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Student Learning and Analytics at Michigan (SLAM) 2012-2013
Sponsored by the Provost's Task Force on Learning Analytics, the Student Learning and Analytics at Michigan (SLAM) Seminar is a year-long speaker series. Presenters will focus on the analysis and use of data about students, courses and academic programs-- for the purposes of improving teaching and learning.
Click on individual topics below to register for upcoming events in the 2012-2013 SLAM series. To view events from 2011-2012, click here.
SLAM in the news
| Date | Speaker(s) | Topic | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/14 | Tim McKay, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Physics and Chair of the Provost's Learning Analytics Task Force | An Introduction to Student Learning and Analytics (SLAM) at U-M |
Video |
| 9/21 | George Siemens, Associate Director, Technology Enhanced Knowledge Research Institute, Athabasca University, Edmonton, Canada | Multi-Dimensional Learning Analytics |
Video |
| 10/12 | Learning Analytics Task Force members | U-M Resources for Learning Analytics Projects: Grants and Fellows Program |
Video |
| 10/19 | Krishna Madhavan, Assistant Professor, School of Engineering Education, Purdue University | Interactive Large-Scale Data Analyses and Visualization for Learning |
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| 11/9 | Marsha Lovett, Director of Carnegie Mellon University's Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence and Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Psychology | Next-Generation Analytics with the Learning Dashboard |
Video |
| 11/16 | Bill Gehring, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Psychology | Lessons Learned from Course-Level Analytics in Psychology and the Bridge Program |
Video |
| 1/18 | Dr. Tristan Denley, Provost, Austin Peay State University | Degree Compass: A Course Recommendation System |
Video |
| 1/25 | Dr. Joanna Mirecki Millunchick, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, U-M College of Engineering | High Return on Faculty Investment: Addressing Diverse Student Needs in Large Lectures Through Screencasting |
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| 2/8 | Dr. David Niemi, Vice President of Measurement and Evaluation, Kaplan, Inc. | Learning Analytics, Learning Metrics, and Learning Science |
Video |
| 2/15 |
Nancy Kerner, Lecturer in Chemistry Brenda Gunderson, Lecturer in Statistics Ginger Shultz, Lecturer in Chemistry |
Online Learning Resources in Chemistry and Statistics |
Video |
| 3/15 | Vince Kellen, Senior Vice Provost for Academic Planning, Analytics and Technologies, University of Kentucky | OMG! The Future of Teaching |
Video |
| 4/12 |
Dr. Mika LaVaque-Manty, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Political Science and Philosophy; Dr. Barry Fishman, Associate Professor of Education and of Information; Stephen Aguilar, Ph.D. student in the School of Education; Caitlin Holman, Ph.D. student in the School of Information |
GradeCraft: Exploring Online Use Data to Uncover Student Engagement |
Video |
