Data to drive world class teaching and learning pdf

Using Data to drive World Class Teaching and Learning

Rick Van Sant, Ph.D. rick.vansant@blackboard.com

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• Where is the knowledge we have lost in information.

•  T.S. Elliot

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Four Dimensions of Educational Analytics

Student Learning

Retention

Advising

Recruitment

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Student Learning

•  How can I easily find students who are at-risk? •  Who are the most innovative instructors? •  How are students performing on learning

outcomes over time? •  Which instructional strategies & tools are being

used in courses the most? The least? Which are most effective to enhance student engagement & success?

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Student Learning (accountability) •  What strategies to improve the quality of course

design and instruction result in better student performance and course evaluations?

•  How many logins, time on task, and other metrics have occurred over time?

•  What student activities are correlated to desired outcomes, grades and course completion?

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•  “Given accurate and timely normed feedback, most populations will self correct or improve with little or no direct intervention”

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Men

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Percent of Women, Men and International Students

Forecasting, Risk Analytics

Reporting Analytics

Optimization Analytics

Advanced Data Visualization

Analytics Solutions on the horizon

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Data is not information, information is not knowledge, knowledge is not understanding, understanding is not wisdom.

•  Clifford Stoll