Rutgers has begun looking into the use of learning analytics, which allow instructors to better assess student progress earlier and more often during the learning process.
The following resources provide some details some of the existing tools and methods:
- Role of Technology in Improving Student Outcomes, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Asssessment (pdf)
- Purdue Course signals overview (pdf)
- Purdue course signals web site
- Open Academic Analytics Initiative (integration with Sakai) (pdf)
- Open Academic Analytics Initiative ELI conference presentation (powerpoint)
- Academic Analytics, Educause (pdf)
- Learning Analytics, Dream or Nightmare? (pdf)
- Sensemaking: Beyond Analytics as a Technical Activity (pdf)
