Campus Technology: The Predictive Analytics Reporting Framework Moves Forward

Strategic Discussions on Technology

1/18/2012

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The Predictive Analytics Reporting Framework Moves Forward
In May 2011, WCET announced the receipt of funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to begin work on the Predictive Analytics Reporting Framework. Now, a federated dataset has been created and PAR researchers have already begun to analyze the data, looking for variables affecting student performance and success. Here, WCET Executive Director Ellen Wagner comments on this milestone for the PAR Framework and on plans to expand the database to increase opportunities for sharing predictive analytics more widely.
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Brandeis University Deploys Mobile Campus Life App for iOS
Students who own iPhones at Brandeis University in Waltham, MA can now access campus information quickly and from anywhere thanks to the launch of a new app.
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Marist College Beefs Up HPC with IBM z114 Hybrid Mainframe
Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY is expanding its high-performance computing capabilities with a new hybrid computing system from IBM for AIX and Linux applications.
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Students Use Twitter to Buy Textbooks Online
Students can now use Twitter to find and purchase textbooks online.
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U Arizona Rolls Out Student Academic Progress Tracking
Both current and prospective students at the University of Arizona will have access to a new service that allows up-to-date tracking of the academic progress of all students at the university and provides detailed information of what is involved in pursuing individual majors.
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Undergrad Architecture Students Get Immersive Lab at U Missouri
The University of Missouri (MU) has created an $85,000 immersive lab to allow its undergraduate architectural studies students to visualize what their buildings and rooms will look like when they're actually built.
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iPad App Tackles Admissions Application Review
Matchbox has developed an iPad app for reviewing and evaluating university admissions applications.
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Students To Test Drive Cloud-Based E-Book Platform
College and university students will test drive Thuze, a new e-textbook platform, at CES this week
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Sonic Foundry's Mediasite Delivers Mobile Lecture Playback
Sonic Foundry has released a version of its lecture capture software that allows users to view presentations on their mobile devices.
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Pearson Produces iPad Versions of CourseConnect Courses
Pearson has released versions of its digital library of online courses for use on the Apple iPad.
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Schools Test New Analytics Tool for Blackboard
Several schools are piloting Blackboard's new learning analytics solution, Blackboard Analytics for Blackboard Learn, in an effort to provide feedback and help shape the final product.
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U Minnesota Taps HPC Expert as New CIO
An expert in high performance computing has taken on the job of CIO for the University of Minnesota. Scott Studham, who will also have a vice president title, joins the 69,000-student, five-campus institution after serving for nearly three years as CIO at the University of Tennessee.
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