Student Success Tools Presentation by The Tambellini Group

1. Student Success Tools for Higher Education
Prepared by The Tambellini Group, LLC

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Operational
Reporting
Dashboards Drill Downs Balanced
Scorecards
KPIs Data Ware-
house
Data Marts Data Mining OLAP ETL
ERP Vendors
Campus
Management
CampusVue
Performance
Analytics (eThority)
CampusVue
Performance
Analytics
CampusVue
Performance
Analytics ; Gold
offers advanced
drill downs
Campuse
Performance
Analytics
CampusVue
Performance
Analtics tracks KPIs
via dashboards
CampusVue
Performance
Analytics:
CampusVue Data
Warehouse
Campuse
Performance
Analytics
Campuse
Performance
Analytics
Campuse
Performance
Analytics
CampusVue
Performance
Analytics - Can
integrate data from
virtually any 3rd party
system.
Ellucian Datatel Colleague Reporting
& Operating
Analytics
Colleague Reporting
& Operating
Analytics
Colleague Reporting
& Operating
Analytics
SQL Server Integration
Services
Ellucian SunGard Banner Operational
Data Store (ODS)
Banner Student
Retention
Performance
Performance
Management ,
Banner Student
Retention
Performance
Performance
Management,
Ellucian Student
Success and
Retention Planning
Banner Enterprise
Data Warehouse
(EDW)
Banner EDQ Banner EDW Banner EDW
Jenzabar Jenzabar EX
Vantage
Capture
Oracle
Oracle
PeopleSoft
RJM
SAP Crystal Report Crystal Reports, BO
Dashboards
Crystal Reports,
Business Objects
Web Intelligence,
BO Dashboards
Yes Yes SAP Business
Warehouse (BW)
SAP Business
Warehouse (BW)
SAP Business
Warehouse (BW)
Three Rivers
TopSchool
LMS Vendors
Blackboard Ana-
lytics (iStrategy)
Hyperion, Cognos,
SAS
Desire2Learn
LoudCloud
Moodle
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Statistical
Analytics
Predictive
Analytics
Benchmark-
ing
Embedded
Analytics
Alerts Mobile Retention Advising Personalized
Learning
Comments
ERP Vendors
Campus
Management
CampusVue
Performance
Analytics
CampusVue
Performance
Analytics Platinum
CampusVue
Performance
Analytics
Talisma CRM
Student Retention;
Performance
Analytics Gold
(auto disbribution)
Talisma CRM
Student Retention
CampusVue
Student: Academic
Records
No Download CV DW
for free and then
choose eThority
package:Freedom,
Gold, or Platinum.
Direct integration
with CampusVue
ERP.
Ellucian Datatel Colleague
Retention Alert
Colleague
Retention Alert
Ellucian SunGard Banner Student
Retention
Performance
Banner Student
Retention
Performance,
Ellucian Course
Signals
Banner Student
Retention
Performance,
Ellucian Course
Signals
Ellucian Degree-
Works
Jenzabar FinishLine
Retention
Management
Oracle
Oracle People-
Soft
RJM
SAP BO Web
Intelligence, BO
Prediction Analytics
BO Predictive
Analytics, will
replace BO
Predictive
Workbench that
was based on IBM
SPSS; BO Web
Intelligence
Sybase IQ Sybase IQ, Yes - BO Explorer
Mobile
SAP DegreeWorks Offers well
integrated
BI/data analytics
tool set designed
for SAP/BO clients.
Provides clients
with ability to go
single source for
applications and BI.
Three Rivers
TopSchool
LMS Vendors
Blackboard Ana-
lytics (iStrategy)
Desire2Learn
LoudCloud
Moodle

