Identifying, collecting, reporting, and using system activity data from Blackboard is often a challenge. Come to this session to learn about a series of free Building Blocks that are available (such as bbStats and Project ASTRO) that enable you to collect, generate, and leverage reports of faculty and student activity in Blackboard.

1. Leveraging Academic Analytics in System Administration, Professional Development, and Course Improvement Szymon Machajewski, Eric Kunnen, Bill Faber, and Garry Brand Grand Rapids Community College

2. Session Description Identifying, collecting, reporting, and using system activity data from Blackboard is often a challenge. Come to this session to learn about a series of free Building Blocks that are available (such asbbStatsand Project ASTRO) that enable you to collect, generate, and leverage reports of faculty and student activity in Blackboard.

3. Session Themes System Administration Usage Levels (Courses and Users) Tool Use Communicate Issues and Track Faculty Impact Professional Development Identification of Faculty Discover Tools Promotion Possibilities Course Improvement Target Professional Development Showcase Best Practice

4. Gathering the data… Custom Reports and SQRs Free Building Blocks Project ASTRO bbStats Bb Analytics iStrategy Future Bb Learn Capabilities…

5. Project ASTRO Download Building Block by request at: http://tinyurl.com/projectastro Reports Available: Active Courses Active Instructors and Students Activity Levels Departments Semester Trends Tools Used

6. Dashboard At a Glance Views Active vs Inactive Courses including Departments Top Courses and Organizations for Week Top Tools Used by Instructors and Students Top Portal Modules Used

7. Active Courses Department vs Sub Department Courses, Percentage, Instructors, Students Semester Trends and Page View Reports

8. Top Week Tool Page Views Student vs Instructor

9. Course Tool Page Views Tool Page Views (including Building Blocks) Trends, Course, Instructor, Student Comparison

10. Course Tool Items Building Block Tool Tracking Drill Down by Courses and Instructor Using Tools Trends

11. Activity By Course

12. Activity by User

13. bbStatsActivity Dashboard Download Building Block:http://tinyurl.com/getbbstats Reports Available: # Faculty Logging In (numbers/names) # Students Logging In # Assessments per Hour # Email per Hour # Clicks per Minute Most Active Users iPhone and Android App Available

14. Fall 2010 Issues – Bb 9.1 SP3

15. bbStats – Browser Graphs http://screencast.com/t/EXYhkoGC

16. bbStats Mobile http://bit.ly/bK2kyM

17. System Administration System Administration Usage Levels (Courses and Users) Tool Use Communicate Issues and Track Faculty Impact Using the Data – Examples bbStats(e.g. App servers stopped by semi-DOS) Provide Reports to Provost, CIO, and other Stakeholders Track Deployment and Promotion of New Tools Identify Known Issues and Target Communicate

18. Professional Development Professional Development Identification of Faculty Discover Tools Promotion Possibilities Using the Data - Examples Track Deployment of New Tools and Identify Innovative Faculty Encourage Deeper Use of Tools Connect Faculty with Peers Discover Innovative Faculty Find Faculty Presenters Develop and Plan Sessions Trends in Usage

19. Course Improvement Content Connecting Faculty Tools used by Department/Course Tools used and Learning Outcomes Share Best Practices during Evaluation Discover Innovative Faculty Student Contact AGC Minimum Use Standards

20. THANK YOU! SzymonMachajewski Senior Blackboard Solutions Engineer and Database Administrator smachaje@grcc.edu Eric Kunnen Director, Distance Learning and Instructional Technologies ekunnen@grcc.edu Bill Faber Professor and Interim Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences wfaber@grcc.edu Garry Brand Professor and Faculty Professional Development Coordinator gbrand@grcc.edu

21. Please provide feedback for this session by emailingBbWorldFeedback@blackboard.com. The title of this session is: Leveraging Academic Analytics in System Administration, Professional Development, and Course Improvement