Educational Technology

August 22, 2017

Giving Data Meaning: Students Should Have A Say In What Analytics Tell You About Them

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By Leif Nelson and Timothy D. Harfield, EdSurge

Embedded learning analytics are not like rotisserie ovens: you can’t set them and forget them. As in the case of proactive advising, the real impact from learning analytics comes more from the relationships it makes possible and the dialogue it provokes than from the technology itself. Institutions like Indian River State College, for example, are seeing tremendous gains in student success through faculty development programs that highlight the importance of learning analytics to inform teaching and learning practices. Between 2014 and 2016, online enrollment at the institution increased by 56 percent. And yet, average grades in online courses lagged behind traditional face-to-face courses by 7.5 percentage points. Since using LMS data in support of academic advising, and training faculty in the use of analytics to identify challenges and opportunities, IRSC has eliminated the achievement gap between online and in person courses, and increased online baccalaureate success rates by 11 percent.

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-08-13-giving-data-meaning-students-should-have-a-say-in-what-analytics-tell-you-about-them

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