2024 Castle S., Byrd W., Koester B., Pearson M., Bonem E., Caporale N., Cwik S., Denaro K., Fiorini S., Li Y., Mead C., Rypkema H., Sweeder R., Valdivia Medinaceli M., Whitcomb K., Brownell S., Levesque-Bristol C., Molinaro M., Singh C., McKay T., Matz RL. , Systemic advantage has a meaningful relationship with grade outcomes in students' early STEM courses at six research universities. International Journal of STEM Education, Vol. 11, Art. 14. https://stemeducationjournal.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40594-024-00474-7
2023 Deom G., Talley J., Sauer M., Fiorini S., A Three-part series on the Application and Production of Shiny Applications for IR. Association for Institutional Research eAIR Newsletter, December 8, 2023. A Three-part Series on the Application and Production of Shiny Applications for IR: Part 1 | AIR (airweb.org)
2023 Fiorini S., Tarchinski N., Pearson M., Valdivia Medinaceli M., Matz RL., Lucien J., Lee HR., Koester B., Denaro K., Caporale N., Byrd WC., Major curricula as structures for disciplinary acculturation that contribute to student minoritization. Frontiers in Education, Vol. 8. Frontiers | Major curricula as structures for disciplinary acculturation that contribute to student minoritization (frontiersin.org)
2023 Sauer M., Deom G., Fiorini S., Graunke S., Learning Analytics and Learning Outcome Assessment: A Viable Partnership. Association for Institutional Research eAIR Newsletter, August 15, 2023. Learning Analytics and Learning Outcome Assessment: A Viable Partnership | AIR (airweb.org)
2023 Deom G., Fiorini S., A Rapid Approach to Learning Analytics: A Distance-Based Program Assessment Tool. Companion Proceedings of LAK '23: International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge, March 13-17, 2023, University of Arlington, TX. https://www.solaresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LAK23_CompanionProceedings.pdf
2023 Fischer, C., Witherspoon, E., Nguyen, H., Feng, Y., Fiorini, S., Vincent-Ruz, P., … Schunn, C. D., Advanced Placement Course Credit and Undergraduate Student Success in Gateway Science Courses. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1002/tea.21799.
2021 Shepard L., Rehrey G., Groth D., Faculty Engagement with Learning Analytics: Advancing a Student Success Culture in Higher Education. In: Shah M., Kift S., Thomas L. (eds) Student Retention and Success in Higher Education. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80045-1_5
2021 Deom G., Fiorini S., McConahay M., Shepard L., Teague J., Data-Driven Decisions: Using Network Analysis to Guide Campus Course Offering Plans. College & University, Vol. 69, No. 4., 2022 Indiana Association for Institutional Research's Best Paper Award, 2022 Association for Institutional Research's Charles F. Elton Best Paper Award.
2021 Deom G ., Fiorini S., McConahay M., Shepard L., Teague J., Learning Analytics in the Context of COVID-19: A Case Study of Using Network Analysis to Guide Campus Course Offering Plans. Companion Proceedings of LAK '21: International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge, April 12--16, 2021, Online, Everywhere. – Best Practitioner Paper Award at LAK’21.
2020 Hickey D., Robinson J., Fiorini S., Feng Y., Internet-based alternatives for equitable preparation, access, and success in gateway courses. The Internet and Higher Education, 44 (2020) 100693.
2019 Burke M., Guest-Scott A., Koke A., Fiorini S., Rangazas A., Claiming Their Education: The Impact of a Required Course for Academic Probation Students with a Focus on Purpose and Motivation. JoSoTL, Vol. 19, No. 4.
2019 Rehrey, G., Hostetter, C., Reynolds, A., Shepard, L., Groth, D., Engaging Faculty in Learning Analytics: Agents of Institutional Culture Change. Journal of Learning Analytics, Vol. 6, No. 2.
2019 Rehrey G., Groth D., Shepard L., Hostetter C., The scholarship of teaching, learning and student success: Big data and the landscape of new opportunities. In J. Friberg & K. McKinney (Eds.), Conducting and Applying SoTL Beyond the Individual Classroom Level. IU Press.
2018 Fiorini S., Sewell A., Bumbalough M., Chauhan P., Shepard L., Rehrey G., Groth D., An Application of Participatory Action Research in Advising-Focused Learning Analytics. Proceedings of LAK '18: International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge, March 5--9, 2018, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
2018 Rehrey G., Groth D., Fiorini S., Hostetter C., Shepard L., Implementation of a Student Learning Analytics Fellows Program. Companion Proceedings of LAK '18: International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge, March 5--9, 2018, Sydney, NSW, Australia. – Best Practitioner Paper Award at LAK’18.
