EDUCATION WEBINAR SERIES
The EdQuarter Fireside Chat Series
Advancing learning for a better future
September – November 2021
In partnership with Blackboard, Education Technology and University Business are excited to present: Advancing learning for a better future – The EdQuarter fireside chat webinar series.
During this series, running from September through to November this year, we are hosting a series of interactive panel discussions that aim to inspire, educate and get you thinking on the future of education.
Be inspired by ideas and best practices from industry experts and thought leaders on teaching and learning in higher education.
Key topics include:
- Teaching and learning experiences
- The latest EdTech trends
- Data and analytics
- Student success
- Accessibility
- Plus much more...
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How to join
Just register once and we will send you a unique link for each of the live sessions.
Can’t join us for every session? Don’t worry, all sessions will also be made available to registrants to watch on demand.
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NEXT SESSION
Student Mental Health Analytics: Clustering, Profiling and the Opportunities for Student Services
Wednesday November 10
12pm GMT
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Hear how Blackboard ROAR reports are being used alongside mental health and wellbeing data to potentially inform targeted and personalised mental health support. Carly Foster, PhD student at Lancaster University, will share her observations from using clustering and data analysis to develop mental health profiles. The session will include: reflections on the process of clustering using blackboard and mental health data alongside early insights from interviews with university stakeholders on the opportunities for improving student support.
GUEST SPEAKERS
Carly Foster - Head of Student Success, Arden University
Carly has been using data and analytics to improve the customer journey for 15 years in multiple sectors. For the last 8 years she has worked in Higher Education and delivered several strategic insight projects including a research-based approach to operationalising predictive Learning Analytics. Carly is passionate about ensuring that data and technology is culturally embedded within organisations and understanding the theory of change afforded by technology solutions.
Andy McGinn - Director of Learning Data and Analytics, Blackboard
Andy’s professional mission is “to share the stories behind the data” or, in other words, focusing on the education/business lens of data. He has developed two approaches to help facilitate this: 1-Data User Story workshops – Enabling institutions to explore their data use cases from a non-technical angle. 2-Fireside Chats – Data and Analytics – Interviews with clients about their successes in using data.
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By registering for this webinar series you agree to signing up to the Education Technology website. This includes receiving the email newsletter which includes the latest edtech news, exclusive content and webinar invitations. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link on the bottom of any correspondence from us. We will also share your information with the webinar partners Blackboard. For full terms read our privacy policy.
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