How Ready Are We For Learning Analytics?University of Massachusetts Boston

Center For Innovation and Excellence in eLearning

Readiness of Learning Management Systems

Matthew S. HarrisCo-Foundermatthew.harris@collegeminer.comhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewsharris

Overview

Blackboard AnalyticsCanvas AnalyticsDesire2Learn Analytics• Usage Tracking Data • Student behaviors• Student interactions• Course content design• How many times a student logs into a course?• How much time a student spends on a page?

College Miner• Concentrate on qualitative data• Student evaluations and surveys• Correlate grade with course evaluation and behavioral data• Real time data• Reporting catered to professors, department chairs, and deans• Have everyone analyze their own data, eliminate the need for a data

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Dimensions• Time• Course• Department• Major• Student

Facts• Logins• Page views• Time spent on content• Interactions• Discussions• Assignments• Grades

The Data in Detail

Dashboard view• Course Logins• Average pages and minutes spent

Blackboard Analytics Features

Dashboard view• Course vs. other courses

Blackboard Analytics Features

Student Dashboard view• Logins and Page views

Blackboard Analytics Features

College Miner ToolWhy our tool?• Analyze the qualitative data• Easy to use• Send reports• Historical analysis

Scope of the Problem

• Numerous Data Sources

• Various Surveys

• Different Staff

• Numerous Goals

• Time consuming

• Historical Data

• Reporting

Exit Survey

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AlumniEvals

ProfessorEvals

CourseEvals

College Miner FeaturesReport from Professor Evaluations• Average overall rating for professors by Question

College Miner FeaturesReports from Alumni Survey• Jobs related to Major• Analysis By Gender/Year/School• Top employers

The Future – Real-Time Data

Why wait?• Get feedback right away

• Ratings and Comments

Analyze Lectures• Content usefulness

• What was helpful?

CorrelationData Analytics

• Tracking data

• Quantitative analysis

College Miner Tool

• Evaluations

• Student satisfaction

• Student outcomes

• Qualitative analysis

Real-Time Data

• Know about issues right away

• Improve satisfaction and outcomes

Combine Tools

• Data Analytics with Satisfaction

• Correlate all data