Led by Tamer Ali and Brian Kalbfleisch
10:45-12:00 Eastern time, Thursday, February 21
There’s a lot of talk about big data and business intelligence, but how do we build actionable insights from the learning activities we provide? This session will explore visualizations and ways that data analytics solve the distinct business challenges of three high-profile education programs. We’ll review how analytics and artificial intelligence are not out-of-reach concepts and can, in fact, help organizations steer proper investments in learning, get clear understanding of impact, and determine what general sentiments are coming from evaluation data.
This highly visual, case study-based session will feature real-world examples of the software and tools used and be led by Tamer Ali and Brian Kalbfleisch, both seasoned professionals in edtech and passionate advocates in the possibilities of data analytics.
Brian Kalbfleisch

Brian Kalbfleisch, director of research and development at Authentic Learning Labs, is a product innovator who mixes art and technology to create engaging experiences.
With over 20 years’ experience as an application developer, solutions architect and data analyst, Brian has developed large-scale applications focused on delivery of educational content. His award-winning experiences, including the gaming and assessment platform RSNA Diagnosis Live, have been featured in numerous journal articles.
At Authentic Learning Labs Brian has helped leading associations visualize their learning data in new ways. Using a combination of visual art and machine learning, these visualizations help organizations make strategic business decisions based on facts instead of assumptions.

Tamer Ali
Tamer Ali is the director of Authentic Learning Labs and also SVP of Education at Crowd Wisdom. Tamer has over 18 years of experience working in various lead roles in education technology that includes high-profile work with leading publishers, education institutions, and corporate enterprises. Tamer seeks every opportunity to engage with agile, entrepreneurial creators of education to build great learning experiences.