tools first year results - university of cincinnati · 2020. 7. 21. · michelle ford | elearning...
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Michelle Ford | eLearning Analytics | University of Cincinnati
Project OverviewInstitutional research manages, analyzes, and reports much data for an institution, but there is a wealth of data that usually goes untouched in higher education: data from learning technologies.The University of Cincinnati created the eLearning Analytics department to address the need for managing, analyzing, and reporting data related to student behavior during a course, through the LMS and other eLearning tool data. During the first year, the team focused on benchmarking the current state of eLearning at the University. During this next year, the team is focusing on operationalizing benchmarking processes and implementing learning analytics capabilities.
Long-term Vision
Self-service Tableau Dashboards
To provide descriptive, diagnostic, and (limited) predictive analytics
Research and Analysis
To provide complex predictive and prescriptive analytics for action recommendations to support eLearning Strategic Initiatives
Machine Learning
To provide students, faculty, and staff individualized recommendations within Canopy portal
What does it take?
Tools
Data Sources
Data Architecture
First Year Results
Next Steps
Reorganize department
Refine dashboards for different audiences
Standardize appearance
of dashboards
Analyze & present findings
Real-time analytics
Contact Information• Email: [email protected]• Phone: 513-556-2708• Tableau Public:
https://public.tableau.com/profile/michelle.ford• Professional Portfolio:
https://michellerford.wordpress.com• LinkedIn: https://LinkedIn.com/in/michellerford• Twitter: @StatsN3rdGirl• eLearning Analytics @ UC:
http://www.uc.edu/provost/initiatives/elearning/analytics/elearning-analytics.html
Data
Sto
rage
MS ExcelMS AccessText/CSV filesSQL Data Lake Da
ta B
lend
ing
Excel, Access, Tableau, RRapid Insight Veera
Data
Vi
sual
izatio
n &
An
alyt
ics
TableauSASR
Analyze
Load
Transform
Extract
PeopleSoft (SIS) Blackboard (LMS) SAP (HR and Financial data)
Echo360 (ALP) Kaltura (Video repository)
WebEx (Video conferencing)
VitalSource (eTextbook)
Starfish (Early alert)
Footprints & SmartView (Learning
Tech Support)
SurveyMonkey & Qualtrics
SharePoint (Knowledge Base)
Misc. spreadsheets & databases
Data Engineer for data
wrangling
Data blending tool (or
SQL server) for transformation and loading of
data
Data lake for a data storage
place
Data Analyst to
analyzedata and
communicate
findings
BI Specialist
to visualize
data
Published 77 dashboards using a total of 25+ data sources
Obtained RapidInsight Veera for data blending
Honorable mention in IMS Global Learning Impact Award
Insight into historical eLearning Tool usage
Improved information surrounding learning technology support