Students using the QLess app can join a live campus queue remotely, while working seamlessly with walk-in traffic.
“These types of mobile features are an excellent complement to Mosaic’s robust platform and we are confident that our integration with the app will result in better student service, far less organizational headaches and happier employees at college campuses around the globe,” Backer said, adding that QLess has saved an estimated 20 million people around 500 years of waiting in lines since the company launched in 2009.
QLess is also considered a very flexible technology that can be customized to fit a certain campus, whether large or small. Backer said eliminating lines could be a critical component to a school’s recruitment strategy.
“Students’ first impression of a college is very important,” he said. “Students right there and then make a decision very often, and waiting in lines is not what you want for those students.”
Higher education institutions in recent years have invested hundreds of millions of dollars in data research and tools. Some universities are putting up this money themselves, while others are relying on government and organization grants.
A recent report by the McKinsey Global Institute estimated that “open data” alone (Big Data that is made freely available to others) would “unlock $3 trillion to $5 trillion in economic value annually across seven sectors.”
Below are two more innovative companies helping colleges make better use of student data.
Chalk & Wire: This company’s assessment tools, which have received rave reviews from campus administrators and educators, allow a school to organize clear demonstrations of competency and the attainment of learning outcomes. Colleges can use an editor feature to add and organize text, images, media files, and embed forms. Tech support is provided for the upload and conversion of video and audio to streaming formats to enhance the authoring and review process, and Chalk & Wire provides unlimited storage space for campuses.
Civitas Learning: The Austin-based company uses a cloud-based analytics platform to provide real-time suggestions to faculty, administrators, and students by aggregating information from student enrollment data, financial aid profiles and learning management systems. The Civitas tools parse data from more than 3 million student records and 15 million course enrollment records to offer recommendations on decisions like selecting a degree and identifying at-risk students.
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