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Moodlerooms
joule
joules Reports,
Personal Learning
Designer (PLD)
Provides interac-
tive dashboards in
reports via joules
Reports, but not
integrated into a
portal
joules Reports and
PLD
No No Moodlesrooms
extracts data into a
replicated database
for performance
purposes, but does
not provide a dw
too/product. How-
ever since Moodle
and the database
are open source,
users can use any
3rd party tool to
implement a data
warehouse.
No No No joule’s Data Collec-
tor extracts data from
Moodle database into
replicated database.
Pearson eCol-
lege
Sakai Sakai No. Yes via
Open Academic
Analytics Initiative
(OAAI) using Pen-
taho Weka
OAAI is using Pen-
taho Data Mining
Community (Weka)
OAAI is using Weka
Data Mining Tool,
which is the Pen-
taho Data Mining
Community Edition
(CE)
OAAI is using Pen-
taho Data Mining
Community (Weka)
OAAI is using Pen-
taho Data Mining
Community (Weka)
OAAI is using Mi-
crosoft SQL Server
2005/2008
OAAI is using Mi-
crosoft SQL Server
2005/2008
OAAI is using Pen-
taho Data Mining
Community (Weka)
OAAI uses Weka OAAI is using Pentaho
Data Integration Com-
munity Edition (PDI CE)
also known as Kettle
Student Re-
tention Ven-
dors
EBI MapWorks
Starfish
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Moodlerooms
joule
No No Yes - PLD Yes via PLD. This
is a real strenght
of Moodle rooms
joule PLD.
Yes - PLD Moodlerooms does
not offer a mobile
specific applica-
tion. They do work
on mobile devices.
It automatically
reconfigures the in-
terface to work on
a phone. Reports
are not, however,
broken by mobile
or web.
Yes - PLD No Yes - PLD
Pearson eCol-
lege
Sakai OAAI uses Weka
factor analysis and
logistic regression
One of the main
goals of the OAAI
is to develop
predictive models
of student per-
formance using
student data. The
OAAI completed
the development
of an initial OAAI
Predictive Model
that considers stu-
dent demographic
and aptitude data,
Sakai event log (e.g.
site visits, reading
content, submit-
ting assignments)
and gradebook
data. OAAI is using
Weka.
OAAI is using
Weka.
Pentaho uses an
open architecture
and supports
open standards.
It is designed for
seamless integra-
tion into packaged
enterprise applica-
tions, homegrown
applications and
Software-as-a-Ser-
vice / cloud-based
applications.
OAAI is using Weka
to create a public
predicctive model
to identify students
at-risk. They plan to
build on Purdue’s
intervention strate-
gies.
Via Pentaho, who
supports the iPad.
Student Re-
tention Ven-
dors
EBI MapWorks
Starfish

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Student Ad-
vising Ven-
dors
Analytics
Vendors
Business Objects
eThority
IBM SPSS
IBM Cognos
iStrategy Yes -Offers Stu-
dent, Financials, HR,
NCATE, and Ad-
vancement report-
ing as its modules.
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Out-of-box integration
to PeopleSoft, Datatel
and SunGard
Microsoft PowerView (self-
service reporting
for EU), SQL Server
Reporting Services
(powerful opera-
tional reporting for
IT)
PerformancePoint
Services with Visio
Services for en-
hanced visualization
Excel, SQL Server
Reporting Services,
SQL Server, SQL
Server Analysis Ser-
vices, Performance-
Point Services
PerformancePoint
Services
SharePoint Status
Indicators can draw
upon data found
in other SharePoint
lists, Excel, Analysis
Services or data
that has manually
been entered.
SQL Server SQL Server Data Mining Add-
In for Excel (Free
- adds data mining
capabilities to Excel
to aid in predictive
analysis. Usage re-
quires the ability to
link to an Analysis
Services database
within SQL Server.)
SQL Server Analy-
sis Server
Integration Services
Pentaho
SAS
Visualization
Vendors
Evisions Argos Argos Enterprise
Reporting
Argos Advanced
Features: Dash-
boards
Argos Advanced
Features: Dash-
boards, OLAP
Cubes
Argos Advanced
Features: Dash-
boards, OLAP
Cubes
Argos Advanced
Features: Dash-
boards, OLAP
Cubes
Arogs Advanced
Features: OLAP
Cubes
No Argos Advanced
Features: OLAP
Cubes
Argos Advanced
Features: OLAP
Cubes
Yes
Nuventive
Tableau
Personal-
ized Learn-
ing Analytics
Vendors
Onsophic
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Student Ad-
vising Ven-
dors
Analytics
Vendors
Business Objects
eThority
IBM SPSS
IBM Cognos
iStrategy
Microsoft SQL Servier Analy-
sis Services, Excel
with Data Mining
Add-in for Excel
SQL Server Analy-
sis Services
StreamInsight Streaminsight SharePoint Server MS Dynamics CRM
Pentaho
SAS
Visualization
Vendors
Evisions Argos Argos OLAP Cubes No, but OLAP
Cubes can do fore-
casting
Argos Enterprise
Reporting
Argos Advanced
Scheduling and
Delivery
Argos Advanced
Scheduling and
Delivery
Support for agnos-
tic mobile platform
will be available
later 2012
Argos Advanced
Feature: OLAP
Cubes, Argos Enter-
prise Reporting
No No Very strong in Ban-
ner SIS and ERP
institutions, but
starting to branch
out to non-Banner
institutions as well.
Nuventive
Tableau
Personal-
ized Learn-
ing Analytics
Vendors
Onsophic

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P.O. Box 685
Irvington, Virginia 22480
(804)438-9393
www.thetambellinigroup.com
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