3 Tips to Increase Student Engagement & Usage
3 Tips to Increase Student Engagement & Usage Increasing student engagement is a critical priority for educational institutions, directly correlating with higher retention rates and academic success. When students are actively engaged, they are more likely to seek help when needed, participate in learning opportunities, and ultimately, achieve their educational goals. However, fostering this level of engagement can be challenging,
Unlocking Student Success with Ana: Insights from the 2024 Annual Report
What is Ana? Ana, is Upswing’s SMS engagement tool designed to bridge the gap between students and the resources they need to succeed. Each year, Ana sends millions of proactive messages to students, providing essential information, timely reminders, connections to valuable resources, and even emotional support through empathy and encouragement. But Ana doesn’t just send messages—it listens too. With hundreds
Ensuring Student Success Amid FAFSA Disruptions: How Upswing Can Help
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is a cornerstone for students seeking financial aid to pursue higher education in the United States. Unfortunately, the 2023-2024 academic year has seen significant disruptions in the FAFSA process, marked by extensive delays and technical issues. These problems have had a severe impact on students, particularly non-traditional learners and those reliant on
Leveraging Funding Sources to Pay for Upswing’s Holistic Student Support Services
As institutional leaders dedicated to enhancing student success and retention, understanding how to effectively utilize various funding sources is paramount. This blog post will explore different funding opportunities and demonstrate how they can be used to fund specific Upswing services, including tutoring, assignment review, advising & early alerts, mental health support, writing support, and SMS engagement tool, Ana. By securing
6 Ana Features You Might Not Know About
In higher ed, providing authentic and proactive support services is vital for student success and wellbeing. With Ana, Upswing’s SMS engagement tool, students receive holistic support for all aspects of their student journey. In this blog post, we’ll be covering six Ana features our prospective and established Ana partners may not know about. You’ll learn everything you need to start
Tutoring Features You May Not Know About
To promote inclusivity and accessibility in education, providing students with the necessary tools and support for success is crucial. Upswing’s tutoring platform offers an all-in-one tutoring solution for learning centers, academic support services, and other tutoring departments to bring their services online and manage their tutoring teams in one place. When combined with an engaging tutoring marketplace where students can
Upswing’s Onboarding Process: A Comprehensive Guide to Getting Started!
At Upswing, we’re on a mission to break down barriers and empower nontraditional students to achieve their life goals through accessible student support services. Through our innovative technology and holistic approach to student success, we consistently empower more students to not only graduate but also embrace the journey along the way. Working with higher education institutions across the U.S. and
Using Ana to Help Reach More Students: An Admin’s Perspective
Upswing as a platform brings a wide range of services to college students in a convenient and useful format, and our SMS virtual assistant, Ana, is a great representation of this. However, these tools are just as beneficial for campus administrators as they are for students. From creating message plans to addressing student concerns, our processes and procedures are intentionally
A Student’s Experience with Ana, Upswing’s Virtual SMS Assistant
Ana is Upswing’s virtual SMS assistant, serving as a retention and engagement tool for college students. Let’s take a look at the experience of Maria, a hypothetical first-year student at a rural college. The messages below reflect the type of content that Ana may distribute to tens of thousands of students each year. The Semester is Beginning! As a new
Ana’s Impact in Fall 2023 – A Look at Upswing’s Virtual Assistant
Amongst the many useful tools that Upswing offers, Ana, our SMS virtual assistant, is one of our students’ favorites. We regularly survey our students to determine Ana’s effectiveness so we can better serve our students, and we’re excited to share some of our most recent findings. What is Ana? As technology becomes increasingly ever-present in students’ lives, it’s more important than
Today’s Students and What They Need
In December 2023, Upswing distributed a survey to learn more about our current students. We wanted to learn more about their student status, experience in college, challenges, motivations, and how they felt regarding the resources available to them. Our findings reveal some important insights into students’ needs and mindsets. Who We Serve Upswing exists to empower historically marginalized people to
What Makes Upswing Different
Education Technology is an exciting and growing field, and there are more tools than ever to support student success. Upswing provides a plethora of these tools in a unique model that has been proven to increase student engagement and retention, while optimizing the experience for administrators and faculty on campus as well. Over 60 institutions who have partnered with our
