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Title: Virtual Gemba Analytics for Experiential Learning
When developing a project, input from stakeholders is a key to success. In this paper, a Virtual Gemba Walk dashboard for virtual capstone projects is proposed. A Virtual Gemba Walk aligns the expectations of the three stakeholders: student, teacher and industry sponsor through a real-time analytics dashboard that visualizes project indicators, tracks progress and identifies misaligned expectations. This poster presents a proposed interactive dashboard, that leverages data from technology to support the Virtual Gemba Walk process. The dashboard contains key indicators of the capstone project, triggers new Gemba Walks and visualizes feedback from each stakeholders’ perspective. The aim is to help students, teachers and industry sponsors to get meaningful feedback for a better chance of project success.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1725941
PAR ID:
10295959
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Proceedings 11th International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge (LAK21)
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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