TOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcast Episode 46: Empowering Humans Through Learning Analytics
Feb 4, 2019
31:26
About Episode 46:
In this episode, hosts Kelvin and Tom note the student success benefits of learning analytics initiatives and consider thoughtfully the appropriate roles for human decision-making in such initiatives. Students, faculty, advisors, and administrators are just some of the humans who can be empowered by analytics.
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Coffee Links
- Coffee Profile: Storyville Coffee (featured in this episode)
- Video: “The Mothership” (mentioned in this episode)
[Artistic 1.5 minute video on the artistry of Storyville’s coffee preparation process]
Content Links
- Baker & Siemens Chapter: “Educational Data Mining and Learning Analytics”
- Research Study: “Data-Based Decision Making for Teacher and Student Learning: A Psychological Perspective on the Role of the Teacher”
- Course Signals at Purdue: “Using Learning Analytics to Increase Student Success”
- From e-Literate: Purdue Course Signals Data Issue Explainer
- University of Michigan’s “My Learning Analytics”
- EDUCAUSE Review Article: “Austin Peay State University: Degree Compass”
- EdSurge Article: “Are You Still There? How a ‘Netflix’ Model For Advising Lost Its Luster”
- UCF’s “Performance Insights >Course Grade Messaging”
- Canvas Analytics Beta
- Video: UCF’s Student Performance Dashboard
- Asilomar Convenings & Publications Related to “Responsible Use of Student Data in Higher Education”
- Podcast Episode: ReplyAll’s “Crime Machine Part 1”
- Podcast Episode: ReplyAll’s “Crime Machine Part 2”
Additional Readings
- In EDUCAUSE Review: “Learning Analytics: Avoiding Failure”
- Unizin Data Platform
- IMS Caliper Analytics