St Augustine’s College Case Study
format_quote format_quoteWe really loved having a Box of Books staff member in school on Year 7 New Students’ Connection Day to remove extra pressure on what is already a busy day.
For Years 7-12 the school has adopted a Bring Your Own Technology program so students can select their tools and take ownership of their learning.
Box of Books dove-tailed into Saint Augustine’s digital strategy, supporting a full range of operating systems and devices. The platform rolled out with Year 7 for back-to-school in 2018, Year 12 in Term 4 of 2018, with a school-wide rollout in 2019.
format_quote format_quoteWe were looking for a supplier who could provide SSO; the ability to embed in our existing LMS; an extensive content catalogue; and fast and accurate technical support. We felt Box of Books would provide us with the most well rounded solution, compared to other offerings we had investigated.
We spoke with Guy Richards, Leader of Digital Learning at Saint Augustine’s, to find out what the school was looking for in an educational resources platform and what made them choose Box of Books. Guy explained, “We were looking for a supplier who could provide SSO; the ability to embed in our existing LMS; an extensive content catalogue; and fast and accurate technical support. We felt Box of Books would provide us with the most well rounded solution, compared to other offerings we had investigated.”
Box of Books worked with Saint Augustine’s to set up the school book list, basing it on the previous year’s list and making helpful suggestions where a newer edition was available.
Guy said, “The book list setup is far easier with Box of Books than with other suppliers”. As the school preferred a parent-purchase model, Box of Books supplied an e-Commerce portal through which parents could order books directly.
format_quote format_quoteProvisioning and managing the publisher interactive accounts provided a very high value to our school. Saving time and stress around the whole confusing setup process has been a very positive experience for everyone involved.
Box of Books integrated with Saint’s Online, the school’s SAML-based Single Sign On, and managed all the LTI integrations to publisher interactives. Guy said, “Provisioning and managing the publisher interactive accounts provided a very high value to our school. Saving time and stress around the whole confusing setup process has been a very positive experience for everyone involved.” The days of access codes and multiple publisher logins are in the past, with Box of Books providing click-through access to all publisher interactives.
The initial rollout with Year 7 went smoothly. Guy notes, “We really loved having a Box of Books staff member in school on Year 7 New Students’ Connection Day to remove extra pressure on what is already a busy day”.
When asked what impressed Guy, he felt both the service and product stood out. “The customer service and ease of access to Box of Books staff, coupled with the stability and straightforwardness of the entire platform definitely impressed me”.
