an analytics block to identify students at risk of disengaging
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An analytics block to identify students at risk of disengaging. Dr Phillip Dawson Monash University. Free, modular, configurable extendable, open-source learning analytics block for teachers to identify students at risk. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
An analytics block to identify students at risk of disengaging
Dr Phillip DawsonMonash University
Free,modular,configurableextendable,open-sourcelearning analytics block for teachersto identify students at risk
“the measurement, collection, analysis and reporting of data about learners and their contexts, for purposes of understanding and optimizing learning and the environments in which it occurs” (SoLAR)
“Who is struggling or not engaging with my
course?”
http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/35ghei/
Modular ‘indicator’ architecture(so you can make additional indicator plugins)
Attendance Downloads
CompletionFacebook
learning is “what the student does”
What’s next?
• Available on plugins directory August-September 2012
• Moodle 2.2+ (will be ported to 2.0, 2.1)• Interested in partnerships to develop new
indicators• “So what?” research (rather than stats)• philldawson.com/analytics.html or Google me
Free, modular, configurable extendable, open-sourcelearning analytics block for teachers to identify students at risk
Additional content
There is not currently a supported open-source Learning Analytics tool
“Analytics and Recommendations”
• Cristina Fernández Sampayo (deVigo, Spain)
• (Awesome) student project• Unclear if still supported• Comments indicate
compatibility issues
“Academic Analytics Tool”• Sabine Graf (Athabasca,
Canada) et al• Not open-source (yet)
The Team
Project• Phillip Dawson, Monash• Jacques van der Meer, Otago• Angela Carbone, Monash• Emily Spencer, Monash• Robert Nelson, Monash• Hariz Halilovich, Monash• Keryn Pratt, Otago• Tom Apperley, Monash• Nathan Bailey, Monash
Development• Ashley Holman, NetSpot• Adam Olley, NetSpot