Academic Analytics: New Resource Document, EDUCAUSE Presentation

jpcampbe — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 08:05:01 -0500

New Document: Academic Analytics:

The importance of student success (commonly measured as degree completion) continues to rise, as does the demand for institutional accountability. Academic analytics can help institutions address student success and accountability while better fulfilling their academic missions. Academic systems generate a wide array of data that can predict retention and graduation. Academic analytics marries that data with statistical techniques and predictive modeling to help faculty and advisors determine which students may face academic difficulty, allowing interventions to help them succeed. This paper highlights what IT and institutional leaders need to understand about academic analytics, including changes it may require in data standards, systems, processes, policies, and institutional culture. http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/PUB6101.pdf

EDUCAUSE Presentation:

Interested in academic analytics? Please join my session at EDUCAUSE on Thursday, October 25, 2007 from 2:20 p.m. - 3:10 p.m. in Metropolitan B, 3rd Floor (Sheraton Hotel). This session will discuss ongoing work at Purdue University in utilizing academic analytics to improve student success.

Additional Resources:

EDUCAUSE Review: Academic Analytics: A New Tool for a New Era

http://www.educause.edu/apps/er/erm07/erm0742.asp

ELI Webinar: Academic Analytics: A New Tool for a New Era http://www.educause.edu/ELIWEB0710

EDUCAUSE | Academic Information Systems

Academic Analytics: New Resource Document, EDUCAUSE Presentation