Academic Analytics in a Medical Curriculum: Enabling Educational Excellence

Autor/inn/en	Olmos, Martin; Corrin, Linda
Titel	Academic Analytics in a Medical Curriculum: Enabling Educational Excellence
Quelle	In: Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 28 (2012) 1, S.1-15 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1449-5554
Schlagwörter	Medical Schools; Medical Education; Integrated Curriculum; Clinical Experience; Data Collection; Evidence; Educational Improvement; Capacity Building; Organizational Culture; Organizational Development; Decision Making; Strategic Planning; Enrollment Trends; School Holding Power; Educational Assessment; Graphs; Visualization; Data Analysis; Evaluation Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Medizinische Ausbildung; Data capture; Datensammlung; Evidenz; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Unternehmenskultur; Organisationsentwicklung; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Grafische Darstellung; Visualisation; Visualisierung; Auswertung
Abstract	The developing field of academic analytics seeks to turn data from educational systems into actionable intelligence for the improvement of teaching and learning. This paper reports on the implementation of analytics in a new medical school with an integrated curriculum and clinical focus. Analytics addressed two challenges in the curriculum: providing evidence of appropriate curriculum coverage and assessing student engagement and equity while on clinical placement. This paper describes the tools and approaches used, and outlines the lessons learnt. These lessons include the risk of a simplistic use of visualisations, their potential to generate important questions, the value of a flexible approach to tool selection, the need for relevant skills, and the importance of keeping the audience central. Although there is much further potential for the school to realise, academic analytics have already been a critical enabler of educational excellence. (Contains 7 figures.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. Ascilite Secretariat, P.O. Box 44, Figtree, NSW, Australia. Tel: +61-8-9367-1133; e-mail: info@ascilite.org.au; Web site: http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10