VPAL joined a number of organizations in support of the inaugural DataFest conference spotlighting Harvard’s data science resources.  Read the Harvard Gazette story for more information on the Jan. 17-18 event.  

The Harvard Gazette ran a feature exploring new research findings on learner engagement and behavior from four years of HarvardX and MITx MOOCs.  Visit the Gazette's website to read the story. 

Data generated from MOOCs, which operate around the clock, gather information on the page views, clicks, comments, and engagement of the tens to hundreds of thousands of students around the world taking courses at any given time.

Institutions are striving to realize that information's potential to improve course content, student experiences, and academic outreach to traditional and underserved communities. But first, they must separate the sea of data into meaningful categories presented in a usable form. Teams at Harvard and MIT aim to make this task easier by sharing tools… Read more about Harvard and MIT Turn MOOC Data into Knowledge

On July 29th at Harvard, a collection of data engineers and analysts from several colleges and universities in the edX consortium participated in a collaborative workshop to learn more about Harvard and MIT data workflows. Harvard and MIT have consistently partnered in reporting metrics related to their MOOC offerings and their joint research infrastructure is now essentially open source.  

Data generated by MOOCs on the edX platform are continually increasing in size and complexity as millions of learners around the world interact with new platform features and course… Read more about Harvard and MIT Host Joint edX Data Workflow Conference