2. DESSI Project
⢠Comes under NFâs Student Success Strategic Priority
⢠Data-informed decision-making identified as key
enabler of student success
⢠Working with >20 HEIs nationwide to support capacity
to utilise data as a student support resource
⢠Workshops
⢠Professional Development
⢠Guides and Resources (ORLA)
3. What weâve learned
⢠Data is an invaluable tool, not a silver
bullet
⢠Itâs what you DO with it that counts
⢠Stay student-centred and data-
enabled
⢠Work with what you have
⢠Main Challenges:
⢠Realising change
⢠Merging data from multiple sources
⢠Data quality
⢠Achieving buy-in
4. How does the process work?
01 02 03 04
Data Info Action Review
What data will we
use?
Extracting
What will the
information look
like?
Transforming
What will we DO
with the
answers?
Intervening
How will we
know if weâve
succeeded?
Did it work?
6. How does the process work?
01 02 03 04
Data Info Action Review
What data will we
use?
Extracting
What will the
information look
like?
Transforming
What will we DO
with the
answers?
Intervening
How will we
know if weâve
succeeded?
Did it work?
7. WHAT IS THE
MOST
IMPORTANT
THING TO GET
RIGHT?
âIn order not to fail, it is
necessary to have a clear vision
of what you want to achieve
with learning analytics, a vision
that is closely aligned with
institutional prioritiesâ
â Ferguson & Clow 2017
8. What is our objective?
To develop our LA Capacity?
⢠What is the best data to use?
⢠What IT infrastructure do we need?
⢠Success: How accurate is our model?
1
To enhance student success?
⢠How are we going to act on the
data?
⢠How can we engage stakeholders?
⢠Success: How many students have
we helped?
2
9. WHAT ARE
OUR
PRINCIPLES?
1. What does student success mean? Is it
synonymous with retention?
2. Can data do everything? What are its
limitations?
3. âAll models are wrong, some are usefulâ
George Box, 1976 â What are the
implications of this?
10. HOW DOES THIS
LINK IN WITH
INSTITUTIONAL &
NATIONAL
PRIORITIES?
⢠National Plan for Equity of Access to Higher
Education 2015-2019
⢠HE System Performance Framework 2018-2020
⢠Expert Group on Future Skills Needs
⢠Public Service ICT Strategy
⢠Tracking Leadership Perspectives on Digital Capacity
(National Forum, 2017)
⢠Student Non-Completion on ICT Programmes
(National Forum, 2015)
⢠EUâs Digital Education Action Plan
⢠Institutional?
14. Choosing Data Sources
GDPR
Relevant?
Transparent?
Predictive Modelling
Historic data available
Valuable/Insightful
Operations
Readily available
Dynamic
Institutional Ethos
Prior data?
Demographic?
Attendance?
Data Quality
Complete
Accurate
Perceptions
How does it look?
Engagement is critical for success
Data Types
Quantitative (Attendance, VLE hits)
Qualitative (Grades, Quizzes, CA)
Descriptive (VLE activity)
15. WHAT DATA
COULD WE
USE?
Some
Potential
Data Sources
⢠Hits
⢠Resources
⢠Quizzes
⢠Forums
⢠Registration
⢠Grades
⢠Fees
⢠Frequency
⢠Interactions
⢠Resources
⢠Issues
⢠Frequency
⢠Quizzes
⢠Lecture
capture
⢠Access
⢠Payments
⢠Services
⢠Satisfaction
⢠ISSE
⢠Lectures
⢠Tutorials
⢠Other
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16. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO
DO WITH THE ANSWER?
WHAT ACTIONS WILL WE TAKE?
17. HOW WILL WE
ADDRESS
GDPR?
Data Protection by Design
⢠Consent?
⢠Legal Obligation?
What are our grounds?
How will we inform students?