Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Annual Sachs Lecture - Professor Ryan Baker (Live blog) | EdLab

Janice Joo Says:
Mon, 11/05/2012 - 7:04pm

Question from President Fuhrman: Human subjects, IRB issues, informed consent...

Dr. Baker responds: "It's impractictal... depends on risk and what the data is used for... there are no standards around this yet... in the corporate world, consent is very limited, and it is being used for things not in users' interests"

"Datashop data is anonymous; hard copies if people really want to connect the numbers"

Sharon Hsiao Says:
Mon, 11/05/2012 - 7:01pm

EDM hasn't been looked to help learning disability students. Which should!!!

Demetri Lales Says:
Mon, 11/05/2012 - 7:08pm

This is extremely surprising seeing as how there are so much educational apps that help students with special needs such as autism, dyslexia, ADHD, etc.

Janice Joo Says:
Mon, 11/05/2012 - 7:04pm

That is a fantastic idea! If there is such an example, we need to write about it in NLT.

Janice Joo Says:
Mon, 11/05/2012 - 6:59pm

Question from audience about how to make the data useful for the student, and not just the teacher: Dr. Baker's response is "open learner modeling", which was Sharon's thesis!

Sharon Hsiao Says:
Mon, 11/05/2012 - 7:03pm

Yes!!
I have a long list of literature to share about open student modeling. Contact me you are interested in it.

Janice Joo Says:
Mon, 11/05/2012 - 6:57pm

Regarding effectiveness of EDM interventions

16% - is about the kid
55% - is about the curriculum/ game design

Did I hear this correctly?

If so, this means that the diagnosis of the kids is the lesser issue on outcomes

Sharon Hsiao Says:
Mon, 11/05/2012 - 6:53pm

Pslc datashop has the standardized parameters for using the EDM methods. But a lot softwares out there still have to collect their own logs and data. Ryan gave the example, it's the process, like , autocorrection technique, originally handwriting recognition tools have to detect all those, but eventually, this field will emerge and find a more universal accessible model/method.

Janice Joo Says:
Mon, 11/05/2012 - 6:52pm

Good examples of how to present data:

- Neil and Christina Heffernan
- "Produce Signals" Project

Curious to explore these examples

Janice Joo Says:
Mon, 11/05/2012 - 6:48pm

Question from audience about Early Childhood Education applications; Dr. Baker responds briefly that iPads have enabled the collection of data from young users...

Demetri Lales Says:
Mon, 11/05/2012 - 6:48pm

Part his work includes working with preschoolers and iPad apps for them.

Janice Joo Says:
Mon, 11/05/2012 - 6:45pm

After school science programs: Dr. Bakers says there is an ongoing NSF project to try and find out which students COULD find success in STEM careers, but don't believe they can do so; I'm curious to hear which study that is!

Demetri Lales Says:
Mon, 11/05/2012 - 6:42pm

Scooter the tutor a dog character that helps students and intervene when necessary. Helps lessen students who game the system.

Sharon Hsiao Says:
Mon, 11/05/2012 - 6:40pm

Predict the future, is it enough?

Micro level: to do intervention in students learning. (To change he future)

Demetri Lales Says:
Mon, 11/05/2012 - 6:39pm

students who do not self explain do not learn the material.

Sharon Hsiao Says:
Mon, 11/05/2012 - 6:41pm

Stay tuned on NLT research digest, there will be a piece about the effects of self-explanation in learning study:)

Demetri Lales Says:
Mon, 11/05/2012 - 6:38pm

EDM predicts which students are prepared for future learning. Students who are seek help when they need it. Also predicts which student are most likely to fail, and drop out of college. Is it enough to predict the future?

Janice Joo Says:
Mon, 11/05/2012 - 6:38pm

"reason to predict the future is to change the future"

Sharon Hsiao Says:
Mon, 11/05/2012 - 6:37pm

His edm approach, Collect field observation data combined log data, use data mining methods.

Not just predict the success for the problem, but to answer the higher question, success for next course? New skills? Career? Motivational factors?

Janice Joo Says:
Mon, 11/05/2012 - 6:40pm

awesome! way to cover all the bases! we should consider the possibility of liveblogging vs. live-tweeting at EdLab.

Nara Kasbergen Says:
Mon, 11/05/2012 - 6:45pm

Probably depends what you're after.

Liveblogging is a better way to record the experience for yourself and reference later.

Live-tweeting is a better way to connect with others who are having the same experience on the spot.

For something this small, live-tweeting is kind of pointless but for larger events it is definitely worthwhile. Pretty much all the contacts I made in my two years attending Games For Change, I made through live-tweeting and the conversations it spawned.

However, I do find live-tweeting anything to be good practice. It takes some practice to get good at distilling the salient points down to 140 characters (usually less with the hashtags) so I jump on any opportunity to try and improve!

Demetri Lales Says:
Mon, 11/05/2012 - 6:35pm

Uses include showing teachers which students are engaged, frustrated, bored, etc

Janice Joo Says:
Mon, 11/05/2012 - 6:35pm

Prediction and collection of student emotion data is improving quickly; currently it is only 25% better than chance

*student emotions such as frustration, engagement, positive/negative experience

Demetri Lales Says:
Mon, 11/05/2012 - 6:33pm

Can detect students who game the system. Predicts new student behavior accurately.

Sharon Hsiao Says:
Mon, 11/05/2012 - 6:28pm

Ryan gives some common EDM methods, knowledge assessment, structured discovery, mining relations. etc.

The some flavors of the benefits: detect off task behavior, wtf: without teaching facilitation behavior, careless errors, gaming etc.

Janice Joo Says:
Mon, 11/05/2012 - 6:28pm

Various disengagement behaviors... among which Dr. Baker presents the "WTF Behavior"... lol

Janice Joo Says:
Mon, 11/05/2012 - 6:25pm

Synonyms: "Educational Data Mining" (EDM), Learning Analytics

Used for basic research and improving educational practice

i.e. Assisting the student WHILE assessing them. Kids do the homework as usual (just online and not on paper), while they receive help AND teachers get formative assessment data

Sharon Hsiao Says:
Mon, 11/05/2012 - 6:21pm

Predicting future from past and present.

The power of EDM is to use automatic ways to try A lot of different models with a lot of different methods, to search the relationships among the data.

Janice Joo Says:
Mon, 11/05/2012 - 6:17pm

"Data doesn't have to be collected; just connected"

Demetri Lales Says:
Mon, 11/05/2012 - 6:17pm

Increasing amounts of data from educational software, and attitudes and career services are becoming available for analysis.

Janice Joo Says:
Mon, 11/05/2012 - 6:16pm

Because of educational software, we are able to collect data about students' learning behavior: rich source of big data in education about learning and engagement

Most of that data used to be locked up, but now becoming more available, i.e. PSLC Data Shop

Sharon Hsiao Says:
Mon, 11/05/2012 - 6:15pm

Educational softwares allow to collect more and more data other than just scores!

Demetri Lales Says:
Mon, 11/05/2012 - 6:13pm

Data in class used to be on paper, valuable info for classrooms not recorded at all.

Sharon Hsiao Says:
Mon, 11/05/2012 - 6:12pm

Today's talk is about Educational Datamining - predict future.

Big data -> data mining.
He gave himself as the example of using several products, browsing behavior, and those data has been used to sell more products to him.

Janice Joo Says:
Mon, 11/05/2012 - 6:33pm

Introductions by Provost Dr Thomas James. President Susan Fuhrman in front row

Source: http://edlab.tc.columbia.edu/index.php?q=node/8474

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