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determines that a student has not logged in to a course website three weeks into theacademic term, it could send an e-mail to that student to confirm that he is in fact enrolledand advise that, historically, students who do not take advantage of the course website areseveral times less likely to earn a passing grade than those who do. Other triggers couldprompt more aggressive interactions, including phone calls or personal visits from facultyor staff.Analytics has the potential to take advantage of the vast amounts of data that institutionscollect to provide additional support for students and improve teaching by helping facultyunderstand where their efforts are best applied. It also helps institutions demonstrate theyare doing all they can to ensure students succeed in an era of growing accountability.58