StREAM* Student Analytics

Attainment, persistence& progression with award winning predictive analytics

*Student Retention, Engagement & Attainment Monitoring

David Cole, SolutionpathRichard Gascoigne, Solutionpath

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Why StREAM

• Universities want to Increase revenue, Standing, social responsibility, compliance by;-• Promoting wellbeing & attainment, reduce attrition• Provide a 360 degree view of student engagement • Identify students displaying signs of withdrawal early enough to recover them• Obtain objective insights to support staff student engagement• Support students to become self determined learners (App for that)• Support attendance and UK VI requirements.• Support the personalised learning journey…..

• StREAM is a steps in joining all aspects of the campus experience and making what matters, measurable

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The IT view

• Addresses the top priority for the vast majority of VC’s , • But…

• University IT departments are under pressure to deliver more resilient services under continued financial constrains, in many cases wrestling with;-• Shadow IT and public cloud (AWS on the Amex)• Demand from the business for new user centric services, anytime

anywhere , mobile.• Data protection and security policies• Resource and skills, many are replacing core systems including Student

information systems• Spending 80% of their time in keeping the lights on – 20% innovation

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StREAM for IT

• The StREAM model has been designed with the ISS dept in mind;-• Time to value is rapid compared to most IT projects – UWS example….• DMU took 73 of elapsed time (3 days of ITD time - DBA)• On premise but managed - data remains on campus• Technology and vendor agnostic • Over 700 connectors, read only, non disruptive• Low TCO

• No ETL required, no EDW• No System administration• No hidden IT costs – sold as subscription service

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Modular approach

• Attendance monitoring

• Continued Professional Development

• UK Visa and immigration

• Retention and attainment

• Integrated suits StREAM

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Pathway to student analytics

• Engagement is quite ‘abstract’, ‘Behaviours’ is a better description

• Lots of evidence that ‘good’ engagement is essential; What works from Prof. Liz Thomas, NTU

- (just) Attendance doesn't measure engagement

- Sense of belonging- Good relationships; peers/tutors & academics

• HERE Project (2008-2011 HEFCE funded project)- 1/3 ‘doubters’ in the 1st year population- Negative view of tutor student interactions

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Our unique approach…• "What matters is performance, not predicted

performance” - Tinto, V., 2015, European First Year

Experience Conference, 14 – 17 June, 2015, University of Bergen

- Conference speech link• Attributes v Behaviours

- StREAM measures what they do, not who they are

- Superman & Jenny

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StREAM; Operational Outcomes

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Student Retention/Progression (RAG Dashboard)

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Our success to date…• “If I do not get to keep this tool [StREAM] I will camp outside the Vice Chancellors office until

I do” - A tutor reflecting on the Student Dashboard during the pilot in 2013/14

• [StREAM] has saved me hours of prep work and can now focus on supporting the student

• Staff surveyed showed that 100% of them wanted the solution (40 tutors in the pilot group)

• Student report actively using the dashboard to identify ways of improving themselves

Award winning;

• Best Big Data Project 2014, THE Outstanding Support for Students, HP Solution Partner of the year 2015 (EMEA), Vendor Excellence Awards 2015; Big Data Innovation

• 2 x NTU Awards; Supplier of the year 2015 & Best Contribution to Student Experience

• Demonstrable Impacts

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PA Research; A strategic imperative?

Full report: http://www.paconsulting.com/our-thinking/higher-education-report-2015/

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