2017 Matz R., Koester B., Fiorini S., Grom G., Shepard L., Stangor C., Weiner B., McKay T., Patterns of Gendered Performance Differences in Large Introductory Courses at Five Research Universities. AERA Open, 3 (4), pp. 1-11.
2017 Feng Y., Fiorini S., Shepard L., Groth D., The Effect of Grades in STEM Courses on Retention. In Whalen S. (Ed.), Proceedings of the 13th national symposium on student retention, Destin, Florida. (pp. 416-427). Norman, OK: The University of Oklahoma.
2015 Motz B., Teague J., Shepard L., Know Thy Students: Providing Aggregate Student Data to Instructors. Educause Review Online: http://er.educause.edu/articles/2015/3/know-thy-students-providing-aggregate-student-data-to-instructors
2014 Dennis Groth D., Hyden S., Sauer M., Students in Transit: Understanding the Migration of Students between Disciplines and Disciplinary Groupings. In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Information Visualisation. Paris, France, 65-70.
2014 Fiorini S., Liu T., Shepard L. and Ouimet J., Using NSSE to Understand Student Success: A Multi-Year Analysis. In Whalen S. (Ed.), Proceedings of the 10th national symposium on student retention, Louisville, Kentucky. (pp. 460-473). Norman, OK: The University of Oklahoma. – 2014 Best Paper award from the Indiana Association for Institutional Research and a 2014 Charles F. Elton Best Paper awardee from the Association for Institutional Research.
2023 Clampitt, S., Clarkson C., Deom, G., Targeted Messaging to Promote Participation in an Academic Support Program, SEISMIC Summer Meeting, June 21 - June 23, Ann Arbor, MI.
2023 Fiorini S., Invited Session Participant: Writing for Publication: Advice from Writers and Editors, AIR Forum 2023, May 20 – June 2, Cleveland, OH.
2023 Deom G., Fiorini S., Talley J., A Rapid Approach to Program Assessment Through Matching Algorithms, AIR Forum 2023, May 20 – June 2, Cleveland, OH.
2023 Talley J., Grizzle O., Tittelbaugh G., Ethical and Practical Considerations for Financial Aid Predictive Analytics, AIR Forum 2023, May 20 – June 2, Cleveland, OH.
2023 Lam C., Rehrey G., Sauer M., Now is the Time: Faculty Use of Analytics for Equitable Student Success, AIR Forum 2023, May 20 – June 2, Cleveland, OH.
2023 Talley J., Fiorini S., Deom G., Wrangling and Analyzing the Geographic Data of Underserved Students, AIR Forum 2023, May 20 – June 2, Cleveland, OH.
2023 Lam C., Rehrey G., Sauer M., Now is the Time: Faculty Use of Analytics for Equitable Student Success, Presented at Indiana University's 5th Annual Learning Analytics Summit, May 17-19, Bloomington, IN.
2023 Fiorini S., Invited Session Organizer and Facilitator: Diffusion of Learning Analytics tools in the Unizin Consortium: Opportunities and Challenges. Teaching & Learning Advisory Group Spring Meeting, May 4-5, Chicago, IL.
2023 Panel Discussion: Incorporating AI to Help Students Succeed – Moderator: Jay Gladden, Panelist: Stefano Fiorini, Joanna Millunchick, Clayton Nicholas, Mark Werling. Statewide IT, April 11-13, Bloomington, IN.
2023 Deom G., Fiorini S., A Rapid Approach to Learning Analytics: A Distance-Based Program Assessment Tool. International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge (LAK’23), March 13-17, 2024, University of Arlington, TX.
2023 Deom, G., Fiorini, S., Talley, J., A Rapid Approach to Program Assessment Through Matching Algorithms. Indiana Association for Institutional Research Annual Conference. Terre Haute, IN.
2022 Koester B., Fiorini S., Cross-institutional comparison of curricular pathways to reveal minoritizing structures. Indiana University Week of SEISMIC, October 18-20, 2022; Bloomington, IN.
2022 Koester B., Fiorini S., Cross-institutional comparison of curricular pathways to reveal minoritizing structures. University of Minnesota Week of SEISMIC, September 26-30, 2022; Bloomington, IN.
2022 Invited Presentation: Fiorini S. Cross-institutional comparison of curricula structures: A presentation on the construction of sameness, minoritization and the missing opportunity of the empowerment of difference. (With Kameryn Denaro, Hye Rin Lee, Becky Matz, and Ben Koester). Seismic Summer Meeting, June 13 – 17, virtual panel titled: Barriers to Success in STEM: A Focus on Intro Chemistry (https://www.seismicproject.org/annual-meetings/2022-summer-meeting/).
2021 Koester B., Shepard L., Twiste, T., Adventures in Data Collection for a Multi-Institution Graduate Survey. Presented at the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) Forum 2021, May 25-28, Online.
