Learning Analytics: Using Course Data to Contribute Towards Student Success

12:00 to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, March 29, 2019 in Beard 116 & Karpen 103

This presentation provides an overview of the emerging field of Learning Analytics, and details the way campus data can be used to inform learning and instruction. Case studies include research projects and university initiatives that involve campus partnerships between faculty instructors, learning scientists, and IT groups, including an ongoing project here at Chapel Hill. Discussion will center around ways that the learning platforms students use in Pharmacy and other Schools can inform student learning and faculty instruction, and contribute towards students' academic success.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Tuesday, March 26, at 5 p.m.

Event FAQ

Lunch will be provided from 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM outside of Beard 116. When you register, please indicate if you will attend the lunch session and include any dietary restrictions.
A Zoom link will be provided prior to the session via a confirmation email for registrants who indicate that they will attend the session remotely.
Parking passes are available only for guests and visitors employed at locations outside of the UNC campus. Please bring your parking deck ticket to the event to receive a pass.

The University Of North Carolina Eshelman School Of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. ACPE program 0046-9999-19-136-L04-P provides 1.5 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit. To receive CE credit, participants must complete the CE attendance form and the online evaluation of the program (instructions to be emailed). Statements of credit can be viewed and printed in CPE Monitor in approximately 2 to 3 weeks. **No partial credit will be available**

Presenter Information

Matthew Bernacki, PhD

Assistant Professor, UNC Learning Sciences

Matthew Bernacki is an Assistant Professor who joined the UNC SOE faculty in 2018. He earned his Ph.D. in educational psychology in 2010 from Temple University in Philadelphia and also holds master’s degrees in Experimental Psychology from Saint Joseph’s University and Social Work from Temple University. Prior to arriving at UNC, Matt held post-doctoral appointments at the Learning Research & Development Center (University of Pittsburgh) and the Human Computer Interaction Institute (Carnegie Mellon University) through the jointly-housed LearnLab, and a faculty appointment in Educational Psychology and Higher Education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Matt’s research focuses on (1) the roles that motivations and metacognitive processes play when learners use technologies like hypertext, intelligent tutoring systems, and learning management systems, (2) the development of interventions and software to promote effective learning strategies, and motivation to learn AND (3) the development of learning materials and environments that personalize learning to students’ interests.

Michael Wolcott, PharmD, PhD, BCPS, BCISPS

Faculty Fellow, CIPhER, Clinical Assistant Professor

Michael D. Wolcott is a clinical assistant professor with the Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education (PACE) at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy as well as in the Department of Oral and Craniofacial Health Sciences at the UNC School of Dentistry. He is a faculty fellow of CIPhER and Director of the Educational Resources and Scholarship within the UNC School of Dentistry. His research focuses on preceptor development, design thinking, assessment, and technology-enhanced learning.

Robert Plumley, Graduate Research Assistant

UNC School of Education

Robert Plumley is in his 2nd year of the PhD in Education (Learning Sciences & Psychological Studies) program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and received his MS in computer science from Pace University. His current research focuses on the use of technology-enhanced learning environments and predictive analytics to identify and encourage the use of self-regulated learning strategies

Date: Mar 29, 2019 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM

Registration closes on Mar 26, 2019 05:00 PM

Activity Type

Knowledge

Fri, Mar 29, 2019

Registration closes on Mar 26, 2019 at 05:00 PM