Learning analytics:Maximizing data to motivatelearners’ behaviour

Rick Van SantBlackboard International

“Where is the knowledge we have lost in information.”

T.S. Elliot

Four Dimensionsof Educational Analytics

Student Learning

• How can I easily find students who are at-risk?

• Who are the most innovative instructors?

• How are students performing on learning outcomes over time?

• Which instructional strategies & tools are being used in courses the most? The least? Which are most effective to enhance student engagement & success?

Student LearningAccountability

• What strategies to improve the quality of course design and instruction result in better student performance and course evaluations?

• How many logins, time on task, and other metrics have occurred over time?

• What student activities are correlated to desired outcomes, grades and course completion?

“Given accurate and timely normed feedback, most

populations will self correct or improve with little or no direct

intervention”

Forecasting,

Risk Analytics

ReportingAnalytics

Optimization

Analytics

Advanced

Data

Visualization

“Data is not information, information is not knowledge, knowledge is not

understanding, understanding is not wisdom”

Clifford Stoll

THANK YOU

Rick Van Sant, Ph.D.rick.vansant@blackboard.com