2021 Deom G., Hoffman S., Koke A., Mathematics and Success: A Study of Retention Strategies. Presented at Indiana University's 3rd Annual Learning Analytics Summit, May 12-14, Online.
2021 Caporale N., Castle S., Fiorini S., Fischer C., Matz R. L., Analytics to Support Student Success in STEM: Stories from the SEISMIC Measurement Working Group. Presented at Indiana University's 3rd Annual Learning Analytics Summit, May 12-14, Online.
2021 Fiorini S., Molinaro M., Opportunities of Origin and Access to Higher Education: Revealing New Dimensions of Exclusions. Presented at Indiana University's 3rd Annual Analytics Summit, May 12-14, Online.
2021 Castle, S. D., Byrd, W. C., Koester, B. P., Bonem, E., Caporale, N., Cwik, S., Denaro, K., Fiorini, S., Matz, R. L., Mead, C., Whitcomb, K. M., Singh, C., Levesque-Bristol, C., & McKay, T. A., Equity in the STEM Landscape: A Multi-institutional Approach to Mapping Systemic Advantages Within STEM Courses. Presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, April 9-12, virtual.
2021 Deom G., Fiorini S., McConahay M., Shepard L., Teague J., Learning Analytics in the Context of COVID-19: A Case Study of Using Network Analysis to Guide Campus Course Offering Plans. Presented at the International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge (LAK’21), April 12--16, 2021, Online, Everywhere. – Best Practitioner Paper Award at LAK’21. And at Indiana University's 3rd Annual Learning Analytics Summit, May 12-14, Online.
2021 Deom G., Fiorini S., McConahay M., Shepard L., Teague J., Navigating COVID-19: Using Network Analysis To Guide Campus Course Offering Plans Presented at the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) Forum 2021, May 25-28, Online - an Indiana Association for Institutional Research's Best Paper Award (2022). And at the Indiana Association for Institutional Research Annual Conference, April 8 –9, Online - an Association for Institutional Research's Charles F. Elton Best Paper Award (2022).
2021 Bane A. A., Sai S. K., Fiorini S., Shepard L., Implementation of two analytics projects on the Unizin data and analytics platforms. Invited presentation: March 12, 2021. Online, hosted at IU Bloomington.
2021 Fiorini S., SEISMIC Speaker Series: Opportunities, Origins and Access: New Dimensions of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at IUB. Invited lecture: February 11, 2021. Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.
2020 Various authors + Fiorini S., Four project reports related to WG1: Measurement. SEISMIC 2020 Summer Annual Meeting.
2019 Fiorini S., SEISMIC: Sloan Equity and Inclusion in STEM Introductory Courses Project. Presented on November 1, 2019, at the monthly meeting of the Unizin Learning Analytics Community of Practice (LA CoP). Webinar.
2019 Folkestad, J., Rehrey, G., Shepard, L., Groth, D., Hickey, M., Developing a Learning Analytics Community for Ethical Discourse. LAK 2019 Half-day workshop. Tempe, Arizona.
2019 Rehrey, G., Shepard, L., Groth, D., Evaluating a Learning Analytics Research Community: A Framework to Advance Cultural Change. Practitioner paper. LAK 2019, Tempe, Arizona.
2019 Feng Y., Fiorini S., Shepard L., Groth D., Major Transitions in STEM: Transitions To Success. To be presented at the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) Forum 2019, May 27-31, Denver, CO.
2019 Fiorini S., Chaudhary M., Sauer M., Shepard L., Identifying roadblocks to graduation using graph analytics and association. To be presented at the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) Forum 2019, May 27-31, Denver, CO.
2018 Gunkel M., Rehrey G., Teague J., Encouraging Faculty Adoption of Learning Analytics: Whose Job Is It Anyway? Presented at Educause 2018, Denver, Colorado, October 30-November 2, 2018.
2018 Sauer, M., Using AAUDE US News Data for Peer Comparisons. Invited talk at AAUDE 2018, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
2018 Feng Y., Fiorini S., Shepard L., Groth D., Retention in STEM Fields: A Closer Look at Gender and Academic Performance. Presented at the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) Forum 2018, May 29 – June 1, Orlando, FL. And at the Indiana Association for Institutional Research Annual Conference, March 22 – 23, Indianapolis, IN.
2018 Fiorini S., Sewell A., Chauhan P., Shepard L., Groth D., Empowering student advising with partnership in Learning Analytics. Presented at the Annual Gateway Course Experience Conference, March 25-27, Houston, TX.
2018 Fiorini S., and Chauhan P., IR’s Role in Empowering Student Advising Through Learning Analytics. Presented at the Indiana Association for Institutional Research Annual Conference, March 22 – 23, Indianapolis, IN.
