As students grow more diverse and institutional resources become increasingly limited, measuring the impact of Transformative Learning and other student success initiatives is more important than ever. Speakers will discuss the results of data analyses for Transformative Learning institutional initiatives and investments to inform key decisions about how to scale programs and target specific student groups to maximize student success on campus. Analyses shared will highlight TL impact by student sub-populations as well as overall and will also demonstrate how analytics can help identify students who are “TL-prone” --- meaning, they are students highly susceptible to the positive effects and gains from experiencing TL. 

This session will share robust, reliable, large-N analyses that show TL to be a compelling approach. If you advocate for TL and want to point to real-world results to help you make your case, this session can provide solid evidence.  

Outcomes:

--Learn how the ability to measure initiative impact quickly and accurately is helping institutions maximize existing initiatives in Transformative Learning.

--Empower schools to make strategic decisions around resource allocation and prioritization that affect student outcomes.

--Learn the positive impact of TL on student learning, persistence, and success across campus, both in the curriculum and co-curriculum.

As student populations grow more diverse and institutional resources become increasingly limited, measuring the impact of Transformative Learning and other student success initiatives is more important than ever. Speakers will discuss the results of data analyses for Transformative Learning institutional initiatives and investments to inform key decisions about how to scale programs and target specific student groups to maximize student success on campus. Analyses shared will highlight TL impact by student sub-populations as well as overall and will also demonstrate how analytics can help identify students who are “TL-prone” --- meaning, they are students highly susceptible to the positive effects and gains from experiencing TL (even though students overall benefit significantly from TL-focused teaching and co-curricular engagement, as this case study analysis shows).

This session will share robust, reliable, large-N analyses that show TL to be a compelling approach in 21^st century higher education. If you advocate for TL on your campus and want to point to real-world results to help you make your case, this session can provide solid evidence.  

3 Learning Outcomes:

--Learn how the ability to measure initiative impact quickly and accurately is helping institutions maximize existing initiatives in Transformative Learning.

--Empower school leaders to make strategic decisions around resource allocation and prioritization that affect student outcomes.

--Learn about the positive impact of TL on student learning, persistence, and success at a university that has fully implemented TL across the campus, both in the curriculum and the co-curriculum.

Dirlam, D. K. (2017, August 30). Transformative learning needed for higher education assessment. Emerging dialogues in assessment. Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education. Available: http://www.aalhe.org/?page=ed_2017transformativ

Siemens, G., & Baker, R. S. J.d. (2012, April 29-May 2). _Learning Analytics and Educational Data Mining: Towards Communication and Collaboration_. Paper presented at the 2nd International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge. Vancouver, B.C. ACM Digital Library. Available: https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2330661

50-Minute Interactive Session

Measuring Transformative Learning