Big Data in Education:Theory and Practice

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Michael Moore, MSCISSr. Advisory Consultant – Analytics

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D2L Integrated Learning and Advanced Analytics Platform

Risk Forecasting

Predictive Modeling

What will happen?

Stage Two

ReportingDataAccess

What has happened? What is happening?

Stage One

OptimizationStrategic

What do I want to happen?

Stage Three

Advanced Predictive

Advanced Adaptive

What do you want to happen for you??

Stage Four

ILP - Analytics Capability and Maturity Model

Desire2Learn Analytics Portfolio

DEGREE COMPASS™

ANALYTICS ESSENTIALS™

ANDINSIGHTS™REPORTING

TOOLS

STUDENT SUCCESS

Optimized for Potential Performance

“Our primary motivation for deploying Degree Compass was to respond to the unique success and retention needs of our complex student population.” Dr. Tristan Denley, | Austin Peay State University

What ingredients go into the ratings?

Global centrality

Major centrality

Grade prediction

Research Data:Grade Predictions

•Predicts grades to within 0.6 of a letter grade on average

Research Data:Grade Predictions

•Typical probability of achieving A or B in a course – 62%

•Degree Compass™ recommended courses – probability of A or B in a course – 85%

Research Data:Successful Course Completion

http://www.desire2learn.com/learninginsights/2013/11/Looking-to-Improve-Success/

Research Data:Attainment Gap

Minimized performance disparity based on• Socioeconomic status• Ethnicity• Gender• First-generation

enrollments

“Typical achievement gap of 20% is closed to a mere 6%.”

http://www.desire2learn.com/learninginsights/2013/11/Looking-to-Improve-Success/

Research Data:Attainment Gap

http://www.desire2learn.com/learninginsights/2013/11/Looking-to-Improve-Success/

Degree Compass™ Logical Diagram

SIS

Degree Compass™

Degree Audit System

Advisor application such as Ellucian’s Degree Works or CAPP

Student application such as Ellucian’s Banner Student

D2L’s Personalized, course recommendation app

High School transcripts, GPA, SATs, ACTs, Class

Rank, etc.

Program Audit or Inventory - Courses, Schedules, Core and

Elective Requirements, Courses taken vs courses still needed for

degree completion, etc.

Degree Compass™ Details

• SIS Systems– Banner v8.0

• Portals– Banner Self-Service v8.0– Luminis Portal v4.0

• Degree Audit Systems– Degree Works v4.1.0– CAPP v8.5.3

• Web Browsers– Chrome, IE, Firefox, Safari

• Mobile Platforms– iOS v4.0 (native)– Android v2.3 (non-native)

Science Behind Success

• Degree Compass™ composed of two predictive modeling engines and a predictive algorithm– Grade Prediction Engine/Model

• Provides accurate estimate of final grade student will likely receive

– Centrality Prediction Engine/Model • Provides accurate ranking of a program’s courses at the institution

• Degree Compass™ uses several inputs to drive predictive engines and algorithm– Student Information System (SIS)

• Banner SIS

– Degree Audit Systems (DAS) • DegreeWorks• CAPP

Degree Compass™ Roadmap

• TODAY: Which {course} should I choose

Incoming Freshman focus• Which {program} should I choose• Which {career} should I choose

Mapping this to D2L’s Solution Set

• Degree Compass™ - what are your predictors for success in the program

• Student Success System - at what points should we be concerned

• These two together are a powerful analog for the onboarding

Adaptive Learning

• Knowillage LeaP• Adaptive learning engine• Personalized learning experienceWhat if textbooks could learn . . . from you?

Example Reports

Performance Analytics

InsightsTM Achievement Reports Module

Achievements by Course

Mapping Reports

Academic Risk Report

Learning Environment Login

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Get to Know Your Big Data

Let the dataset change your mindset.

Questions to Think About…

What if…• you had a reporting tool to directly support

institutional improvement initiatives?• you had a reporting tool which was focused on

support of student retention and improvement?• students could receive personalized content

before they knew what they needed?• you could identify trends and make decisions

based on free text in discussion forums?

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Questions?

Michael Moore, MSCISSr. Advisory Consultant - AnalyticsDirect 888.772.0325 x6604Twitter: @MikeMooreD2LMichael.Moore@Desire2Learn.com

Thank You

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