The next chapter in education
In education, times are changing faster than ever before. Engaging experiences are critical to help students and employees differentiate, grow and thrive in an environment where distance learning and remote education are driving decisions.
Education has traditionally relied on paper-based processes – like transcript requests, admission forms, educational plans and permission slips. These processes take days, if not weeks to manually complete, track and manage.
Digital technologies, like Adobe Sign play a leading role in streamlining processes and ultimately improve experiences for students, faculty and staff. At the same time they save costs, reduce delays and enhance productivity.
In looking at elements involved in campus processes, we can compare the outdated approach to the modern digital experience we have all come to expect.
Institutions need to digitise wherever possible in order to accelerate processes but moving an organisation from paper-based processes to all digital workflows is a tall task. When we look at large institutions that have made the move we commonly see that they start by identifying a single use case initially such as a specific aspect of student enrolment or staff onboarding.
When you think about your organisation, where do you see inefficient processes that can be streamlined through digitisation? Here are some real-world examples of digital workflows for educational institutions –
Despite all the excitement around digital transformation many educational institutions have stalled in fully digitising manual processes. With Adobe Sign processes that once took three weeks can be reduced to a few hours, signatures are processed 28 times faster.
Here are some useful tips to consider as you map out the next steps in your digital transformation journey.
- Assemble a team
- Identify the processes or use cases within your institution that could benefit from a digital workflow. Be sure to think about both student-facing and internal processes. Evaluate your list and use cases ranking them on a scale based on two criteria –
a) potential impact of your institution
b) level of complexity - Choose one high impact but straightforward process or use case from your list. Start small but keep the bigger picture in mind.
- Start a free trial of Adobe Sign and Acrobat
- Adobe offers prebuilt integrations for your institution to trigger Adobe Sign workflows from within Microsoft365, Workday etc. at no additional charge.
As Microsoft’s preferred e-signature solution, Adobe Sign is ready to decrease the amount of time you, your administration and educators spend on paper-based workflows and drive school procedures forward faster than ever before.
With flexible licensing options available and pricing specifically for education, there has never been a better time to consider starting out on your digital journey. Contact our team today to find out more about integrating Adobe Sign into your workflow system.