Research Projects Using Learning Analytics Elsewhere
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The SIGNALS Project at Purdue University
With the turn of the new millennium, the nature of the course management systems on campuses began to change. Institutions began to standardize and support one common application. Vendors began to architect and promote their product as an “enterprise” system. And researchers began to consider what might be possible with the scale of such a system and the data begin captured by the application. This session will explore the initial beginnings of Signals, the current status of the project, and the future directions of the use of analytics within Signals and other learning initiatives.
NBC nightly news: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/vp/32634348#32634348
Academic Analytics: A New Tool for a New Era: http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/erm0742.pdf
Academic Analytics: http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/PUB6101.pdf
SNAPP—Social Networks Adapting Pedagogical Practice
The University of Wollongong in Australia uses SNAPP, a software application that visualizes data from discussion forum posts to allow faculty to perceive behavioral patterns. http://research.uow.edu.au/learningnetworks/seeing/snapp/index.html
Visualizing Collaborative Knowledge Work
The Visualizing Collaboration Knowledge Work project at Ball State University is designed to visualize collaborative writing processes in order to support stronger formative evaluation. http://emergingmediainitiative.com/project/learning-analytics/
Academic Early Alert and Retention System
Northern Arizona University uses a guidance system for students aimed at improving student academic success and retention. The system provides feedback to students in four areas (attendance, grade, academics, and positive feedback). Depending on the feedback given, students are given options and pointed to resources to help them improve. http://www4.nau.edu/ua/GPS/student/
