/MDS_Learning_Analytics

PyR Squares project repo for the UBC Learning Analytics Hackathon

Primary LanguageJupyter Notebook

UBC Learning Analytics Hackathon

Topic: Improving student experience on Canvas discussion boards

Authors: Anas Muhammad, Alexander Hinton, Sam Edwardes, Jarome Leslie

Program: Master of Data Science

Problem

  • Canvas discussion boards are too cluttered and may be intimidating for students

Goal

  • Make the canvas discussion environment more user friendly and helpful for students
  • Encourage student participation on canvas in getting their questions asked

Tool

Screenshot of web app:

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Presentation

Our presentation may be found here: Canvas thread recommender presentation

Requirements

The python libraries used in this project may be found here: requirements

Demo code

The code for our demo is located here: link