1. Alfred Essa
Director, Analytics Research and Strategy
Desire2Learn Inc.
alfred.essa@desire2learn.com
http://alfredessa.com
B(ig) D(ata) in E(ducation)âł
2. Why? problems we expect to solve
What? approach in education
Demo student success system
5. âą Education needs an enduring
technology partner
âą Supporting learners lifelong
âą 24/7 service and support
âą 14 available languages
âą Now over 800 employees worldwide
âą Global SaaS capabilities
âą Over 8 Million Clients WW
Desire2Learn Inc.
6. Full Suite of Learning Technology
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8. âAs a disruptive innovationâan
innovation that transforms a sector from one
that was previously complicated and
expensive into one that is far simpler and
more affordableâthe rise of online learning
carries with it an unprecedented opportunity
to transform the schooling system into a
student-centric one that can affordably
customize for different student needs by
allowing all students to learn at their
appropriate pace and path, thereby allowing
each student to realize her fullest potential.â
Clayton Christensen
9. Seth Godin
âAs we get ready for the ninety-third year of
universal public education, hereâs the
question every parent and taxpayer needs to
wrestle with: Are we going to applaud, push,
or even permit our schools (including most of
the private ones) to continue the safe but
ultimately doomed strategy of
churning out predictable, testable, and
mediocre factory workers?â
10. âThe next stops, I believe, are
education, ïŹnancial services, health
care, and then ultimately governmentâ
the huge swaths of the economy that
historically have not been addressable
by technology, that havenât been
amenable to the entrance of Silicon
Valley-style software companies. But
increasingly I think theyâre going to
be.â
Marc Andreessen
27. who is under-prepared
for college?
who is under-prepared
for class?
who wonât remain
in class?
who wonât re-register?
who wonât pass
a class?
who wonât have
a high GPA?
who wonât pass
a class?
who wonât remain
in a program?
who wonât
graduate?
who wonât get
a job
who wonât get a
high-paying job?
Student Success Lifecycle
Identify the Students
Understand the Cause
Apply Intervention
Track Success
29. a 360-view of student
academic progress, including risk
Student Success System
30. interrogate the data
understand the problem
consult with others
prescribe a course of treatment
track the success
https://fusion2012demo.desire2learn.com/
31. Letâs Make Education Dance!
Thank Youâł
http://alfredessa.com
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