce version for job seekers and the Secondary version for high school and youth, were developed in Partnership with MnSCU, DEED, ISEEK, ABE Staff, MN WorkForce Center Staff, High Schools, Girl Scouts and Junior Achievement in 2011.

12. Award Winning
Bellweather

13. Mobile ACCESS IS VITAL 45% 60% 43% 50%
Cell internet users living in households with annual income less than $30,000 mostly use their phone to go online.
45%
Hispanics who are cell-mostly internet users.
60%
43%
African-Americans who are cell-mostly internet users.
Randy: With almost 2/3 of cell owners using their phones to go online and 50% of cell internet users age 18 – 29 is mostly use their cell phones to go online, with a large percentage reflecting African-Americans, Hispanic and household earnings of less than $30,000 a year, mobile friendly essential!
From:
50%
Cell-internet users age 18 – 29 who mostly use their cell phones to go online.

14. January 2015

16. Mobile GPS LifePlan
Michele: … their education, and more!

17. Michele: There is. A recent study found that 1
Michele: There is! A recent study found that 1.2 billion people are playing games worldwide and 700 million of them are playing them online – of all genders and ages and they play them in all sorts of places!
Randy: But what are people really learning from playing such games?
From:

18. MyFutureQuest
Michele: And that is what we are doing with MyFutureQuest – tapping into the power of gaming to connect students to concepts, terms, and challenges for college, career and life success in a format that taps into a deeper learning through strengthening neural pathways beyond conscious reasoning as they progress through various levels, build confidence, and unlock information continuously that helps them create their future.

19. MyFutureQuest Game
Michele: They select a character (reflecting personal attributes correlated to various career areas), review various supply packs (reflecting various career options), apply their talents, and more as they navigate through challenges that will later provide guidance through their “MyLifePlan” locker.
Randy: That is pretty cool, but this college completion issue is such a major challenge – what is preventing students from success in the first place?

20. Redesigned NEW GPS
The new version was released January 2017 based on work by Century staff, faculty and input from students. There are a lot of new useful features in the new version. Rather than go into them, take a look at the flyer on your tables or attend the breakout session.
FYI: These are the new features that are on the flyer:
Saving assessments and other information (has been requested for years)
Interactive
Online help (via chat, or phone)
Mobile/Device friendly
ADA compliant
OER Learning Modules
Direction, but still can explore
Commitment – supported by Minnesota State

21. Creating YOUR GPS LifePlan