Key information 

Proof of concept evaluation of the ACE set of plugins for Moodle. This is of interest both to the VLE team and the Online Learning team. Initial interest and relevance directed at courses such as the MBA course.

What is ACE?

Analytics for Course Engagement (ACE) is a platform that provides students and staff with an enhanced real-time view of online engagement with learning systems. ACE sits within Moodle and uses machine learning, drawing data from student engagement online with course materials, and Echo360. All students in undergraduate courses will have access to a personalised ACE Dashboard for each of their courses, helping them to better understand whether they’re on track to succeed in their studies.

ACE uses a comparative measure, showing students how their engagement is tracking compared to their classmates. Students can view their ACE Dashboard on the 

In scope

1) Spin up an ACE Preview Instance with 4.1 codebase and a database copy

2) Add private ACE plugins to ACE Preview build

3) Work with Catalyst NZ to configure basic reporting version of ACE

4) Handover to VLE Product Manager to assess & discuss with Stakeholders and Leadership Team

Out of scope

Production deployment or Pilot

Acceptance Criteria to include

Installation and configuration

Documentation

Evaluation

Demonstration to stake holders

Review/Report summary for leadership team

Additional Information and links

Catalyst - WR #397535: ACE evaluation