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    Handshake for Educational Providers

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/AHandshake for Educational Providers is a college-to-career network that partners with institutions of higher education to provide students access to reputable job postings, set up appointments, manage virtual and in-person events, and track student outcomes.N/A

    RedShelf

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/ARedShelf is an eTextbook platform. For Publishers, RedShelf offers a content distribution network and market intelligence; for schools, it offers a digital content platform campus bookstores can use to provide affordable, accessible texts, with reporting and analytics for instructors to track student usage; for students, RedShelf provides an online eReader with collaboration tools to read, highlight, and take notes on eTextbooks.N/A
    Pricing
    Handshake for Educational ProvidersRedShelf
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    Handshake for Educational ProvidersRedShelf
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Would buy again
    83%
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    Delivers good value for the price
    83%
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
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    User Ratings
    Handshake for Educational ProvidersRedShelf
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.7
    (6 ratings)
    9.4
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    User Testimonials
    Handshake for Educational ProvidersRedShelf
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    Handshake
    Handshake is great if this is the expected website for your organization to use. It can be difficult to share out specific positions, but an administrator has helped me create links in the past in order to do so. However, if you don't already have traffic to the site I could see where that would be a challenge. It works well for multiple team members to organize positions and helps to make it smooth and easy on the back end. Overall it's a very easy-to-use site.
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    RedShelf
    RedShelf has been great in a higher ed environment to help connect students to textbook and publisher materials. It has helped make the process of purchasing/accessing those materials so much easier for students. I am at an institution now where we don't have RedShelf, and the faculty and students are regularly frustrated with this process, so I'll be looking to get us a license here soon. RedShelf is particularly useful if instructors are using various different types of materials from different publishers. However, if an institution was only using Cengage Unlimited for example (that is a service where students will just pay for access to that site and all the books/materials for all of their courses would be accessible on there), that would be a time where I would think RedShelf wouldn't provide you with as much benefit. That being said, we may be using RedShelf in a very specific manner, and it may be able to provide us more ability/features that we haven't taken full advantage of.
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    Pros
    Handshake
    • Internship and job postings.
    • Targeted email communication.
    • Effective employer relations tool.
    • Effective event management and communication.
    • Effective record keeping with key constituents.
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    RedShelf
    • Provides access with or without internet connection to read your books.
    • You can access the application from your mobile device, tablets, or desktop computers.
    • Streamlines the distribution of e-books, e-textbooks, and other digital content.
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    Cons
    Handshake
    • Handshake might be hard to use for students who have never used the service before.
    • Handshake might be hard to use for education providers who are not the most tech-savvy.
    • Handshake for work-study positions separate from paid jobs is something that may need to be addressed differently.
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    RedShelf
    • Waiting for a course management tool to streamline the process. It's in the works and a tall order since all clients approach the process differently.
    • A little bit of a stumble with a recent software rollout for day one access roll out, but at least it was intuitive to work through
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    Alternatives Considered
    Handshake
    Handshake provides a job-seeking function, while our mentor's app from PeopleGrove is more of a networking experience. It would be nice if the two functions could be in one application as it is nice to see who is open to networking at specific companies and in certain fields that also go to/graduate from your school.
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    RedShelf
    I don't believe I'd used many products that are similar to RedShelf.
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    Return on Investment
    Handshake
    • Allows students to track internship and co-op experiences.
    • Provides a space for informational resources specifically uploaded by the college's career center.
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    RedShelf
    • It is a great provider of affordable digital learning materials that help improve teaching and learning through technology.
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