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Measuring e-Learning Success: Moving Towards Meaningful Metrics

Unlock the secrets of measuring e-learning success at Hofstra University using Blackboard. Explore how detailed information and customized metrics drive meaningful insights for faculty and students. Discover the implementation process, accomplishments, and the solution using Microsoft Access. Dive deep into data analysis for continuous improvement and increased user engagement. Contact Ron Chalmers, Sr. Instructional Technologist, for more information.

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Measuring e-Learning Success: Moving Towards Meaningful Metrics

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  1. Measuring e-Learning Success: Moving Towards Meaningful Metrics

  2. Let’s Discuss Hofstra University Overview Use of Blackboard @ Hofstra Who (faculty and students) and What (Content, Discussion Board, etc.) The Need for detailed information Stats we need in order to “Go Wide Go Deep”

  3. Let’s Discuss (cont’d) The Process What does Blackboard supply? What else do we need? The Implementation What have we accomplished?

  4. Hofstra University Overview • 12,700+ Students • 1,200+Faculty • Student Faculty Ratio: 14 to 1 • 240 acre campus on Long Island • PROGRAMS • 140 Undergrad • 150 Grad (one fully online)

  5. Use of Blackboard @ Hofstra 1,200 + Blackboard courses “made available” 600 + unique instructors 10,500+ unique Hofstra students (Fall 2007 Semester) Majority of Courses are Blended/Supplemental One fully online graduate degree (Jan. 2008) Hofstra is a Blackboard 7.2/ASP client • Learning Objects • 4-6 in development 2007/08 academic year

  6. The Need for Detailed Information Who is using Blackboard? Faculty – Full Time and Adjunct Schools and more How is Blackboard being used? Discussion Board Content and more Semester to semester; year to year growth

  7. The Process What does Blackboard supply? Is it enough? What could we do to get more detailed information? We need more! We need customized!

  8. The Solution Microsoft Access Local data downloaded each night Access to Blackboard servers (static IP) Starting point: “available” courses for a semester Eat the elephant one bite at a time • Full Semester storage requirements: • Over 900MB for a 1,200 course semester • Activity Accumulator – over 3 million records

  9. Map the data in the Blackboard tables Create a local Access table structure to import the data Get access to SIS (Banner) table with FT/PT faculty information Create Access queries and reports Create an automated nightly download procedure (4AM auto launch) The Implementation

  10. The Implementation

  11. The Implementation

  12. What Have We Accomplished? A solution that’s repeatable semester after semester, year after year Detailed reporting to faculty, dept. chairs and senior administrators A serious motivator to grow the number of faculty users and courses and Increase interactions between: Teacher and student Students and students Wide Enough, Go Deep !

  13. Ron Chalmers Sr. Instructional Technologist ronald.a.chalmers@hofstra.edu 516-463-4532 "The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." Lao Tzu

  14. HERE’S A LEARNING OBJECT

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