1. How Ready Are We For Learning
Analytics?
University of Massachusetts Boston
Center For Innovation and Excellence in eLearning

2. Readiness of Learning Management
Systems
Matthew S. Harris
Co-Founder
matthew.harris@collegeminer.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewsharris

3. Overview
Blackboard Analytics
Canvas Analytics
Desire2Learn Analytics
• Usage Tracking Data
• Student behaviors
• Student interactions
• Course content design
• How many times a student logs into a course?
• How much time a student spends on a page?
College Miner
• Concentrate on qualitative data
• Student evaluations and surveys
• Correlate grade with course evaluation and behavioral data
• Real time data
• Reporting catered to professors, department chairs, and deans
• Have everyone analyze their own data, eliminate the need for a data
analyst

4. Dimensions
• Time
• Course
• Department
• Major
• Student
Facts
• Logins
• Page views
• Time spent on content
• Interactions
• Discussions
• Assignments
• Grades
The Data in Detail

5. Dashboard view
• Course Logins
• Average pages and minutes spent
Blackboard Analytics Features

6. Dashboard view
• Course vs. other courses
Blackboard Analytics Features

7. Student Dashboard view
• Logins and Page views
Blackboard Analytics Features

8. College Miner Tool
Why our tool?
• Analyze the qualitative data
• Easy to use
• Send reports
• Historical analysis

9. Scope of the Problem
• Numerous Data
Sources
• Various Surveys
• Different Staff
• Numerous Goals
• Time consuming
• Historical Data
• Reporting
Exit
Survey
s
Alumni
Evals
Professor
Evals
Course
Evals

10. College Miner Features
Report from Professor Evaluations
• Average overall rating for professors by Question

11. College Miner Features
Reports from Alumni Survey
• Jobs related to Major
• Analysis By Gender/Year/School
• Top employers

12. The Future – Real-Time Data
Why wait?
• Get feedback right away
• Ratings and Comments
Analyze Lectures
• Content usefulness
• What was helpful?

13. Correlation
Data Analytics
• Tracking data
• Quantitative analysis
College Miner Tool
• Evaluations
• Student satisfaction
• Student outcomes
• Qualitative analysis
Real-Time Data
• Know about issues right away
• Improve satisfaction and outcomes
Combine Tools
• Data Analytics with Satisfaction
• Correlate all data