Here is why and how Gwinnett County Public Schools collaborates with IBM Research on a first-of-a-kind project.

What is very exciting in this project is the possibility to see how research and development relationship can leverage big data, deep analytics, and cognitive technologies to generate actionable insights for personalized education and learning pathways for students. The goal of the PETALS project is to move from a ‘one-size-fits all’ model of education toward a truly personalized approach that motivates and engages learners, and ultimately lead to significant improvement in key educational outcomes, such as reducing student drop-out rates; improving academic performance/college readiness;

increasing student engagement; and enhancing teacher effectiveness.

Connectikpeople observes that, known as Personalized Education through Analytics on Learning Systems (PETALS), the project will use machine learning, predictive modeling, deep content analytics and advanced case management to identify learning needs of students and recommend personalized learning pathways.

 “The level of personalized education that the IBM PETALS research project is meant to create will not only make our students more successful within our system, but give them the tools needed to succeed outside our walls, helping to better link curricula with employers’ needs, a true measure of economic development.” said Gwinnett County Public Schools CEO/Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks.