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UB Tech 2014. Through the Looking Glass of Big Data Phil Ice, Ed.D . VP, Research and Development American Public University System. 57%. $500K. $4.1 Billion. $17K. = average % attrition rate for a 4 year degree at Pubic Universities. = value of retaining just 30 students.
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UB Tech 2014 Through the Looking Glass of Big Data Phil Ice, Ed.D. VP, Research and Development American Public University System
57% • $500K • $4.1 Billion • $17K = average % attrition rate for a 4 year degree at Pubic Universities = value of retaining just 30 students =loss annually in state and federal funds for student attrition = average spend for a first year student by Public Universities
6.7 million enrollments 32% of all college students are now taking at least 1 online course
Problems • Online failure / withdraw rates are up to 17 times higher than face to face • Good theoretical models but little hard data • Deluge of data – 8 data bases and 3 LMS’s per campus on average • Education wants to reinvent the wheel • Lack of stakeholder buy-in / institutional paralysis
Where are we headed? Business Models Provide Guidance
All analyses and stakeholders are interrelated Connections
Start Simple and Build Levels of Analysis
Make Data Consumable Visualize Utilize Measure Share Iterate
Visualize Interaction: Heat map • Where are students clicking on page
Visualize Interaction: Overlays See the number of clicks on each element of your page.