DeVry Education Group and Stanford University Present Joint Research Presentation: Boiling Big Data into Action

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

DeVry Education Group Inc. DV, a global provider of education services, joined researchers from Stanford University in a joint presentation at the 20^th Annual Online Learning Consortium International Conference.

The panel discussion, titled “Boiling Big Data Into Action: A Research Partnership Between DeVry and Stanford Universities,” was presented Oct. 29 at the conference in Orlando, Fla. Panelists included Susanna Loeb, Ph.D., the Barnett Family Professor of Education at Stanford University and faculty director of the Center for Education Policy Analysis; Eric Bettinger, Ph.D., associate professor in the Stanford University School of Education; and Aaron Rogers, director of Online Faculty Operations at DeVry Education Group, the parent organization of DeVry University.

The presentation describes the evolution of the partnership between the two universities over the past 2 1/2 years, and summarizes three major research projects:

• Changing Distributions: How Online College Classes Alter Student and Professor Performance
• Remote but Influential: Peer Effects and Reflection in Online Higher Education Classrooms
• Virtually Large: The Effects of Class Size in Online College Courses

For more information about the presentation, visit http://bit.ly/boilingbigdata.

About DeVry Education Group

The purpose of DeVry Education Group is to empower its students to achieve their educational and career goals. DeVry Education Group Inc. DV is a global provider of educational services and the parent organization of American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Becker Professional Education, Carrington College, Chamberlain College of Nursing, DeVry Brasil, DeVry University and its Keller Graduate School of Management, Ross University School of Medicine and Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine. These institutions offer a wide array of programs in business, healthcare, technology, accounting and finance. For more information, please visit http://www.devryeducationgroup.com.