issues, challenges, and lessons learned when scaling up a learning analytics intervention

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Issues, Challenges, and Lessons Learned When Scaling Up a Learning Analytics Intervention

Steven Lonn@stevelonn

Stephen Aguilar@stephenaguilar

Stephanie D. Teasley@stephteasley

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On the “road” to scale...

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Goal: Help “at risk” engineering students succeed

Problem: Advisors can’t help until it’s “too late”

Solution: Early warning system for advisors

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STUDENTEXPL RER

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How do we scale?

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New DatabaseExtract, Transform, and

Load (ETL)Presentation Layer

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Usability Gaps

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Calculation Gaps

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Access Gaps

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Performance Gaps

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☞ Crashing the LMS is not so good

Automatization Gaps

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☞Advisor = Student / Cohort data needs to be added to data warehouse

Alternate Routes

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Challenge(s) Possible Solution(s)

Institutional Governance & Resources

Benefits all partnersKeep communicating

Usability Gaps Flexibility & TrainingModifications where poss.

Calculation Gaps Nimble tweaksSoftware adjustments

Automatization Gaps New auto processes with new data fields

Access Gaps Work-aroundsData / Policy changes

Performance Gaps Accurate load testing w/peak scenarios

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Lessons fromOur Road

Lessons forYour Road?

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Acknowledgements

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Student Explorer TeamAmine BoudaliaAndrew KrummGierad LaputSungJin NamR. Joseph Waddington

M-STEM Academies Partners

LSA Academic File Partners

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Contacts

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Steven Lonnslonn@umich.edu@stevelonn

Stephen Aguilaraguilars@umich.edu@stephenaguilar

Stephanie D. Teasleysteasley@umich.edu@stephteasley

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