Following The Data…what your LMS can tell you about your students and their needs

Concurrent Session 6

Session Materials

Brief Abstract

As institutions of higher education continue to evolve and respond to the changing needs of learners, it becomes even more critical to better understand learner behavior. This session will review how an LMS, in this case D2L Brightspace, can be mined for student success.

Presenters

Lead Presenter: Bettyjo Bouchey, National Louis University

Dr. Bouchey is Associate Professor and Vice Provost, Digital Strategy & Operations at National Louis University where she is responsible for standards of quality and service for online programming and credit for prior learning across the institution, as well as Learning Experience Design. Dr. Bouchey has had the opportunity to lead all aspects of an online campus and programming in her career and spends time each week in deep dialog with an engaged personal learning network discussing the evolving nature of online education. Dr. Bouchey holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University at Albany, an M.B.A. in Entrepreneurship from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and a Doctorate in Education from Northeastern University. She is a co-founder of the CORAL Research collaborative focused on online leadership and scholarship; her personal research interests include the nature and future of organizational structures of online units in institutions of higher education, as well as inventive and high-impact pedagogical practice in online teaching. Dr. Bouchey writes and is widely quoted in the academic and popular press; her articles and curriculum vitae can be accessed here: www.drbouchey.com.

Extended Abstract

As institutions of higher education continue to evolve and respond to the changing needs of learners, it becomes even more critical to better understand learner behavior. For online students, in particular, data can be mined from your learning management system that can help staff and faculty mitigate student attrition, improve learning outcomes, and satisfaction. This session will review how a learning management system, in this case D2L Brightspace, can be mined. Examples will include action research within the system, use of data for student success management, and data-informed teaching.