7th wave conference presentation bb analytics
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7th Wave Conference 15 – 16 September 2014
Big Data
Malcolm Brown, Director of EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative
“the use of data and models to predict student progress and performance, and the ability to act on that information”
7th Wave Conference 15 – 16 September 2014
Fundamentals of Analytics
• How do I identify at-risk students?• Is student activity an indicator of learning?• How can I prove the relationship between student
activity and student success?• Is the use of the tools in my Blackboard unit
assisting my students?
7th Wave Conference 15 – 16 September 2014
Pilot at Swinburne
• 12 Swinburne Blended Delivery Units• 12 Swinburne Online Units• SMS enabled• Student Liaison officers (Student Engagement Unit)
• Support:• Videos• Written Guides for students and staff• Research support
7th Wave Conference 15 – 16 September 2014
Appendix
• ‘The Third Wave’ by Malcolm Brown, Director of EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative;
• Blackboard www.blackboard.com