Assessment of the Implementation (Orchestration) of Learning Design for a Targeted Group of Students

3. Course: Didactics – Learning Analytics–Based Feedback from Forum Activity

Context: In this pedagogical course at the graduate level for future teachers, the focus is on inquiry-based learning and reflective learning through forum discussions. The course enrols 36 students and has a high pass rate (over 90%); however, the instructors (three in total) are not satisfied with the level of interaction in the course, both in the online environment and in face-to-face classroom settings.

Evaluation: Course design data from the BDP tool were analysed, together with forum analytics (number of posts per student, depth of discussion measured by the number of replies, and content analysed both automatically and manually).

Results: Uneven engagement was observed: 25% of students did not post more than one contribution per topic. From a thematic perspective, discussions often remained superficial.

In the BDP tool, the following analytics of student workload by types of teaching and learning activities were provided: the highest workload was planned for research activities, followed by production activities.

The following graph presents Moodle activity data for one academic year, showing forum discussions by topic. The final image presents an example of responses from a student survey conducted at the end of the semester, completed by 20 students.

In open-ended survey responses, students reported that there were too many essay-type assignments, that the student workload was significantly higher than expected, and that feedback to students should have been provided within two days.