Context
Rancho Santiago Community College District administers the statewide ICT–Digital Media Sector Navigator grant for the California Community Colleges, coordinating the regional Deputy Sector Navigators.
Engagement
Beginning in October 2013 we were retained to design, host, and support the sector's web presence (ict-dm.net) to the Doing What Matters style guide. In 2014–15 the work expanded to an online application for "branded pathways": learning-path listings, course availability at each college, student progress profiles, a printable digital resume, and an Open Badges API.
What we delivered
- Managed hosting with firewall, CDN, backups, and monthly content support.
- Newsletter and eBlast tooling, video production for sector messaging, and conference support.
- The Curriculum Pathways application, first deployed for the Business Information Worker (BIW) pathway, with college self-service sign-up, brochures, flyers, FAQ, and a resume generator.
Outcome
The sector's February 2015 letter reported the BIW pathway live at 8 of 9 San Diego-region colleges and nearing 15% of colleges statewide, and that a Manpower job fair at the originating college hired more than 104 students who met the BIW criteria, "compared to normal job fairs where 2 or 3 students are hired." The 2015–16 proposal recorded that "the functionality of this web application was developed and proven" and funded its expansion to additional pathways.