Stepping Stones: A Faculty Development Curriculum for Learning Analytics Use
Unizin’s Stepping Stones curriculum is a cross-institutional effort to prepare faculty to use learning analytics data ethically, effectively, and equitably. Focused on learning analytics available within individual Canvas course sites, materials were designed to accommodate a variety of audiences, goals, modalities, workshop structures, and outcomes. It’s now been successfully piloted at several member institutions who are building on this momentum and expanding the resources available.
Our institutions have unique cultures, infrastructure, and policies so a one-size-fits-all solution is impossible. Materials will still need to be adapted to help each institution’s faculty find local support and resources, but a lot of the initial work is ready to go. Facilitators can rely on these resources to expedite the creation of learning analytics workshops and have reassurance about content coverage and material quality, while using their workshop planning and facilitation skills to create and deliver a customized learning experience for their instructors. We have also created the Stepping Stones Google Group to serve as an open access platform for posting questions, sharing updates, and connecting with others interested in collaborative creation of new materials.
Access to the curriculum is available via Canvas Commons USA (search for “Stepping Stones” through your institution’s Canvas Commons access portal) or by downloading the imscc cartridge files (Canvas Course format) here.
Stepping Stones contributors
Project managers
Christina Bifulco, EdD, Associate Director of Teaching & Learning Analytics, Rutgers University
Heather Maness, PhD, Assistant Director of Learning Analytics and Assessment, University of Florida Information Technology
Lauren Marsh, PhD, Senior Academic Technologist, University of Minnesota
Emily Oakes, Principal Unizin IT Consultant, Indiana University
Content contributors
Andi Strackeljahn, PhD, Curriculum Specialist, Indiana University
Angela Dick, Manager of Learning Design, Pennsylvania State University
Annette Beck, Director of Operational Services (University College), The University of Iowa
Astrud Reed, Community of Practice Manager, UC Irvine
Barb Maynard, Learning Analyst, Colorado State University
Christina Bifulco, EdD, Associate Director of Teaching & Learning Analytics, Rutgers University
Cid Freitag, Teaching and Learning Specialist, University of Wisconsin
Deena Levy, Associate Research Professor & Instructional Consultant, Pennsylvania State University
Desiree Bautista, Director of Course Development and Training, Colorado State University
Emily Oakes, Principal Unizin IT Consultant, Indiana University
Heather Maness, PhD, Assistant Director of Learning Analytics and Assessment, University of Florida Information Technology
Jeani Young, PhD, Principal Digital Learning Consultant, Indiana University
Jennifer K. Smith _[in memoriam]_, Director, Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Florida
Jennifer Love, Business Systems Analyst for ITS Teaching & Learning, University of Michigan
John Jordi, PhD, Instructional Assessment Coordinator, Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Florida
Kari Jordahl, Learning Analytics Program Manager, University of Wisconsin
Lauren Marsh, PhD, Senior Academic Technologist, University of Minnesota
Marcia Ham, Learning Analytics Research & Development Consultant, The Ohio State University
Lynn Greenough, Associate Director, Learning Platform Services Oregon State University
Salim George, Learning Analytics Specialist, University of Iowa
Sydney Brown, PhD, Assistant Director, Center for Transformative Teaching at University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Tonya Buchan, Instructional Designer, The Institute for Learning and Teaching, Colorado State University
Weiwei Zhang, Ph.D, Academic Technologies, Oregon State University
Zach Carnagey, Principal Digital Learning Consultant, Indiana University
Zihang Shao, PhD, Senior Instructional Technology Consultant, Indiana University
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