March 25, 2016 (vol. 125, iss. 96) • Page Image 3
…course evaluations and data about classes, to expand access for students. “We wanted to take a look at the behavior, various aspects of behavior, of students, and we set up a small group of…
… people to oversee the project,” Evrard said. University Provost Martha Pollack said the tool allows students to interact with one another in a new way. “It’s a tool where you can go in and you…
… course at the same time,” Pollack said. “It helps you think about courses in context. It’s a way of sharing student knowledge and what students have experienced themselves with one another…
….” Rachel Niemer, a director of the project, said the tool allows students to find information about courses more efficiently and in a consolidated space. “One of the advantages that we see is by…
… having data, students don’t have to go online and search,” Niemer said. “They can, in fact, use what other students have said in course evaluations and what the data are common trajectories…
… through curriculars.” Niemer said she thinks the tool is particularly helpful for students who are exploring majors and subject levels because they can see what kinds of students are taking…
… worked on providing the most aggregate, objective source for students. “It’s attractive; it’s not distilled down from other sources and it’s not based on requests to access the information…
… distributions, among other data sets. The team for ART 2.0 said they wanted to take that experience, present it in a user- friendly way and deliver it to students. Though the program is now available to…
… all undergraduate students, Evrard said the interface is likely to change over time with feedback from users. “This is very much a beta product that may change as we move into Fall 2016,” he…


