Supporting Online Student Success
Know if they’re ready for online learning
Use the SOSSI v2.0 to find gaps students may not even know they have – free for any SUNY campus, program, or even course. Get personalized insights in minutes.

SOSSI: SUNY Online Student Skills Inventory:
What makes it different…

It’s built on what SUNY students actually told us
SOSSI v2.0 (SUNY Online Student Skills Inventory) wasn’t designed around assumptions about what online students need – it was built from listening to them. Our team conducted IRB-approved interviews with more than 55 online students across SUNY campuses, asking what actually made their first semester hard.
The answers challenged what we thought we knew: that flexibility is what students want most, that belonging online happens inside courses, that comfort with technology means readiness for online learning.
Every module in SOSSI traces back to what that research surfaced – not a best guess at what online students might be struggling with, but a direct response to what they said.
How it works…
Personalized readiness assessment
Students get their own plain-language, growth-oriented results; institutions get the student-level data behind them.
Detailed feedback and recommendations
Each module comes with next steps that you define – practical guidance for students, and clear direction on where to intervene for advisors.
Instant results for students and campuses
Results reach students immediately and flow to advisors and support teams within hours; no lag between a red flag and a response.
Don’t Wait Until They’re Gone…
Every semester, some of your online students are struggling in ways your current systems were never built to catch until they’re already gone. SOSSI v2.0 gives you a research-backed way to see it coming, at no cost and no build: five modules, one free tool, live for your campus, college, department, or program through a single setup survey, with nothing for IT to install.
Campuses across SUNY are already using SOSSI to spot risk before it becomes attrition.
Fill out the form and we’ll get you what you need to bring it to yours. A member of our team will follow up to talk through fit, timeline, and next steps.
Want more detail first? Read the SOSSI Best Practices, Case Studies, and Implementation Guidebook.
