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The project aims to support online learners’ self-regulated learning, performance, and retention by designing a learning analytics dashboard (LAD). The research questions: LAD design process: To address the theoretical gap and context-specific needs, we focused on four design dimensions as below: Meta-LAD: Key Findings: We currently completed the LAD design and usability testing. From usability […]
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Dr. Ponce recently shared research findings with guests from the MIT Integrated Learning Initiative. The presentation reviews details of the dropout problem in MOOCs and shares interventions and their results for predicting this dropout.
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Throughout the pandemic, leaders of higher education have successfully rethought and retooled pedagogy to embrace the blended learning world. During Fierce Education’s “2021 Fierce Leaders in Higher Ed”, higher education leaders, faculty, and technologists discussed innovative ways of teaching and using technologies to better engage students, while evaluating new business models to attract and retain students. The […]
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Presented by: Eva Ponce, Sindhu Srinath, and Laura Allegue The MITx MicroMasters Program in Supply Chain Management (SCM) is a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) based program that aims to impart quantitative and qualitative knowledge to SCM enthusiasts all around the world. The program that started in 2014 with just one course, now offers 5 […]
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Dr. Eva Ponce recently attended the AWESOMELeaders.org virtual event, Developing the Dynamic, Durable, Digital Supply Chain Leader – What supply chain education is all about now…and what companies need to know.
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Insights and resources for learning managers and educators on creating and nurturing communities. By: Eva Ponce and Arthur Grau The dramatic growth in online professional education owes much to the convenience and flexibility of the virtual classroom. However, a less recognized attribute of online learning programs–their community-building power–could prove to be an even more significant benefit […]
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A surge in the number of registrants and verified learners in the MITx MicroMasters® Program in Supply Chain Management attests to the increasing appeal of online education during the Covid-19 pandemic. The numbers also suggest that supply chain management — a subject popularized by the pandemic — is attracting a growing number of virtual learners.
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The project aims at increasing learners’ engagement in massive, open, and online education in Supply Chain Management by applying learning analytics.
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In this project we investigate the fundamental trade-off involved with providing an educational platform for both learning and assessment, and propose strategies to ensure academic integrity in a MOOC-based program
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This research aims to develop a data-driven framework to evaluate design changes in MOOCs. We explore a change from multiple angles-process, proficiency, and perception- and apply various analytical methods-temporal, causal and predictive to map out the outcome of instruction along multiple dimensions of learning.