Student Engagement- Jacket Journey
The John H. Martinson Honors Program is the home for intellectually curious students determined to navigate complexity and lead with purpose. Through reflection and close engagement with faculty, peers, and people with diverse perspectives, students grow into thoughtful contributors prepared to create meaningful impact in a changing world. To achieve this, students must be actively engaged with JMHP events and programming to have a meaningful experience during their time at Georgia Tech.
In order to facilitate this engagement, the JMHP uses an app called Suitable. Suitable is a software that allows for increased student engagement with events and programming, tracking of student participation, and the development of co-curricular portfolios and badges. Our implementation of Suitable is called “Jacket Journey,” as your time in the JMHP should be a developmental journey as you build your skills and experiences.
Jacket Journey software creates an interactive experience that gamifies and incentivizes participation. This will help students to develop and articulate skills and experiences that occur outside the classroom in four specific competency areas in the JMHP, as outlined below.
As students participate in events, engage in reflection exercises, and have experiences on campus, they accrue points through the Jacket Journey (Suitable) app. These points allow students to earn various digital badges, which are tied to winning JMHP swag or participating in exclusive Jacket Journey experiences. Badges are micro-credentials that can be shared in places like LinkedIn. Jacket Journey also generates a co-curricular transcript that documents and summarizes the skills being gained OUTSIDE the classroom.
JMHP STUDENTS CAN LOG IN TO JACKET JOURNEY HERE.
Competency #1: Intellectual Curiosity & Innovation
Students learn to navigate ambiguity, synthesize multiple perspectives, and approach complex challenges with creativity and rigor.
Competency #2: Leadership & Agency
Students develop the confidence and initiative to shape their learning, pursue opportunities, and lead with integrity and purpose.
Competency #3: Engagement & Community Impact
Students actively engage with faculty, peers, and communities towards lasting and meaningful impact.
Competency #4: Connection & Reflection
Students build meaningful relationships and connect their experiences to their purpose, identity, and future direction.