digital equity – Page 3 – Pullias Center

College Access in a Digital Era: A Practitioner Convening — March 9, 2018

College Access in a Digital Era -- a practitioner convening to address digital issues in the college access space -- happens Friday, March 9, 2018, at LA84, near USC's University Park Campus. Featuring keynote panels and interactive workshops, this inaugural event brings together diverse stakeholders -- about 100 academics, practitioners, foundations, and nonprofits -- to highlight key concerns, share best [...]

Zooming Along: Next Steps for Data Collection

Pullias Center for Higher Education (2017) This is a follow-up report to “From Pre to Post: Putting the Data Pieces Together” (October 2016) where we presented interim findings from data collection with students and teachers at a select group of treatment schools in the randomized controlled trial study (a rigorous research design preferred by the U.S. Department of Education). Categories: […]

From Pre to Post: Putting the Data Pieces Together

Pullias Center for Higher Education (2016) The Pullias Center presents a summary of the findings from a 2015 pre-Challenge survey. Categories: Digital Equity, College Access, Student Success

Launching the Mission Admission Challenge

Joint project of the Pullias Center for Higher Education (2016) An overview of activities conducted and lessons learned from the first two years of a project using online tools to help students prepare for college, with insights into the process of conceptualizing and implementing a large-scale practitioner-oriented research project. Categories: Digital Equity

Mission: Admission Challenge complete

April 14, 2016May 30, 2018 pulliasadmin College access, Digital equity, Equity & Diversity digital equity zoe corwin

Thirty Title I high schools took part in the “Mission: Admission Challenge” created in conjunction with Get Schooled, as part of the First in the World grant project. Read the story at USC Rossier News.

Technological Innovations for College Access

Zoë Corwin, Marie Groark, Keith Frome (2015) A discussion of useful online tools, challenges, and potential ways to use technological innovations to increase college-going and completion rates. Categories: Digital Equity, College Access

First in the World: Improving Access to College through Games, Technology, and Social Media

William G. Tierney, Zoë B. Corwin (2015) A monograph about the Pullias Center’s project to develop and disseminate a college application game in schools across California through a Web-based platform. The project offers schools online tools to actively engage students in preparing for college. Categories: Digital Equity, College Access

This Video Game Can Help Seniors Get into College

November 15, 2014May 29, 2018 pulliasadmin Digital equity digital equity

Mission: Admission and the Pullias Center’s games project was featured in the Los Angeles Times.

USC given $3.2 million to expand college admission game project

November 14, 2014May 29, 2018 pulliasadmin Digital equity digital equity zoe corwin

USA Today featured the Pullias Center’s games project as a recent recipient of a $3.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education.

First in the World (FITW) Grant

September 30, 2014May 29, 2018 pulliasadmin Digital equity digital equity william tierney zoe corwin

Professors William G. Tierney, Zoë B. Corwin, and Gale Sinatra received a $3.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education for their 4-year project, Improving Access to College through Games, Technology, and Social Media. Read the official press release for more information and the full article on the Rossier School of Education website.