tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58957837378411333672009-11-11T02:51:19.551-07:00Exploring Webanalytics and EducationM. McEwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04755621299788858439noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895783737841133367.post-37717851357189905212009-01-10T18:08:00.003-07:002009-01-10T18:18:28.422-07:00

Don't laugh. I just found something that is pretty exciting for the future of webanalytics for educational purposes. Granted this new product is NOT actually out there yet, but if a TOY can do this...think about a similar device used in conjunction with educational/instructional computer-mediated materials, and the ability to track gathered data with webanalytics. Fun to think about anyway...

M. McEwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04755621299788858439noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895783737841133367.post-76432835514826810972008-11-14T01:12:00.015-07:002008-11-14T08:43:35.677-07:00

And no, it's not mine (definition 3.) That was three decades ago (and the resultant outcome of THAT engagement is still the very best part of my life!)This is an update about the type of engagement that Joseph Carrabis waxes tediously semantic about here and claims is much harder to define.I realized that my first post about engagement was actually very much related to these guys (Joseph Carrabis

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Though this posting's title could be describing me, that wasn't the intent! It's actually the way I feel about this really great post by 'The Future Collective' (whatever that is? Part of the 'Fog'?)ANYway....I LOVED the post, and it specifically addresses engagement. As alluded to in a previous post, engagement is key in all learning. (DUH!) And 'The Future Collective' does a good job of

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How does this formula grab you?Whoa! Don't touch that back button YET! What? this doesn't 'engage' you?How about this version and explanation?Σ(Ci + Di + Ri + Li + Bi + Fi + Ii)Where “Visitor Engagement is a function of the number of clicks (Ci), the visit duration (Di), the rate at which the visitor returns to the site over time (Ri), their overall loyalty to the site (Li), their measured

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The article: Information architecture: Data-driven design: Using web analytics to validate heuristics system by Andrea Wiggins and a cited reference around which the article is written are must reads. Though never discussing web analytics and education directly, it explains the need for educational designers and information architects to collaborate with analysts from the beginning of the

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In an ongoing hunt for information about the use of Web Analytics (WAs) in education, I’ve looked for answers to the questions from the domain (if,how) x (have,can). If WAs have, if WAs can, how WAs have, how WAs can contribute(d) to the understanding, measuring, and ultimately improving of educational offerings, resources, and experiences on the web. What I’ve found, or rather what I have NOT

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What's "being written about web analytics in education"? My auto-pilot diligently typed likely words and combinations into a search engine. After spending considerable time scanning through those, not finding much beyond looking at the logfile, and realizing that everyone else would be conducting a similar search, I decided to try something different. I wondered if there were any recent

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I really don't know the ins and outs of all the reports and data that Google analytics provides. But already it has informed me of something I never would have guessed. This Blog shares a name with some hip/hop rap "artist".I thought I had come up with an original name. Analytics count and track, and kind of 'suck' important data out of the life of a session. Count Trackula seemed like a

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Having the 'top of the page' for a google search on "sudden strokes" didn't last long, only about 5 days. Today it's down several - which makes my previous post inaccurate now. I'm sure it will continue to move down further and further. I wish I knew more about how it all works. What are the factors in the ordering algorithm/process of google's search engine? Did my blogging about it have any

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Sometimes, not very often, several different components of my life seem to merge together in some kind of strange intersection for a brief moment that is so odd that I wonder if it’s purely coincidence (is there such a thing?) or is it - for lack of a better word- ‘orchestrated’ to help me see another perspective, another opportunity, another connection? One of those moments in time happened

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Confession: I couldn’t help myself. It was kind of like trying not to peek in the basement where mom hid the Christmas presents. So I admit it, I have glanced at the reports from Google analytics on my blogs. Well…maybe a little more than glanced. Numbers and Data are just too compelling for me. So I guess my thinking about monitoring metrics is now contaminated by what I know is tracked –

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Simple question: What measurable metrics do you think would be worth monitoring in online learning environments? Simple question must have a simple answer then – right? Wrong! First of all where do you draw the line on what is/is not a ‘learning environment’ when most all online environments could be broadly defined as such? Getting past that… I thought this would end up being a simple

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I want to have enough 'hands-on' experience with webanalytics to understand how I could use it (and the information it provides) in furthering objectives for electronic media used for education, training, research, and personal purposes.Currently, I'm specifically interested in applications for:1) computer adaptive testing2) more information about the success (or lack thereof) of a pilot group

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Assignment: "Something" funny.I've shared this with several classes I've taught - or attended. I haven't quite figured out what makes it so "funny" yet - but I do know that even though it took place years ago, I continue to find parallels to life and lessons I've learned.One summer during my college years while working as a waitress I was having a particularly 'bad' day. The dining room was

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