Faculty Interest Group “Using Data to Support Teaching and Learning”

Notes from Meeting 3 (May 23, 2019 1:50pm -2:50pm)

Data FIG Resources for Automation, Future of Work and Higher Education 

Faculty Interest Group “Using Data to Support Teaching and Learning”

Notes from Meeting 2 (May 7, 2019 1:50pm -2:50pm)

During this meeting the discussion converged into the topic of labor market data as how it relates to student success.  More specifically, how can we use data and data projections to support academic program development at the college? The group looked at some real time data from Burning Glass Technologies.  Burning Glass describe themselves as “an analytics software company that has cracked the genetic code of an ever-changing labor market.”  Our Workforce Development office has an account with Burning Glass, and they generously let me use it.

For more information, please see the reading material that this discussion was based on.

1. This brief article from Inside Higher Ed
2. Article Forbes magazine article How much opportunity is embedded in your economy? New research answers the question for sub-baccalaureate workers

Faculty Interest Group “Using Data to Support Teaching and Learning”

Notes from Meeting 1 (March 26, 2019 1:50pm -2:50pm)

As Starfish is being piloted with ASAP students at KCC during Spring 2019, the group discussion included some the features that this platform offers in reporting student progress and improving communication with faculty, students and advisors,  as well as its analytics capability. How can we best use Starfish and how can we analyse and interpret data collected by Starfish to support student success and advance equity in KCC? ​

A good source used in this discussion was the presentation from Hobsons (company behind Starfish), presented at the University of Hawaii, outlining Starfish’ analytics capabilities.

Attachments

 Presentation from Hobsons