2018 Kumar, A., and Shepard, L., Assessing the Impact of a Dual Credit Program. Presented at the Indiana Association for Institutional Research Annual Conference, March 22 – 23, Indianapolis, IN.
2018 Fiorini S., Sewell A., Bumbalough M., Chauhan P., Shepard L., Rehrey G., Groth D., An Application of Participatory Action Research in Advising-Focused Learning Analytics. Presented at the International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge (LAK’18), March 5--9, 2018, Sydney, NSW, Australia. A version of this paper was also presented at the 2018 Gateway Course Experience with the title: Empowering Student Advising with Partnership in Learning Analytics, March 25-27, 2018, Houston, TX.
2018 Rehrey G., Groth D., Fiorini S., Hostetter C., Shepard L., Implementation of a Student Learning Analytics Fellows Program. International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge (LAK’18), March 5--9, 2018, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
2017 Feng Y., Fiorini S., Shepard L., Groth D., The Effect of Grades in STEM Courses on Retention. Presented at the 13th national symposium on student retention, Destin, Florida, November 6-9, 2017.
2017 Poznaski-Ring K., Gelan D., Best Practices for Effective Dashboards. Presented at the Purdue Data Summit – Big Data track: Statistical Techniques and Actionable Outcomes, July 10th, West Lafayette, IN.
2017 Liu T., Fiorini S., Shepard L., Groth, D., GPA, Retention, and Graduation in Learning Communities: A Multi-Method Study. Presented at the Purdue Data Summit – Big Data track: Statistical Techniques and Actionable Outcomes, July 10th, West Lafayette, IN.
2017 Macfadyen L., Groth D., Rehrey G., Shepard L., Greer J., Ward D., Bennett C., Kaupp J., Molinaro M., Steinwachs M., Developing institutional learning analytics 'communities of transformation' to support student success. Workshop presented at LAK’17. In Proceedings of the Seventh International Learning Analytics & Knowledge Conference (LAK '17). ACM, New York, NY, USA, 498-499. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3027385.3029426
2017 Nagarajan, G., Fiorini S., Shepard, L., Groth, D., Facilitating Successful Course Pathways Using Recommender Tools: New Insights for Advisers. Presented at the Purdue Data Summit – Big Data track: Lessons Learned with Machine Learning Algorithms, July 10th, West Lafayette, IN. Versions of this paper were also presented at the INAIR Conference, Indianapolis, IN, March 22-24 and as a poster presentation at the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) Annual Forum in Washington, D.C., May 30 – June 2, 2017.
2017 Siering G. and Shepard L., Promoting Data-Driven Decision-Making through a Learning Analytics Fellows Program. Presentation at Educause: ELI Houston, TX, Feb. 2017.
2016 Darlymple M. & Shepard L., Engaging faculty in the Scholarship of Student Success. Presented at the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) Annual Forum in New Orleans, Louisiana, May 31-June 3.
2016 Liu T., Fiorini S. and Shepard L., GPA, Retention, and Graduation in Learning Communities: A Multi-Method Study. Presented at the Indiana Association for Institutional Research (INAIR)Annual Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, April 7-8 and at the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) Annual Forum in New Orleans, Louisiana, May 31-June 3.
2016 Rehrey, G. & Sauer, M., Collaborating for Student Success: Indiana University’s Student Learning Analytics Program. Presented at T.E.A. the Tools for Evidence-based Action Conference, UC Davis in Davis, CA, February 3-4.
2015 Fiorini S., Bloomington Assessment and Research, Enhancing participation in student-related knowledge use and production at Indiana University. Invited presentation and the University of Michigan Academic Innovation at Michigan (AIM-Analytics) part of the Digital Education and Innovation/Digital Innovation Greenhouse. Ann Arbor, MI, November 16.
2014 Groth, D., Hayden S., Sauer M., Students in transit: understanding the migration of students between disciplines and disciplinary groupings. Presented at the 18th International Conference on Information Visualisation. Paris France September 2014
2014 Fiorini S., Liu T., Shepard L., Ouimet J., Using NSSE to Understand Student Success: A Multi-Year Analysis. Presented at the 10th national symposium on student retention, Louisville, Kentucky, November 3-5. Previous versions of this research were presented in the same year as a paper at the Indiana Association for Institutional Research (INAIR) annual conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, March 27-28 and as a poster at the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) in Orlando, Florida, May 27-30.
2014 Ouimet J., Fiorini S., McKay C., Liu T., What do Students Say About Their Experiences? The Culture of Surveys at IU Bloomington. Presented at The Indiana University Bloomington First Year Experience Conference, Bloomington IN, April 2.
2014 Teague J., Fiorini S., Shepard L., Sauer M., Building Foundations for Curriculum Monitoring in General Education. Presented at the Indiana Association for Institutional Research (INAIR) annual conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, March 27-28.